Q1- When do the applications start?

Students are admitted to our Institute for the Fall and Spring semesters, and please follow our access page for application calendar information from the first week of June for the Fall semester and from the first week of December for the Spring semester.

Q2- Should I submit any documents to the Institute for application?           

Applications are made online. Therefore, you are not required to deliver any documents. If you win the program, you must submit the documents required for final registration on the final registration date.

Q3- Do I need to have a certain master’s degree to apply?

No grades are required for you to apply for doctoral programs.

Q4- Which programs can I apply for?

In the application guide for the relevant semester announced on our access page, the student source of the master’s programs with the thesis is explained, and only those who have graduated from the specified undergraduate program can apply.

Q5- Can I apply to more than one different doctoral program at the same time?

No. You can only apply for one doctoral program at a time.

Q6- Are graduation requirements required during the application?

Candidates who will apply to doctoral programs must graduate from a master’s program until the last day of the application date announced by our Institute at the latest. Qualifying for graduation is not a sufficient condition to apply.

Q7- Is the language certificate and ALES certificate required during the application?

Yes. If you qualify for final registration, your language score and ALES score that you will submit to our Institute are also requested during online application procedures.

Q8- What should be my minimum ALES score to apply?

In the application guide for the relevant period published on our access page, it is announced according to which ALES score type the doctoral programs will accept applications. You must have received at least 60 points according to the ALES score type of the program you want to apply for. ALES scores are not required from people who have previously graduated from any doctoral program.

Q9- What language documents can I apply with?

In the admission of students to doctoral programs, it is obligatory to obtain at least 55 points from the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted. The scores obtained from the exams conducted by the DEU School of Foreign Languages and the Faculty of Theology cannot be used in doctoral applications.

Q10- How long is the validity period of the ALES score?

The validity period of the ALES exam is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q11- How long is the validity period of the YÖKDİL score?

The validity period of the central foreign language exams is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q12- Where can I find out the time and place of the science exam?

It is announced on our access page before the exam.

Q13- What documents do I need to have with me when taking the science exam?

You must have your Exam Entrance Document and Special Identity Document with you. Identity cards, driver’s licenses, and passports are accepted as Private Identity Documents. Identity documents with a cold stamp on the photo and obtained from an official organization are also acceptable. Identity documents that do not have a cold stamp on them, even if they are obtained from an official organization, are not accepted.

Q1- Is it mandatory to take the science exam?

Yes. Your Achievement Score is calculated according to the score you get from the science exam.

Q2- In what format is the science exam held?

In the guide announced on our access page, the exam type of doctoral programs varies and exams can be taken verbally or in writing and verbally. The written science exam is held in the classical exam format, and the oral science exam is held as an oral interview in front of the jury members.

Q3- Can I learn about the juries of the science exam?

No.

Q4- What subjects am I responsible for in the science exam?

The questions are prepared by the Science Examination Jury established by the Presidencies of the Department and our Institute has no information on the subject.

Q5- How does the success score is calculated?

In order to calculate your success score, your science exam grade (verbal or written-verbal) must be at least 75 points. The success score is calculated by adding 25% of the undergraduate grade point average, 25% of the science exam grade, and 50% of the ALES score.

Q6- How is the ranking arranged among candidates?

Candidates are ranked according to their success scores. Starting from the highest success score, candidates are placed in the relevant program according to the quotas.

Q7- Where can I find out the result of the science exam?

 Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are announced on the access page of our Institute.

Q8- How can I object to the science exam result?

If you apply to our Institute with a petition within 5 working days following the announcement of the science exam result, it is checked whether there is a material error.

Q9- Do I have the opportunity to gain registration right from the reserve quota?

In order to be a substitute, at least 75 points must be obtained from the science exam. For the quotas that remain open as a result of the final registration, the reserve candidate will be granted the right to apply for resettlement from the reserve up to half of the number of quotas. Among the applicants, the one as much as the vacant quota after the exam will be ranked according to their success scores, and only the number of vacant quotas will be given the right to final registration. The application process for substitute candidates will be announced on our access page. 

Q1- On what dates is the final registration made?

The exact registration dates are announced in our application guide. Follow our access page in case of changes in registration dates.

Q2- Do I have to come to the Institute for final registration?

For the final registration procedures, the candidate himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney must come to the Institute in person.

Q3- Where can I get my student number to complete my registration?

It is announced on our access page.

Q4- Is there any action I need to take before final registration at the institute?

Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are required to log in to DEBIS on the website of Dokuz Eylül University with their student numbers and passwords and enter all the information requested from the New Registration Procedures section. Otherwise, the final registration process cannot be approved.

Q5- How can I enter DEBIS?

You can get detailed information from the link announced during the final registration period.

Q6- What documents do I need to bring in the final record?

• Document containing the certified copy and transcript of the master’s degree or temporary graduation certificate (the relevant documents must be an officially approved or notarized copy of the university of graduation or a graduate information form obtained through the QR-coded e-government).
• ALES or e-ALES Result Document,
• Foreign Language Certificate
• 2 4×6 cm photos,
• Certificate of Identity Register Copy
• Certificate of military service for male candidates
• Certificate of registration

Q7- Is there any action I need to take after completing my final registration at the Institute?

Students who have completed their final registration are required to choose a course from the Web Registration link on the access page of Dokuz Eylül University. The student who completes the course selection must check whether the courses he/she has chosen have been approved by his/her advisor (The head of the department of the relevant program is temporarily appointed as an advisor to the newly enrolled students during the registration renewal process).

 Q8- When and how can I get my student card?

If the student ID card is ready, an announcement is made on our access page. The student himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney can come to the Institute and receive the student ID card.

Q1- Do I have to renew the registration every semester?

Yes. You must renew your enrollment from the time of final enrollment to the time of graduation. You cannot benefit from any student rights during the period when you do not renew your registration.

Q2- From what semester do I need to pay the tuition fee?

There is no tuition fee for the first 8 semesters from the year you start the course phase. Students studying scientific preparation and foreign language preparation do not pay tuition fees in the period in question.

Q3- Why do I see a fee debt on me even though I am in a period when I should not pay fees?

Since you are enrolled in another higher education institution, there seems to be a second university tuition debt. If you are not enrolled in another higher education institution, please contact the Rectorate Student Affairs unit if the tuition debt appears.

Q4- To which bank and account number do I need to deposit the fee debt?

Students with tuition debt must pay any branch of Ziraat Bank with their student number on the registration renewal date. Otherwise, they cannot perform registration renewals.

 Q5- The course I took from the bottom does not appear on the web recording screen, what should I do?

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q6- DPY does not oppose the course I will choose.

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q7- How many courses do I need to select in the registration renewal process?

The total credit of the courses you have chosen must be at least 30 ECTS. If there are compulsory courses you need to take, you should take these courses first and then complete 30 ECTS with elective courses.

