ADÜYES-2022
AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PLACEMENT SYSTEM
APPLICATION GUIDE

1. ADÜYES PLACEMENT CALENDAR

NB: This Application, Placement and Registration Calendar may be updated by the Rectorate in accordance with ÖSYM examination/registration dates.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION, BASIC PRINCIPLES AND RULES

  2.1 Useful Links:

    2.1.1. International Students Office:

    http://www.akademik.adu.edu.tr/internationalstudents/default.asp?lang=1

    2.1.2. ADÜYES, Aydın Adnan Menderes University International Student Placement System:

    http://yes.adu.edu.tr

    2.1.3. ECTS Information Package and Course Catalogue

    https://akts.adu.edu.tr

  2.2. This guide has been produced with the aim of giving information on Aydın Adnan Menderes University International Student Placement System (ADÜYES) for the 2022-2023 Academic Year.

  2.3. http://yes.adu.edu.tr link provides detailed and up-to-date information about applications, quotas quota requirements and explanations, accepted exam results/diploma scores, tuition fees and placement results. Announcements made on this page are official announcements.

  2.4. Applications made out of the application period, by post or in person will not be accepted.

  2.5. An application to ADÜYES indicates that the candidate has accepted all provisions stated in this guide and the relevant website.

  2.6. ADÜYES is used for applications to associate and/or bachelor degree programs at Aydın Adnan Menderes University and cannot be used for transfer applications (internal and external transfer) and/or graduate degree programs.

  2.7. In the applications to ADÜYES, candidates' own declarations regarding whether they meet the application conditions, and the application documents they upload to the system are taken into consideration. Candidates, selected to be placed in a program by applying to the placement system with a false or incomplete declaration and/or false/fake document even if he/she has completed his registration or is still studying, will be dismissed from the university.

  2.8. Aydın Adnan Menderes University is not responsible for dealing with issues involving scholarships, living expenses, accommodation, visa and residence permission in Turkey for international students.

3. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  3.1. On the condition that they are in the final year of high school or have graduated

    a) those who are foreign nationals,

    b) those who are Turkish citizens by birth, but acquired permission to leave Turkish citizenship from the Ministry of the Interior and those who certify that they have a certificate of use of recognition of rights given to the minors registered on the declaration of alienage entitled by Turkish Citizenship Law, (Due to the provision in Article 7 of the 5901 Numbered Turkish Citizenship Law “(1) A child born within marriage to a mother or father with Turkish citizenship either within or outside Turkey is a Turkish citizen”; applicants for international student admissions should examine the Turkish Citizenship laws),

    c) those who are foreign nationals by birth and acquired Turkish nationality / applicants who have dual citizenship in this way,

    d)

      1) those who are Turkish citizens who were continuing with their secondary education before 01/02/2013 and completed the final three years of their secondary (high school) education in a foreign country other than the TRNC (including those who completed their education at a Turkish School opened with accreditation from The Turkish Ministry of National Education in a foreign country other than the TRNC),

      2) those who started their secondary education after 01/02/2013 and completed all of their secondary (high school) education in a foreign country other than the TRNC (including those who completed all of their secondary (high school) education at a Turkish School opened with accreditation from The Turkish Ministry of National Education in a foreign country other than the TRNC),

    e) those holding TRNC citizenship who reside in the TRNC, have completed their secondary (high school) education in the TRNC and hold GCE-AL exam results and also those registered and educated at colleges and high schools in a different country between 2005-2010 and possess or will possess GCE-AL exam results,

    f) Applications of candidates who have ADÜYÖS 2022 result conducted by Aydın Adnan Menderes University, or examination conducted by a state university for international students in Turkey (DÜYÖS) results (which is valid until the end of the calendar year conducted) or one of the international exam results/diploma scores in the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List under the Application Procedures menu on https://yes.adu.edu.tr website, within the validity period specified in the same list.

  will be accepted.

