Graduate Application

Boğaziçi University Department of Turkish Language and Literature will accept graduate applications for the 2025/2026 Fall Term in the areas of old and modern Turkish literature. Click here to apply.

Application Period for 2025/2026 Fall Term  16 April - 10 June 2025

Written Exam  24 June 2025 14:00 (NH 002)

Oral Exam 26 June 2025 10:00 (TKL Seminar Room)

English Proficiency Test (BUEPT)   28 May 2025

English Language Placement Exam (DBS) 24 June 2025

 

M.A. (With Thesis)

Quota   10 (Main class) + 6 (English preparatory class)  
GPA   3.00/4.00  
ALES   Verbal: 70. Applications without an ALES score will not be accepted.  
GRE / GMAT   ALES Verbal 70 or GRE Quantitative score of 149 is accepted. Applications without an ALES or GRE score will not be accepted.  

English Proficiency

  

BUEPT Minimum Score "C" or
TOEFL® (IBT) General Score 79, TWE 22 or
TOEFL® (IBT Special Home Edition Test) General Score 79, TWE 22 or
IELTS Academic Score 6.5, Academic Writing Score 6.5

  
Official Transcript   Required  

Diploma

 

An undergraduate degree diploma or a graduation document.
*Those who have not graduated yet, must submit an official letter indicating that they are expected to graduate

*Except students of Boğaziçi University

  

Student disciplinary record

  

*Required for applicants holding a degree from a university in Turkey.

*Except students of Boğaziçi University

  

Statement of Purpose

  

Required
Submit a statement of purpose  (detailing his/her career plan as well as the reason for choosing Boğaziçi University and this department, in 300 to 500 words)

 

Reference letter

  

Two letters
Reference letters are not required for students/graduates of Boğaziçi University Department of Turkish Language & Literature. 

  

Departmental Exams

   Written Exam Date: 24 June 2025
Written Exam Hour/Place: 14:00 / NH 002
Oral Exam/Interview Date: 26 June 2025
Oral Exam/Interview Hour/Place: 10:00 / TKL Seminar Room		  

Contact Person

   Name: Assist.Prof. Olcay Akyıldız
Phone: 0212 359 7211
E-mail: olcayak@bogazici.edu.tr
Name: Assoc.Prof. Tülay Gençtürk Demircioğlu
Phone: 0212 359 6956
E-mail: gencturk@bogazici.edu.tr
https://turkishliterature.bogazici.edu.tr/en		  

 

Ph.D.

Quota   8 (Main class) + 3 (English preparatory class)  

GPA

  

3.50/4.00

  

ALES

  Verbal: 70. Applications without an ALES score will not be accepted.  
GRE / GMAT   ALES Verbal 70 or GRE Quantitative score of 149 is accepted. Applications without an ALES or GRE score will not be accepted.  
English Proficiency   BUEPT Minimum Score "C" or
TOEFL® (IBT) General Score 79, TWE 22 or
TOEFL® (IBT Special Home Edition Test) General Score 79, TWE 22 or
IELTS Academic Score 6.5, Academic Writing Score 6.5		  
YDS/ÜDS/KPDS  

Minimum required score of 55 or an equivalent of it accepted by YÖK.
Note: As BUEPT / IELTS / two year exemption rule due to being our own graduate are not accepted by YÖK, they will not satisfy the YDS/ÜDS/KPDS requirement.
For an equivalent test to be accepted, it should be taken in a building belonging to state universities if it is conducted in Turkey.
For equivalent test scores determined by the Council of Higher Education (YOK) see:
https://dokuman.osym.gov.tr/pdfdokuman/2021/
GENEL/esdegerlikdokuman06042021.pdf

  
Official Transcript   An official undergradute transcript and an official graduate transcript are required.  

Diploma

 

An undergraduate degree diploma or a graduation document.
A graduate degree diploma or a graduation document.
*Those who have not graduated yet, must submit an official letter indicating that they are expected to graduate.

*Except students of Boğaziçi University

  

Student disciplinary record

  

*Required for applicants holding a degree from a university in Turkey.

*Except students of Boğaziçi University

  
Statement of Purpose   Required
Submit a statement of purpose (detailing his/her career plan as well as the reason for choosing Boğaziçi University and this department, in 300 to 500 words)		  
Other  
Submit an academic writing sample, in English or Turkish (published or unpublished)
Research Proposal: Research proposal is aimed at demonstrating that you are capable of conducting analysis and research on a subject you are interested in. It may evolve into a thesis subject eventually, but not necessarily. Your proposal should offer a general idea about your field of research interest, provide an overview of the current literature and latest scholarly debates on the subject, and demonstrate the originality of your work. It will demonstrate your ability to conduct research at a doctoral level and your skill in expressing complex ideas in a manner that is both concise and critical. Its length should be between 750 and 1250 words, excluding bibliography.
 
  
Reference letter   Two letters  
Departmental Exams   Written Exam Date: 24 June 2025
Written Exam Hour/Place: 14:00 / NH 002
Oral Exam/Interview Date: 26 June 2025
Oral Exam/Interview Hour/Place: 10:00 / TKL Seminar Room		  
Contact Person   Name: Assist.Prof. Olcay Akyıldız
Phone: 0212 359 7211
E-mail: olcayak@bogazici.edu.tr
Name: Assoc.Prof. Tülay Gençtürk Demircioğlu
Phone: 0212 359 6956
E-mail: gencturk@bogazici.edu.tr
https://turkishliterature.bogazici.edu.tr/en

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