Q8- Can I change my elective course?

You can choose another elective course that will be the same or more than the ECTS value of the course you are studying.

Q9- I missed the registration renewal date, what should I do?

You must apply to the Institute with your petition stating your excuse to be discussed in the Institute Board of Directors, provided that it coincides with the announced excuse registration dates. If the board approves, your registration can be renewed.

Q10- When and how should I add and drop courses?

You cannot drop the course because the selected course has been opened.

Q11- Can I take a course from another program?

At least two weeks before the registration renewal date, you must submit your request for the course you want to take to our Institute with a petition together with the opinion of your advisor and head of department. If the course specified in the petition you submitted is among the recommended courses to be opened in the relevant program, the course will be defined on your web registration screen by student affairs. Thus, you will be able to choose the relevant course.

The total credits of the courses you can take to be counted towards the course load from the programs other than the program you are enrolled in cannot exceed 50% of the total credits you need to take to complete the program.

Q12- When and how should I make exemption transactions?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures Is carried out in accordance with the article. If you meet the relevant conditions, you must apply to the Institute with a petition immediately after the registration renewal process. Your exemption process is carried out with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors in line with the approval of the relevant department. Exemption applications are made within the relevant period. For this reason, you need to apply separately for each period. 

Q13- I cannot reset my forgotten DEBİS password.

Since you have changed your declared phone number during the final registration process, the activation code is not received. After you notify your current phone number to the personnel responsible for your department in the student affairs office by e-mail, you can reset your DEBİS password.

Q14- Under what circumstances can I freeze my listing?

Rights retention requests are made in accordance with Article 32 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles. After completing your registration renewal process, your request will be decided by the Institute Board of Directors if you apply to our Institute with a petition together with your documents showing that you meet the conditions specified in the application principles.

Q1- When should I complete the program courses at the latest?

You must be successful in all courses (including the Seminar course) in 4 semesters from the semester you enrolled. The total of all the courses you have succeeded in must be at least 60 ECTS.

Q2- Can I take a course again in the following semester?

No. You can only take the course you have stayed in the period it belongs to (For example, you can take the course you have stayed in the fall semester in the next fall semester).

Q3- Is there an obligation to attend classes?

Students who do not meet the 70% attendance requirement for the courses are not taken to the final exam.

Q4- What should I do if I cannot take the exams due to my excuse?

You must apply to our Institute with a petition, provided that you document your reason for not being able to take the exam. Your situation will be evaluated by the Board of Directors, and if deemed appropriate, you will be given the right to take the exam again.

Q5- How many courses do I need to take at least to be considered successful?

In order to be considered successful in a course, at least a CB grade must be obtained. 

Q1- When should I complete the consultant selection at the latest?

You must complete your selection of advisors by the end of the second semester at the latest.

Q2- How can the consultant make his/her choice?

If you submit the Consultant Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page to the Institute with all signatures in full, you will be appointed a consultant with the approval of the Board of Directors.

Q3- In what case can the Consultant make the change?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures The change of advisor is carried out by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board by filling out the Advisor Change Form containing the justified proposal of the Department upon the request of the student or his/her advisor.

Q4- My consultant is retired, what should I do?

In the form archive on our access page, 31. You are required to submit the Article Consultant Change Form to the Institute with full signatures.

Q1- When can I take the proficiency exam?

If the doctoral program students are successful in all courses, they must take a proficiency exam at the end of the 5th semester at the latest.

Q2- How is the proficiency exam conducted?

The proficiency exam is given in two parts, written and oral. The student who is successful in the written exam is taken to the oral exam. Exam juries evaluate the success of the student in written and oral exams and decide by an absolute majority whether the student is successful or unsuccessful.

Q3- How many points do I need to get to be successful in the proficiency exam?

Students who score 75 or more out of 100 in the written exam are taken to the oral exam.

Q4- What happens if I fail the proficiency exam?

The student who fails the proficiency exam is taken to the exam again in the next semester from the section/sections he/she failed.  The student who fails this exam is dismissed from the doctoral program.

Q5- How many times can I take the proficiency exam?

A student can take the proficiency exam twice a year at most. Students who do not take the proficiency exams within the specified periods without an excuse acceptable by the Institute Administrative Board are deemed unsuccessful in these exams.

Q6- What should I do after passing the proficiency exam?

The student who is successful in the proficiency exam determines the Thesis Monitoring Jury Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page in line with the recommendation of the relevant department and submits it to the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.

Q1- When do I need to hold the thesis proposal meeting at the latest?

If you are successful in the proficiency exam, you must submit the Doctoral Thesis Proposal Report to the members of the thesis monitoring committee no later than six months before the thesis proposal exam date, which is prepared in accordance with the form and content specified on our access page. The thesis monitoring committee makes its decision on the acceptance, correction, or rejection of the thesis proposal you submitted. The correction period is one month. At the end of this period, the decision to accept or reject is notified to the Institute by the head of the department.

Q2- What happens if I do not attend the thesis proposal defense meeting?

In a situation where the student fails to defend the thesis within an unspecified period without a valid excuse, the completion of the thesis will be rejected as a failure. In the following period, the thesis proposal must be defended again in the same thesis monitoring committee. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q3- What can I do if my thesis proposal is rejected?

The student whose thesis proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and/or thesis topic. In this case, a new thesis monitoring committee can be appointed. The student who wants to continue the program with the same advisor is taken to the thesis proposal defense again within three months, and the student who changes the advisor and the thesis subject within six months. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q4- When should I submit the thesis title proposal form to the Institute?

After holding a thesis proposal meeting, the Thesis Title Suggestion Form on our access page must be submitted to the Institute and approved by the board.

Q5- What stages should I follow after being successful in defending the thesis proposal?

Students who are successful in defending the thesis proposal are required to hold thesis monitoring meetings twice a year, once between January-June and July-December, at the place determined by the advisor faculty member in the Departments of the Department, provided that the registration is renewed every semester until the graduation stage. The report prepared in accordance with the form and content specified in the form archive on our access page must be submitted to the members of the thesis monitoring committee at least one month in advance. At the end of the meeting, the committee evaluates the Thesis Progress Report prepared by the student and its presentation and fills out the Thesis Follow-up Meeting Follow-up Form.

Q6- When do I need to submit the thesis monitoring form to the Institute at the latest?

The thesis monitoring meeting follow-up form and the thesis progress report signed by the thesis monitoring jury must be submitted to the Institute within three days. However, these dates cannot exceed the deadline to be determined by the Institute.

Q7- What happens if I do not attend the thesis monitoring meeting?

The student who does not enter the thesis monitoring meeting without a valid excuse is considered unsuccessful. A student who is found unsuccessful by the committee twice in a row or three times intermittently will be dismissed from the University.

Q8- How many thesis monitoring meetings do I need to attend in order to graduate?

