Frequently Asked Questions

In addition to major programs, our university gives its students the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's degree in a second branch or to study in a minor program. Maltepe University undergraduate students can register "Double Major" and "Minor" Programs if they wish and fulfill the required conditions. For more information, please visit the link.

According to the articles 39 of the Regulation on Graduate Education and Training of Maltepe University, "It is not allowed to enroll in and study more than one graduate program at the same time, except for master's programs without thesis."

The decision regarding the Summer School is made by the Senate each academic year. The principles regarding the Summer School are arranged according to the Maltepe University Summer Education Regulation.

The instruction language is Turkish or English.

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For further information about the tuition fees of the departments and programs, please click the link. 

You can review the Article 5 of "Maltepe University Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship and Discount Regulations." For the regulation, please click the link.  

You can review the Article 5 of "Maltepe University Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship and Discount Regulations." For the regulation, please click the link.  

Having established in 1997 by Istanbul Marmara Education Foundation (İMEV) with the understanding of “Free in Thought, Contemporary in Education, Universal in Science,” today, our university, which offers education services with its 9 Faculties, Graduate School, 2 Schools, Vocational School and Conservatory, has become a world-renowned university with its diploma at international level.

You can visit the link for detailed information about transportation to Marmara Education Village by private car and public transportation.

Maltepe University has one campus only. All academic units and social areas are included in Marmara Education Village, located in Maltepe.

The main objective of Maltepe University, which offers all needed in a university active is to train rational thinking, studying, researching, producing, capable of competing in every field with the youth of the world, modern and enlightened people for the future of Turkey.

Maltepe University also offers its students the opportunity to study abroad. EUA (European University Association), TASSA (Turkish-American Scientists and Academicians Association), IMHE (OECD Higher Education Program) memberships, Erasmus exchange programs, exchange programs with many universities in the world, double diploma opportunities, minor programs are also an indicators of its international recognition.

Our University is located in Marmara Education Village in Cinaryolu District of Maltepe Büyükbakkalköy Neighborhood. For detailed information about transportation, please visit the link.

In our university, we have female and male dormitories. Our student dormitories built in accordance with the earthquake regulations and located among the pine forests, meet accommodation needs of our students; offer a healthy, comfortable and peaceful life opportunity, nested in nature, where permanent friendships are established, solidarity and sharing are learned.

Marmara Education Village Student Dormitory, which integrates life with nature, makes young people healthier, more dynamic, more efficient with its facilities and provides an advantage with its proximity to faculties / schools.

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Students who want to transfer to our university can submit their applications through the Online Application System on the announced dates, following the instructions on the Admission and How To Apply pages. A separate admissions procedure does not apply for transfer students.  

Yes, our library organizes trainings based on users' demands and needs. For more information about orientation and trainings, please visit our web page.

Yes, you can run your membership procedures on mobile application, named Cep Kütüphane "My Pocket Library." You can download the application from Google Play and Appstore, have access to print or electronic sources that you want, selecting Maltepe University. You can access to different library catalogues on the same program. 

Our library, which has been completely renovated in the summer of 2018, has a shelf capacity of 200,000 volumes and a seating area of 500 located in approximately 3,200 m² area. There are free study rooms where students can work aloud and reader computers, all connected to the Internet. All study desks have special lighting and electrical sockets. There is a wireless network connection in the library building. Maltepe University students are members of the library and can borrow books for free. With the smart library system, users can access the books that they are looking for as soon as possible and borrow quickly and easily from the loan devices. There are more than 135,000 printed and 8.000.000 electronic resources available, and the collection is constantly being improved.

Our students, administrative and academic personnel can use the library. 

No. If you have just enrolled in the departments/programs whose instruction language is Turkish and do not take the exemption exam, you must take "English I"/"English II" courses.

There is no RETAKE for the Exemption Exam.

No. If you think that your current level of English is not enough for you to be exempt from the Prep Class and / or you definitely want to study the Preparatory Class, you can write a petition to the School of Foreign Languages Directorate and indicate that you do not want to take the exam. However, we recommend that you take this exam. There is no compansation for the Proficiency Exam.

The branch change can only be made by your advisor if there is a quota in the requested new branch. There is no interface screen where the instructor of the relevant course can transfer from one branch to another.

You can make your course choices only with the approval of your Advisors. The instructor of the relevant course helps you only on quota increase upon your request.

No. You can choose another course if you want.

Yes. Students with scholarships pay fee in case they repeat the Prep Class in their second year. However, the scholarships of students who successfully complete their undergraduate courses at the end of the second year are re-offered.

No. If you fail in the Prep Class at the end of the first Academic Year, you must re-study the Prep Class in the following Academic Year. If you fail again at the end of the second year, then you will not be able to start your English undergraduate programs / departments, and you will be transferred to the status of "waiting student" from the following academic year on. 

You cannot attend classes as a pending student, but you can take all the English Proficiency Exams held on condition that you apply at least one month before the exam date and pay the exam fee set by the University.

Applications for the placement of students who fail in the compulsory foreign language preparatory class in higher education programs whose instruction language is Turkish are submitted to SSPC. Announcements and application form are published on the SSPC website (under the title of "Placement of students who fail the compulsory foreign language preparatory classes in higher education programs teaching Turkish").

English Preparatory Class is compulsory for students studying in departments and programs whose instruction language is English. The Prep Class is also compulsory at the Faculty of Law, whose 30% of instruction and training language is English.

Although the Preparatory Class is not compulsory for the departments whose instruction language is Turkish, students who wish can study at English Preparatory Class on the condition of paying their fees.

No. However, students can study at the Preparatory Class on the condition of paying their fees.

Exemption Exam: In order for students to be exempt from compulsory foreign language courses, students must succeed in the Exemption Exam held by the School of Foreign Languages at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. The Exemption Exam is evaluated on 100 full points and from this exam; 70 fields are exempt from the fall semester compulsory foreign language course, while 80 are exempt from the spring semester compulsory foreign language course with a "AA" success grade.

Students who pass with a score of 80 or more by continuing the fall semester compulsory foreign language course or students who are exempt from the compulsory foreign language course in the fall semester with a letter grade of AA, they can take the exemption exam for the compulsory foreign language course in the spring semester. The conditions of success in the exam are the same as the exam applied in the fall semester.

National and/or International Examinations: Also accepted by the University Senate, the national and/or international examinations are at the A1 level for English I and English II courses with ENG 121 and ENG 122; You may be exempt from English I and/or English II courses provided that you are successful at A2 level for English I and English II and English II courses coded ENGLISH I and ENGLISH 109 and ENG 110 code English I and ENGLISH II code ENGLISH with ENGLISH 107 and ING 108 and English II.

Yes, it is compulsory to take the Preparatory Class Placement Exam. This exam is done in order to measure the English level of students who fail the English Preparatory Class Proficiency Exam and place them to the appropriate level.

To do so, it is sufficient to freeze your registration for the first year at the beginning of the academic year and pay the Preparatory Class fee even if you are a scholarship student. All the rules and practices for our students studying at the Compulsory English Preparatory Class apply equally to our students who will receive optional Preparatory Class Training. However, with one difference: Students who take Preparatory Class Training optionally pass to the first year of study program even if their GPA does not meet the requirement with failure. 

You can take courses such as German, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian as Elective Courses.