  3.2. Candidates whose applications are not acceptable are:

    a) those who are Turkish citizens and have completed all their secondary (high school) education in Turkey or the TRNC,

    b) those holding TRNC citizenship (except those who have completed their secondary (high school) education in the TRNC and hold GCE-AL exam results and also those educated at colleges and high schools in a different country between 2005-2010 and possess or will possess GCE-AL exam results),

    c) those defined by article 3.1 clause b, with dual nationality of which the first nationality was Turkish at birth (except for those who fulfil article 3.1 clause d),

    d) those who have dual citizenship of which one is TRNC, (except those who have completed their secondary education in the TRNC and hold GCE-AL exam results and also those registered and educated at colleges and high schools in a different country between 2005-2010 and possess or will possess GCE-AL exam results,

    e) those with Turkish citizenship who have studied in a foreign high school in Turkey and schools within the structure of Embassies in Turkey or those stated in article 3.1, clause b defining Turkish citizens by birth with dual citizenship.

  4. APPLICATION PROCEDURES

  4.1. ADÜYES applications will be taken on between the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar on https://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page. After this period, the application system will automatically close. Applications will not be accepted out of the application period, in person or by post.

  4.2. Candidates who meet the application requirements mentioned above under the Application Requirements section can apply to ADÜYES by using only one of the exam results or diploma grades in the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List under the Application Procedures menu through the ADÜYES https://yes.adu.edu.tr website. Candidates make their applications by choosing one of the methods stated below, under the Application Methods and Exams part of this guide.

  4.3. Candidates check the ADÜYP scores by entering the exam score/diploma result from the 'ADÜYP Calculation' menu under the 'About ADÜYES' menu on the ADÜYES website https://yes.adu.edu.tr, then choose the highest exam result/diploma score and completes the application with one of the methods listed in article 5 below.

  Candidates must check the validity date of their documents and then upload them to the system. Otherwise, the applications of those candidates will be rejected as the documents that do not comply with the validity dates in the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List under the Application Procedures menu since the documents will be considered invalid.

  4.4. Applications can be made either in Turkish or English. If the original documents required for the application are not available in Turkish or English; candidates must upload official Turkish or English translations of the documents to the system at each step where the document is requested. Candidates who do not upload notarized official Turkish or English translations of the original documents that are not in Turkish or English to the system are considered to have made an application with a missing document and thus their applications will be rejected.

  4.5. To apply for ADÜYES between the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement Calendar, candidates must click on the 'Login’ on the ADÜYES website to fill his/her personal information (name-surname, date and place of birth, gender, nationality) and contact information (e-mail address, phone number) and register in the system by creating a user account. The e-mail address requested from the candidate must belong to the candidate himself/herself and each candidate must use only one e-mail address. Candidates who register for the ADÜYES system are automatically sent an e-mail. The email will contain the applicant’s Candidate Number and Password which are needed to login the https://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page. All correspondence with ADÜ must contain the Candidate Number. Emails or petitions which do not state the Candidate Number will not be processed. Candidates enter the Candidate Number and Password by clicking on the 'Log In' button to log back into the User Account. The candidate entering the Application System proceeds by carefully reviewing this Guide and the Application Calendar included in the ADÜYES Application System and choosing one of the application methods on the candidate portal.

  5.APPLICATION METHODS and EXAMINATIONS

  5.1. Candidates can apply by choosing only one of the application methods below. It is not possible to apply using more than one of the methods below.

    5.1.1. Method 1 / Application with ADÜYÖS Score: In the case of an application with this exam result, 100% of the exam score is used in the evaluation as ADÜYP (Aydın Adnan Menderes University Placement Score). Detailed information and application calendar regarding this exam are available under the 'Examinations' menu on the website https://yes.adu.edu.tr and in article 5.2 below. Candidates must carefully check the relevant item below, the ADÜYES Placement Calendar above and the relevant menu on the website. Candidates who are successful by obtaining at least 40 points from ADÜYÖS can apply to ADÜYES. Candidates who are successful from ADÜYÖS cannot take ADÜBYS (Aydın Adnan Menderes University Application Proficiency Exam) during the application process of ADÜYES. On the other hand, if a candidate who fails ADÜYÖS applies for ADÜYES using one of the methods listed below, he/she has to take ADÜBYS. Detailed information about ADÜBYS is given in article 5.3 of this guide. Candidates who fail ADÜYÖS or want to apply with a different score instead of using ADÜYÖS Score can use at least one of the following methods.