You need to hold at least 3 thesis monitoring meetings for your graduation. However, you must have completed at least 240 ECTS.

Q9- Can I change the subject of my thesis?

Doctoral students can request a change of thesis subject until the 8th semester at the latest. The doctoral student whose thesis subject has changed has to re-enter the thesis proposal defense, and before the thesis delivery, the student must enter the thesis monitoring meeting at least three times and be successful.

Q1- When can I submit my thesis at the earliest?

Provided that you have completed at least 240 ECTS, watched 3 theses, and provided that you meet the necessary publication conditions, you can submit your thesis at the earliest 3 years from the date you are.

Q2- When can I submit my thesis to the Institute at the latest?

Except for the preparation and scientific preparation periods, you are required to submit a thesis at the end of the 12th semester of your education. End-of-semester dates are announced on our access page.

Q3- Do I have to publish anything to submit my thesis?

Yes. Doctoral students must have published at least one scientific article on the subject of the thesis (together with the editorial including the number information if it has been published in national/international peer-reviewed journals in accordance with the conditions accepted for the associate professorship application or if it has been accepted for publication) and must have made at least one oral, written or visual presentation in national/international peer-reviewed scientific activities about their work on the thesis.

Q4- In what cases can I extend my thesis delivery time?

The health report accepted by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board during the education period is added to the maximum education period for students who have a right retention decision and an additional period decision.

Q5- How long do I have to defend after the thesis delivery?

You must be on the defensive no later than 1 month from the date your jury is approved. All transactions must be completed and graduated before the next semester’s registration renewals.

Q6- I have completed my thesis, what should I do?

In order to enter the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute or these documents must be sent by the Department to sbe.tez@deu.edu.tr by e-mail.

• The copy of the thesis in PDF format is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• 1 spiral-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• A total of 2 Plagiarism Reportsand 1 digital receipt are prepared and signed by the consultant, including 1 excerpt and excluding 1 excerpt.
• 2 PhD Thesis Submissionforms are filled and signed by the student
• The thesis writing controlform is approved by the thesis control specialist.
• Printouts of required publications.
• Doctoral Thesis Jury Suggestion Formand Plagiarism Report Declaration Document are filled and signed by the Consultant.

After the above-mentioned documents are delivered to the Institute, your thesis will be examined in terms of form by an expert in our Institute. If there is no problem that will prevent him from defending the thesis, your documents will be directed to the relevant units by the student affairs staff. 

Q7- I succeeded in the defense exam, what should I do after the defense exam?

If you are successful in the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute within 1 month at the latest from your defense date.

• 1 leather-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing (Thesis Approval Page with the signature of the jury will be delivered in two copies),
• 1 pdf format CD (Turkish Abstract, English Abstract, Full Thesis) is prepared.
• – After the thesis defense, the Thesis Delivery Report for Successful Thesis Studentsis signed by the student and the advisor (http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/formArsivi/1).
• The Thesis Writing Control Form in the Thesis and Graduation Procedures Office is signed.
• Discharge Certificate
• Graduate Information Form needs to be filled(edu.tr/debis.php).
• 2 Thesis Data Forms(https://tez.yok.gov.tr/)

Q8- I received a correction in the defense, what should I do?

The graduate student whose thesis has been corrected defends the corrected thesis again in front of the same jury within six months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the student who is found unsuccessful and whose thesis is not accepted is dismissed from the university. The correction decision is made once only.

Q1- Do I graduate after defending?

No. After you are successful in the defense, your graduation must be approved at the first Board meeting to be held if you deliver the documents you need to submit after the defense to the Institute within 30 days from your defense date.

Q2- Can I get a certificate of graduation?

With the decision of the Board of Directors, you can receive a Temporary Graduation Certificate after your graduation is approved.

Q3- When can I get my diploma?

Diplomas are prepared by the Rectorate and sent to our Institute within 6 months after graduation on average.

Q4- Can a relative get a Diploma or Provisional Graduation Certificate?

It can be given to a person who has a notarial power of attorney, provided that you submit the original of the Temporary Graduation Certificate you received during the graduation process.

Q5- How can I get the diploma supplement?

Diploma supplements are prepared by the Rectorate within 6 months after graduation on average and sent to our Institute.

Q6- Can I get a graduation card?

Yes, you can. You can get information about the subject from this link. https://mezun.deu.edu.tr/mezun-kart/

Q1- When do the applications start?

Students are admitted to our Institute for the Fall and Spring semesters, and please follow our access page for application calendar information from the first week of June for the Fall semester and from the first week of December for the Spring semester.

Q2- Should I submit any documents to the Institute for application?           

Applications are made online. Therefore, you are not required to deliver any documents. If you win the program, you must submit the documents required for final registration on the final registration date.

Q3- Do I need to have a certain master’s degree to apply?

No grades are required for you to apply for doctoral programs.

Q4- Which programs can I apply for?

In the application guide for the relevant semester announced on our access page, the student source of the master’s programs with the thesis is explained, and only those who have graduated from the specified undergraduate program can apply.

Q5- Can I apply to more than one different doctoral program at the same time?

No. You can only apply for one doctoral program at a time.

Q6- Are graduation requirements required during the application?

Candidates who will apply to doctoral programs must graduate from a master’s program until the last day of the application date announced by our Institute at the latest. Qualifying for graduation is not a sufficient condition to apply.

Q7- Is the language certificate and ALES certificate required during the application?

Yes. If you qualify for final registration, your language score and ALES score that you will submit to our Institute are also requested during online application procedures.

Q8- What should be my minimum ALES score to apply?

In the application guide for the relevant period published on our access page, it is announced according to which ALES score type the doctoral programs will accept applications. You must have received at least 60 points according to the ALES score type of the program you want to apply for. ALES scores are not required from people who have previously graduated from any doctoral program.

Q9- What language documents can I apply with?

In the admission of students to doctoral programs, it is obligatory to obtain at least 55 points from the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted. The scores obtained from the exams conducted by the DEU School of Foreign Languages and the Faculty of Theology cannot be used in doctoral applications.

Q10- How long is the validity period of the ALES score?

The validity period of the ALES exam is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q11- How long is the validity period of the YÖKDİL score?

The validity period of the central foreign language exams is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q12- Where can I find out the time and place of the science exam?

It is announced on our access page before the exam.

Q13- What documents do I need to have with me when taking the science exam?

You must have your Exam Entrance Document and Special Identity Document with you. Identity cards, driver’s licenses, and passports are accepted as Private Identity Documents. Identity documents with a cold stamp on the photo and obtained from an official organization are also acceptable. Identity documents that do not have a cold stamp on them, even if they are obtained from an official organization, are not accepted.

Q1- Is it mandatory to take the science exam?

Yes. Your Achievement Score is calculated according to the score you get from the science exam.

Q2- In what format is the science exam held?

In the guide announced on our access page, the exam type of doctoral programs varies and exams can be taken verbally or in writing and verbally. The written science exam is held in the classical exam format, and the oral science exam is held as an oral interview in front of the jury members.

Q3- Can I learn about the juries of the science exam?

No.

Q4- What subjects am I responsible for in the science exam?

The questions are prepared by the Science Examination Jury established by the Presidencies of the Department and our Institute has no information on the subject.

Q5- How does the success score is calculated?

In order to calculate your success score, your science exam grade (verbal or written-verbal) must be at least 75 points. The success score is calculated by adding 25% of the undergraduate grade point average, 25% of the science exam grade, and 50% of the ALES score.

Q6- How is the ranking arranged among candidates?

Candidates are ranked according to their success scores. Starting from the highest success score, candidates are placed in the relevant program according to the quotas.

Q7- Where can I find out the result of the science exam?

 Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are announced on the access page of our Institute.

Q8- How can I object to the science exam result?

If you apply to our Institute with a petition within 5 working days following the announcement of the science exam result, it is checked whether there is a material error.

Q9- Do I have the opportunity to gain registration right from the reserve quota?

In order to be a substitute, at least 75 points must be obtained from the science exam. For the quotas that remain open as a result of the final registration, the reserve candidate will be granted the right to apply for resettlement from the reserve up to half of the number of quotas. Among the applicants, the one as much as the vacant quota after the exam will be ranked according to their success scores, and only the number of vacant quotas will be given the right to final registration. The application process for substitute candidates will be announced on our access page. 

Q1- On what dates is the final registration made?

The exact registration dates are announced in our application guide. Follow our access page in case of changes in registration dates.

Q2- Do I have to come to the Institute for final registration?

For the final registration procedures, the candidate himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney must come to the Institute in person.

Q3- Where can I get my student number to complete my registration?

It is announced on our access page.

Q4- Is there any action I need to take before final registration at the institute?

Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are required to log in to DEBIS on the website of Dokuz Eylül University with their student numbers and passwords and enter all the information requested from the New Registration Procedures section. Otherwise, the final registration process cannot be approved.

Q5- How can I enter DEBIS?

You can get detailed information from the link announced during the final registration period.

Q6- What documents do I need to bring in the final record?

• Document containing the certified copy and transcript of the master’s degree or temporary graduation certificate (the relevant documents must be an officially approved or notarized copy of the university of graduation or a graduate information form obtained through the QR-coded e-government).
• ALES or e-ALES Result Document,
• Foreign Language Certificate
• 2 4×6 cm photos,
• Certificate of Identity Register Copy
• Certificate of military service for male candidates
• Certificate of registration

Q7- Is there any action I need to take after completing my final registration at the Institute?

Students who have completed their final registration are required to choose a course from the Web Registration link on the access page of Dokuz Eylül University. The student who completes the course selection must check whether the courses he/she has chosen have been approved by his/her advisor (The head of the department of the relevant program is temporarily appointed as an advisor to the newly enrolled students during the registration renewal process).

 Q8- When and how can I get my student card?

If the student ID card is ready, an announcement is made on our access page. The student himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney can come to the Institute and receive the student ID card.

Q1- Do I have to renew the registration every semester?

Yes. You must renew your enrollment from the time of final enrollment to the time of graduation. You cannot benefit from any student rights during the period when you do not renew your registration.

Q2- From what semester do I need to pay the tuition fee?

There is no tuition fee for the first 8 semesters from the year you start the course phase. Students studying scientific preparation and foreign language preparation do not pay tuition fees in the period in question.

Q3- Why do I see a fee debt on me even though I am in a period when I should not pay fees?

Since you are enrolled in another higher education institution, there seems to be a second university tuition debt. If you are not enrolled in another higher education institution, please contact the Rectorate Student Affairs unit if the tuition debt appears.

Q4- To which bank and account number do I need to deposit the fee debt?

Students with tuition debt must pay any branch of Ziraat Bank with their student number on the registration renewal date. Otherwise, they cannot perform registration renewals.

 Q5- The course I took from the bottom does not appear on the web recording screen, what should I do?

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q6- DPY does not oppose the course I will choose.

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q7- How many courses do I need to select in the registration renewal process?

The total credit of the courses you have chosen must be at least 30 ECTS. If there are compulsory courses you need to take, you should take these courses first and then complete 30 ECTS with elective courses.

Q8- Can I change my elective course?

You can choose another elective course that will be the same or more than the ECTS value of the course you are studying.

Q9- I missed the registration renewal date, what should I do?

You must apply to the Institute with your petition stating your excuse to be discussed in the Institute Board of Directors, provided that it coincides with the announced excuse registration dates. If the board approves, your registration can be renewed.

Q10- When and how should I add and drop courses?

You cannot drop the course because the selected course has been opened.

Q11- Can I take a course from another program?

At least two weeks before the registration renewal date, you must submit your request for the course you want to take to our Institute with a petition together with the opinion of your advisor and head of department. If the course specified in the petition you submitted is among the recommended courses to be opened in the relevant program, the course will be defined on your web registration screen by student affairs. Thus, you will be able to choose the relevant course.

The total credits of the courses you can take to be counted towards the course load from the programs other than the program you are enrolled in cannot exceed 50% of the total credits you need to take to complete the program.

Q12- When and how should I make exemption transactions?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures Is carried out in accordance with the article. If you meet the relevant conditions, you must apply to the Institute with a petition immediately after the registration renewal process. Your exemption process is carried out with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors in line with the approval of the relevant department. Exemption applications are made within the relevant period. For this reason, you need to apply separately for each period. 

Q13- I cannot reset my forgotten DEBİS password.

Since you have changed your declared phone number during the final registration process, the activation code is not received. After you notify your current phone number to the personnel responsible for your department in the student affairs office by e-mail, you can reset your DEBİS password.

Q14- Under what circumstances can I freeze my listing?

Rights retention requests are made in accordance with Article 32 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles. After completing your registration renewal process, your request will be decided by the Institute Board of Directors if you apply to our Institute with a petition together with your documents showing that you meet the conditions specified in the application principles.

Q1- When should I complete the program courses at the latest?

You must be successful in all courses (including the Seminar course) in 4 semesters from the semester you enrolled. The total of all the courses you have succeeded in must be at least 60 ECTS.

Q2- Can I take a course again in the following semester?

No. You can only take the course you have stayed in the period it belongs to (For example, you can take the course you have stayed in the fall semester in the next fall semester).

Q3- Is there an obligation to attend classes?

Students who do not meet the 70% attendance requirement for the courses are not taken to the final exam.

Q4- What should I do if I cannot take the exams due to my excuse?

You must apply to our Institute with a petition, provided that you document your reason for not being able to take the exam. Your situation will be evaluated by the Board of Directors, and if deemed appropriate, you will be given the right to take the exam again.

Q5- How many courses do I need to take at least to be considered successful?

In order to be considered successful in a course, at least a CB grade must be obtained. 

Q1- When should I complete the consultant selection at the latest?

You must complete your selection of advisors by the end of the second semester at the latest.

Q2- How can the consultant make his/her choice?

If you submit the Consultant Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page to the Institute with all signatures in full, you will be appointed a consultant with the approval of the Board of Directors.

Q3- In what case can the Consultant make the change?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures The change of advisor is carried out by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board by filling out the Advisor Change Form containing the justified proposal of the Department upon the request of the student or his/her advisor.

Q4- My consultant is retired, what should I do?

In the form archive on our access page, 31. You are required to submit the Article Consultant Change Form to the Institute with full signatures.

Q1- When can I take the proficiency exam?

If the doctoral program students are successful in all courses, they must take a proficiency exam at the end of the 5th semester at the latest.

Q2- How is the proficiency exam conducted?

The proficiency exam is given in two parts, written and oral. The student who is successful in the written exam is taken to the oral exam. Exam juries evaluate the success of the student in written and oral exams and decide by an absolute majority whether the student is successful or unsuccessful.

Q3- How many points do I need to get to be successful in the proficiency exam?

Students who score 75 or more out of 100 in the written exam are taken to the oral exam.

Q4- What happens if I fail the proficiency exam?

The student who fails the proficiency exam is taken to the exam again in the next semester from the section/sections he/she failed.  The student who fails this exam is dismissed from the doctoral program.

Q5- How many times can I take the proficiency exam?

A student can take the proficiency exam twice a year at most. Students who do not take the proficiency exams within the specified periods without an excuse acceptable by the Institute Administrative Board are deemed unsuccessful in these exams.

Q6- What should I do after passing the proficiency exam?

The student who is successful in the proficiency exam determines the Thesis Monitoring Jury Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page in line with the recommendation of the relevant department and submits it to the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.

Q1- When do I need to hold the thesis proposal meeting at the latest?

If you are successful in the proficiency exam, you must submit the Doctoral Thesis Proposal Report to the members of the thesis monitoring committee no later than six months before the thesis proposal exam date, which is prepared in accordance with the form and content specified on our access page. The thesis monitoring committee makes its decision on the acceptance, correction, or rejection of the thesis proposal you submitted. The correction period is one month. At the end of this period, the decision to accept or reject is notified to the Institute by the head of the department.

Q2- What happens if I do not attend the thesis proposal defense meeting?

In a situation where the student fails to defend the thesis within an unspecified period without a valid excuse, the completion of the thesis will be rejected as a failure. In the following period, the thesis proposal must be defended again in the same thesis monitoring committee. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q3- What can I do if my thesis proposal is rejected?

The student whose thesis proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and/or thesis topic. In this case, a new thesis monitoring committee can be appointed. The student who wants to continue the program with the same advisor is taken to the thesis proposal defense again within three months, and the student who changes the advisor and the thesis subject within six months. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q4- When should I submit the thesis title proposal form to the Institute?

After holding a thesis proposal meeting, the Thesis Title Suggestion Form on our access page must be submitted to the Institute and approved by the board.

Q5- What stages should I follow after being successful in defending the thesis proposal?

Students who are successful in defending the thesis proposal are required to hold thesis monitoring meetings twice a year, once between January-June and July-December, at the place determined by the advisor faculty member in the Departments of the Department, provided that the registration is renewed every semester until the graduation stage. The report prepared in accordance with the form and content specified in the form archive on our access page must be submitted to the members of the thesis monitoring committee at least one month in advance. At the end of the meeting, the committee evaluates the Thesis Progress Report prepared by the student and its presentation and fills out the Thesis Follow-up Meeting Follow-up Form.

Q6- When do I need to submit the thesis monitoring form to the Institute at the latest?

The thesis monitoring meeting follow-up form and the thesis progress report signed by the thesis monitoring jury must be submitted to the Institute within three days. However, these dates cannot exceed the deadline to be determined by the Institute.

Q7- What happens if I do not attend the thesis monitoring meeting?

The student who does not enter the thesis monitoring meeting without a valid excuse is considered unsuccessful. A student who is found unsuccessful by the committee twice in a row or three times intermittently will be dismissed from the University.

Q8- How many thesis monitoring meetings do I need to attend in order to graduate?

You need to hold at least 3 thesis monitoring meetings for your graduation. However, you must have completed at least 240 ECTS.

Q9- Can I change the subject of my thesis?

Doctoral students can request a change of thesis subject until the 8th semester at the latest. The doctoral student whose thesis subject has changed has to re-enter the thesis proposal defense, and before the thesis delivery, the student must enter the thesis monitoring meeting at least three times and be successful.

Q1- When can I submit my thesis at the earliest?

Provided that you have completed at least 240 ECTS, watched 3 theses, and provided that you meet the necessary publication conditions, you can submit your thesis at the earliest 3 years from the date you are.

Q2- When can I submit my thesis to the Institute at the latest?

Except for the preparation and scientific preparation periods, you are required to submit a thesis at the end of the 12th semester of your education. End-of-semester dates are announced on our access page.

Q3- Do I have to publish anything to submit my thesis?

Yes. Doctoral students must have published at least one scientific article on the subject of the thesis (together with the editorial including the number information if it has been published in national/international peer-reviewed journals in accordance with the conditions accepted for the associate professorship application or if it has been accepted for publication) and must have made at least one oral, written or visual presentation in national/international peer-reviewed scientific activities about their work on the thesis.

Q4- In what cases can I extend my thesis delivery time?

The health report accepted by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board during the education period is added to the maximum education period for students who have a right retention decision and an additional period decision.

Q5- How long do I have to defend after the thesis delivery?

You must be on the defensive no later than 1 month from the date your jury is approved. All transactions must be completed and graduated before the next semester’s registration renewals.

Q6- I have completed my thesis, what should I do?

In order to enter the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute or these documents must be sent by the Department to sbe.tez@deu.edu.tr by e-mail.

• The copy of the thesis in PDF format is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• 1 spiral-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• A total of 2 Plagiarism Reportsand 1 digital receipt are prepared and signed by the consultant, including 1 excerpt and excluding 1 excerpt.
• 2 PhD Thesis Submissionforms are filled and signed by the student
• The thesis writing controlform is approved by the thesis control specialist.
• Printouts of required publications.
• Doctoral Thesis Jury Suggestion Formand Plagiarism Report Declaration Document are filled and signed by the Consultant.

After the above-mentioned documents are delivered to the Institute, your thesis will be examined in terms of form by an expert in our Institute. If there is no problem that will prevent him from defending the thesis, your documents will be directed to the relevant units by the student affairs staff. 

Q7- I succeeded in the defense exam, what should I do after the defense exam?

If you are successful in the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute within 1 month at the latest from your defense date.

• 1 leather-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing (Thesis Approval Page with the signature of the jury will be delivered in two copies),
• 1 pdf format CD (Turkish Abstract, English Abstract, Full Thesis) is prepared.
• – After the thesis defense, the Thesis Delivery Report for Successful Thesis Studentsis signed by the student and the advisor (http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/formArsivi/1).
• The Thesis Writing Control Form in the Thesis and Graduation Procedures Office is signed.
• Discharge Certificate
• Graduate Information Form needs to be filled(edu.tr/debis.php).
• 2 Thesis Data Forms(https://tez.yok.gov.tr/)

Q8- I received a correction in the defense, what should I do?

The graduate student whose thesis has been corrected defends the corrected thesis again in front of the same jury within six months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the student who is found unsuccessful and whose thesis is not accepted is dismissed from the university. The correction decision is made once only.

Q1- Do I graduate after defending?

No. After you are successful in the defense, your graduation must be approved at the first Board meeting to be held if you deliver the documents you need to submit after the defense to the Institute within 30 days from your defense date.

Q2- Can I get a certificate of graduation?

With the decision of the Board of Directors, you can receive a Temporary Graduation Certificate after your graduation is approved.

Q3- When can I get my diploma?

Diplomas are prepared by the Rectorate and sent to our Institute within 6 months after graduation on average.

Q4- Can a relative get a Diploma or Provisional Graduation Certificate?

It can be given to a person who has a notarial power of attorney, provided that you submit the original of the Temporary Graduation Certificate you received during the graduation process.

Q5- How can I get the diploma supplement?

Diploma supplements are prepared by the Rectorate within 6 months after graduation on average and sent to our Institute.

Q6- Can I get a graduation card?

Yes, you can. You can get information about the subject from this link. https://mezun.deu.edu.tr/mezun-kart/

Q1- When do the applications start?

Students are admitted to our Institute for the Fall and Spring semesters, and please follow our access page for application calendar information from the first week of June for the Fall semester and from the first week of December for the Spring semester.

Q2- Should I submit any documents to the Institute for application?           

Applications are made online. Therefore, you are not required to deliver any documents. If you win the program, you must submit the documents required for final registration on the final registration date.

Q3- Do I need to have a certain master’s degree to apply?

No grades are required for you to apply for doctoral programs.

Q4- Which programs can I apply for?

In the application guide for the relevant semester announced on our access page, the student source of the master’s programs with the thesis is explained, and only those who have graduated from the specified undergraduate program can apply.

Q5- Can I apply to more than one different doctoral program at the same time?

No. You can only apply for one doctoral program at a time.

Q6- Are graduation requirements required during the application?

Candidates who will apply to doctoral programs must graduate from a master’s program until the last day of the application date announced by our Institute at the latest. Qualifying for graduation is not a sufficient condition to apply.

Q7- Is the language certificate and ALES certificate required during the application?

Yes. If you qualify for final registration, your language score and ALES score that you will submit to our Institute are also requested during online application procedures.

Q8- What should be my minimum ALES score to apply?

In the application guide for the relevant period published on our access page, it is announced according to which ALES score type the doctoral programs will accept applications. You must have received at least 60 points according to the ALES score type of the program you want to apply for. ALES scores are not required from people who have previously graduated from any doctoral program.

Q9- What language documents can I apply with?

In the admission of students to doctoral programs, it is obligatory to obtain at least 55 points from the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exams whose equivalence is accepted. The scores obtained from the exams conducted by the DEU School of Foreign Languages and the Faculty of Theology cannot be used in doctoral applications.

Q10- How long is the validity period of the ALES score?

The validity period of the ALES exam is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q11- How long is the validity period of the YÖKDİL score?

The validity period of the central foreign language exams is 5 years from the date of announcement of the exam results.

Q12- Where can I find out the time and place of the science exam?

It is announced on our access page before the exam.

Q13- What documents do I need to have with me when taking the science exam?

You must have your Exam Entrance Document and Special Identity Document with you. Identity cards, driver’s licenses, and passports are accepted as Private Identity Documents. Identity documents with a cold stamp on the photo and obtained from an official organization are also acceptable. Identity documents that do not have a cold stamp on them, even if they are obtained from an official organization, are not accepted.

Q1- Is it mandatory to take the science exam?

Yes. Your Achievement Score is calculated according to the score you get from the science exam.

Q2- In what format is the science exam held?

In the guide announced on our access page, the exam type of doctoral programs varies and exams can be taken verbally or in writing and verbally. The written science exam is held in the classical exam format, and the oral science exam is held as an oral interview in front of the jury members.

Q3- Can I learn about the juries of the science exam?

No.

Q4- What subjects am I responsible for in the science exam?

The questions are prepared by the Science Examination Jury established by the Presidencies of the Department and our Institute has no information on the subject.

Q5- How does the success score is calculated?

In order to calculate your success score, your science exam grade (verbal or written-verbal) must be at least 75 points. The success score is calculated by adding 25% of the undergraduate grade point average, 25% of the science exam grade, and 50% of the ALES score.

Q6- How is the ranking arranged among candidates?

Candidates are ranked according to their success scores. Starting from the highest success score, candidates are placed in the relevant program according to the quotas.

Q7- Where can I find out the result of the science exam?

 Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are announced on the access page of our Institute.

Q8- How can I object to the science exam result?

If you apply to our Institute with a petition within 5 working days following the announcement of the science exam result, it is checked whether there is a material error.

Q9- Do I have the opportunity to gain registration right from the reserve quota?

In order to be a substitute, at least 75 points must be obtained from the science exam. For the quotas that remain open as a result of the final registration, the reserve candidate will be granted the right to apply for resettlement from the reserve up to half of the number of quotas. Among the applicants, the one as much as the vacant quota after the exam will be ranked according to their success scores, and only the number of vacant quotas will be given the right to final registration. The application process for substitute candidates will be announced on our access page. 

Q1- On what dates is the final registration made?

The exact registration dates are announced in our application guide. Follow our access page in case of changes in registration dates.

Q2- Do I have to come to the Institute for final registration?

For the final registration procedures, the candidate himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney must come to the Institute in person.

Q3- Where can I get my student number to complete my registration?

It is announced on our access page.

Q4- Is there any action I need to take before final registration at the institute?

Candidates who are entitled to be placed in the programs are required to log in to DEBIS on the website of Dokuz Eylül University with their student numbers and passwords and enter all the information requested from the New Registration Procedures section. Otherwise, the final registration process cannot be approved.

Q5- How can I enter DEBIS?

You can get detailed information from the link announced during the final registration period.

Q6- What documents do I need to bring in the final record?

• Document containing the certified copy and transcript of the master’s degree or temporary graduation certificate (the relevant documents must be an officially approved or notarized copy of the university of graduation or a graduate information form obtained through the QR-coded e-government).
• ALES or e-ALES Result Document,
• Foreign Language Certificate
• 2 4×6 cm photos,
• Certificate of Identity Register Copy
• Certificate of military service for male candidates
• Certificate of registration

Q7- Is there any action I need to take after completing my final registration at the Institute?

Students who have completed their final registration are required to choose a course from the Web Registration link on the access page of Dokuz Eylül University. The student who completes the course selection must check whether the courses he/she has chosen have been approved by his/her advisor (The head of the department of the relevant program is temporarily appointed as an advisor to the newly enrolled students during the registration renewal process).

 Q8- When and how can I get my student card?

If the student ID card is ready, an announcement is made on our access page. The student himself/herself or a person with a notarial power of attorney can come to the Institute and receive the student ID card.

Q1- Do I have to renew the registration every semester?

Yes. You must renew your enrollment from the time of final enrollment to the time of graduation. You cannot benefit from any student rights during the period when you do not renew your registration.

Q2- From what semester do I need to pay the tuition fee?

There is no tuition fee for the first 8 semesters from the year you start the course phase. Students studying scientific preparation and foreign language preparation do not pay tuition fees in the period in question.

Q3- Why do I see a fee debt on me even though I am in a period when I should not pay fees?

Since you are enrolled in another higher education institution, there seems to be a second university tuition debt. If you are not enrolled in another higher education institution, please contact the Rectorate Student Affairs unit if the tuition debt appears.

Q4- To which bank and account number do I need to deposit the fee debt?

Students with tuition debt must pay any branch of Ziraat Bank with their student number on the registration renewal date. Otherwise, they cannot perform registration renewals.

 Q5- The course I took from the bottom does not appear on the web recording screen, what should I do?

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q6- DPY does not oppose the course I will choose.

You should contact the student affairs department.

Q7- How many courses do I need to select in the registration renewal process?

The total credit of the courses you have chosen must be at least 30 ECTS. If there are compulsory courses you need to take, you should take these courses first and then complete 30 ECTS with elective courses.

Q8- Can I change my elective course?

You can choose another elective course that will be the same or more than the ECTS value of the course you are studying.

Q9- I missed the registration renewal date, what should I do?

You must apply to the Institute with your petition stating your excuse to be discussed in the Institute Board of Directors, provided that it coincides with the announced excuse registration dates. If the board approves, your registration can be renewed.

Q10- When and how should I add and drop courses?

You cannot drop the course because the selected course has been opened.

Q11- Can I take a course from another program?

At least two weeks before the registration renewal date, you must submit your request for the course you want to take to our Institute with a petition together with the opinion of your advisor and head of department. If the course specified in the petition you submitted is among the recommended courses to be opened in the relevant program, the course will be defined on your web registration screen by student affairs. Thus, you will be able to choose the relevant course.

The total credits of the courses you can take to be counted towards the course load from the programs other than the program you are enrolled in cannot exceed 50% of the total credits you need to take to complete the program.

Q12- When and how should I make exemption transactions?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures Is carried out in accordance with the article. If you meet the relevant conditions, you must apply to the Institute with a petition immediately after the registration renewal process. Your exemption process is carried out with the decision of the Institute Board of Directors in line with the approval of the relevant department. Exemption applications are made within the relevant period. For this reason, you need to apply separately for each period. 

Q13- I cannot reset my forgotten DEBİS password.

Since you have changed your declared phone number during the final registration process, the activation code is not received. After you notify your current phone number to the personnel responsible for your department in the student affairs office by e-mail, you can reset your DEBİS password.

Q14- Under what circumstances can I freeze my listing?

Rights retention requests are made in accordance with Article 32 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles. After completing your registration renewal process, your request will be decided by the Institute Board of Directors if you apply to our Institute with a petition together with your documents showing that you meet the conditions specified in the application principles.

Q1- When should I complete the program courses at the latest?

You must be successful in all courses (including the Seminar course) in 4 semesters from the semester you enrolled. The total of all the courses you have succeeded in must be at least 60 ECTS.

Q2- Can I take a course again in the following semester?

No. You can only take the course you have stayed in the period it belongs to (For example, you can take the course you have stayed in the fall semester in the next fall semester).

Q3- Is there an obligation to attend classes?

Students who do not meet the 70% attendance requirement for the courses are not taken to the final exam.

Q4- What should I do if I cannot take the exams due to my excuse?

You must apply to our Institute with a petition, provided that you document your reason for not being able to take the exam. Your situation will be evaluated by the Board of Directors, and if deemed appropriate, you will be given the right to take the exam again.

Q5- How many courses do I need to take at least to be considered successful?

In order to be considered successful in a course, at least a CB grade must be obtained. 

Q1- When should I complete the consultant selection at the latest?

You must complete your selection of advisors by the end of the second semester at the latest.

Q2- How can the consultant make his/her choice?

If you submit the Consultant Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page to the Institute with all signatures in full, you will be appointed a consultant with the approval of the Board of Directors.

Q3- In what case can the Consultant make the change?

Article 13 of the DEU Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Education and Examination Practice Principles of Exemption Procedures The change of advisor is carried out by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board by filling out the Advisor Change Form containing the justified proposal of the Department upon the request of the student or his/her advisor.

Q4- My consultant is retired, what should I do?

In the form archive on our access page, 31. You are required to submit the Article Consultant Change Form to the Institute with full signatures.

Q1- When can I take the proficiency exam?

If the doctoral program students are successful in all courses, they must take a proficiency exam at the end of the 5th semester at the latest.

Q2- How is the proficiency exam conducted?

The proficiency exam is given in two parts, written and oral. The student who is successful in the written exam is taken to the oral exam. Exam juries evaluate the success of the student in written and oral exams and decide by an absolute majority whether the student is successful or unsuccessful.

Q3- How many points do I need to get to be successful in the proficiency exam?

Students who score 75 or more out of 100 in the written exam are taken to the oral exam.

Q4- What happens if I fail the proficiency exam?

The student who fails the proficiency exam is taken to the exam again in the next semester from the section/sections he/she failed.  The student who fails this exam is dismissed from the doctoral program.

Q5- How many times can I take the proficiency exam?

A student can take the proficiency exam twice a year at most. Students who do not take the proficiency exams within the specified periods without an excuse acceptable by the Institute Administrative Board are deemed unsuccessful in these exams.

Q6- What should I do after passing the proficiency exam?

The student who is successful in the proficiency exam determines the Thesis Monitoring Jury Suggestion Form in the form archive on our access page in line with the recommendation of the relevant department and submits it to the approval of the Institute Board of Directors.

Q1- When do I need to hold the thesis proposal meeting at the latest?

If you are successful in the proficiency exam, you must submit the Doctoral Thesis Proposal Report to the members of the thesis monitoring committee no later than six months before the thesis proposal exam date, which is prepared in accordance with the form and content specified on our access page. The thesis monitoring committee makes its decision on the acceptance, correction, or rejection of the thesis proposal you submitted. The correction period is one month. At the end of this period, the decision to accept or reject is notified to the Institute by the head of the department.

Q2- What happens if I do not attend the thesis proposal defense meeting?

In a situation where the student fails to defend the thesis within an unspecified period without a valid excuse, the completion of the thesis will be rejected as a failure. In the following period, the thesis proposal must be defended again in the same thesis monitoring committee. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q3- What can I do if my thesis proposal is rejected?

The student whose thesis proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and/or thesis topic. In this case, a new thesis monitoring committee can be appointed. The student who wants to continue the program with the same advisor is taken to the thesis proposal defense again within three months, and the student who changes the advisor and the thesis subject within six months. The student whose thesis is rejected in this defense will be dismissed from the University.

Q4- When should I submit the thesis title proposal form to the Institute?

After holding a thesis proposal meeting, the Thesis Title Suggestion Form on our access page must be submitted to the Institute and approved by the board.

Q5- What stages should I follow after being successful in defending the thesis proposal?

Students who are successful in defending the thesis proposal are required to hold thesis monitoring meetings twice a year, once between January-June and July-December, at the place determined by the advisor faculty member in the Departments of the Department, provided that the registration is renewed every semester until the graduation stage. The report prepared in accordance with the form and content specified in the form archive on our access page must be submitted to the members of the thesis monitoring committee at least one month in advance. At the end of the meeting, the committee evaluates the Thesis Progress Report prepared by the student and its presentation and fills out the Thesis Follow-up Meeting Follow-up Form.

Q6- When do I need to submit the thesis monitoring form to the Institute at the latest?

The thesis monitoring meeting follow-up form and the thesis progress report signed by the thesis monitoring jury must be submitted to the Institute within three days. However, these dates cannot exceed the deadline to be determined by the Institute.

Q7- What happens if I do not attend the thesis monitoring meeting?

The student who does not enter the thesis monitoring meeting without a valid excuse is considered unsuccessful. A student who is found unsuccessful by the committee twice in a row or three times intermittently will be dismissed from the University.

Q8- How many thesis monitoring meetings do I need to attend in order to graduate?

You need to hold at least 3 thesis monitoring meetings for your graduation. However, you must have completed at least 240 ECTS.

Q9- Can I change the subject of my thesis?

Doctoral students can request a change of thesis subject until the 8th semester at the latest. The doctoral student whose thesis subject has changed has to re-enter the thesis proposal defense, and before the thesis delivery, the student must enter the thesis monitoring meeting at least three times and be successful.

Q1- When can I submit my thesis at the earliest?

Provided that you have completed at least 240 ECTS, watched 3 theses, and provided that you meet the necessary publication conditions, you can submit your thesis at the earliest 3 years from the date you are.

Q2- When can I submit my thesis to the Institute at the latest?

Except for the preparation and scientific preparation periods, you are required to submit a thesis at the end of the 12th semester of your education. End-of-semester dates are announced on our access page.

Q3- Do I have to publish anything to submit my thesis?

Yes. Doctoral students must have published at least one scientific article on the subject of the thesis (together with the editorial including the number information if it has been published in national/international peer-reviewed journals in accordance with the conditions accepted for the associate professorship application or if it has been accepted for publication) and must have made at least one oral, written or visual presentation in national/international peer-reviewed scientific activities about their work on the thesis.

Q4- In what cases can I extend my thesis delivery time?

The health report accepted by the decision of the Institute Administrative Board during the education period is added to the maximum education period for students who have a right retention decision and an additional period decision.

Q5- How long do I have to defend after the thesis delivery?

You must be on the defensive no later than 1 month from the date your jury is approved. All transactions must be completed and graduated before the next semester’s registration renewals.

Q6- I have completed my thesis, what should I do?

In order to enter the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute or these documents must be sent by the Department to sbe.tez@deu.edu.tr by e-mail.

• The copy of the thesis in PDF format is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• 1 spiral-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing.
• A total of 2 Plagiarism Reportsand 1 digital receipt are prepared and signed by the consultant, including 1 excerpt and excluding 1 excerpt.
• 2 PhD Thesis Submissionforms are filled and signed by the student
• The thesis writing controlform is approved by the thesis control specialist.
• Printouts of required publications.
• Doctoral Thesis Jury Suggestion Formand Plagiarism Report Declaration Document are filled and signed by the Consultant.

After the above-mentioned documents are delivered to the Institute, your thesis will be examined in terms of form by an expert in our Institute. If there is no problem that will prevent him from defending the thesis, your documents will be directed to the relevant units by the student affairs staff. 

Q7- I succeeded in the defense exam, what should I do after the defense exam?

If you are successful in the defense, you must submit the following documents to the Institute within 1 month at the latest from your defense date.

• 1 leather-bound thesis is prepared in accordance with the rules of thesis writing (Thesis Approval Page with the signature of the jury will be delivered in two copies),
• 1 pdf format CD (Turkish Abstract, English Abstract, Full Thesis) is prepared.
• – After the thesis defense, the Thesis Delivery Report for Successful Thesis Studentsis signed by the student and the advisor (http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/formArsivi/1).
• The Thesis Writing Control Form in the Thesis and Graduation Procedures Office is signed.
• Discharge Certificate
• Graduate Information Form needs to be filled(edu.tr/debis.php).
• 2 Thesis Data Forms(https://tez.yok.gov.tr/)

Q8- I received a correction in the defense, what should I do?

The graduate student whose thesis has been corrected defends the corrected thesis again in front of the same jury within six months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the student who is found unsuccessful and whose thesis is not accepted is dismissed from the university. The correction decision is made once only.

Q1- Do I graduate after defending?

No. After you are successful in the defense, your graduation must be approved at the first Board meeting to be held if you deliver the documents you need to submit after the defense to the Institute within 30 days from your defense date.

Q2- Can I get a certificate of graduation?

With the decision of the Board of Directors, you can receive a Temporary Graduation Certificate after your graduation is approved.

Q3- When can I get my diploma?

Diplomas are prepared by the Rectorate and sent to our Institute within 6 months after graduation on average.

Q4- Can a relative get a Diploma or Provisional Graduation Certificate?

It can be given to a person who has a notarial power of attorney, provided that you submit the original of the Temporary Graduation Certificate you received during the graduation process.

Q5- How can I get the diploma supplement?

Diploma supplements are prepared by the Rectorate within 6 months after graduation on average and sent to our Institute.

Q6- Can I get a graduation card?

Yes, you can. You can get information about the subject from this link. https://mezun.deu.edu.tr/mezun-kart/