    5.1.2. Method 2 /Application with Turkish State University International Student Exam (DÜYÖS) Score: Candidates must be successful in ADÜYÖS or ADÜBYS, that he/she will enter on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement Calendar, to apply with this exam result. Detailed information about these exams is under the 'Examinations' menu on the website https://yes.adu.edu.tr and articles 5.2. and 5.3 below. On the condition that a candidate is successful from ADÜBYS, 80% of the score on the DÜYÖS result document, which is in compliance with the validity date specified in the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List heading under the Application Procedures menu on the https://yes.adu.edu.tr website that has electronic verification feature is used for application. 80% of the score in the DÜYÖS (face-to-face exam) result document and 65% of the score in the DÜYÖS (held remotely) result document (electronic or online) are used as ADÜYP.

    The conversion formula for these exams is available on the ADÜYES website, on the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List under the 'Application Procedures' menu. Candidates can calculate their ADÜYP score on the ADÜYES website under the same menu on the 'ADÜYP Calculation' menu.

    5.1.3. Method 3 / Application with International Exam or Diploma Score: exam result/diploma grade listed in the menu of Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade under the Application Procedures menu, minimum/maximum qualifying scores, validity period and the conversion formula for the relevant exams are available on the ADÜYES website under the menu of Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List of Application Procedures menu. Candidates must be successful from ADÜYÖS or ADÜBYS to apply using this exam result/diploma score. Detailed information and calendar for this exam are available under the 'Examinations' menu on the website of https://yes.adu.edu.tr, and below, in the articles 5.2 and 5.3. In case that a candidate who is successful from ADÜYÖS or ADÜBYS makes an application, the conversion formula of the relevant exam is applied in the evaluation of the international exam result/diploma grade, which is under the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List menu under the "Application Procedures" menu. 100% of the converted score is used as ADÜYP. Candidates can calculate their ADÜYP scores on the 'ADÜYP Calculation' menu under the same menu on the ADÜYES website.

  5.2. Aydın Adnan Menderes University International Student Selection Exam, ADÜYÖS:

    5.2.1. Application steps to ADÜYÖS:

    ADÜYÖS applications are made on the website https://yes.adu.edu.tr on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement Calendar. After this period, the application system will automatically close. Applications made in person or by mail, other than the specified application period, will definitely not be accepted.

      1) Registration: Within the application period, candidates click on the 'Login or Register' menu on the http://yes.adu.edu.tr website to fill his/her personal information (name-surname, date and place of birth, gender, nationality) and contact information (e-mail address, phone number) and register to the system by creating a user account. The e-mail address requested from the candidate must belong to the candidate himself/herself and each candidate must use only one e-mail address. Candidates who register for the ADÜYES system are automatically sent an e-mail. The email will contain Candidate Number and Password which are needed to enter the https://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page. All correspondence with ADÜ must contain the Candidate Number. Emails or petitions which do not state the Candidate Number will not be processed. Candidates must enter the Candidate Number and Password by clicking on the 'Log In' menu to log back into the User Account. A candidate who has logged in the Candidate Portal clicks on the 'ADÜYÖS PROCEDURE MENU' button, shown in green, for ADÜYÖS on the ADÜYÖS menu.

      2) Payment of Examination Fee: Payment can be made by bank card or credit card. This card must be a VISA or MASTERCARD. The candidate does not have to be the card holder. The candidate must pay the examination fee, which is stated in Article 5 Clause 5.2.6 of this Application Guide (If it is paid with a card registered in the banks in Turkey, the examination fee is 725TRY – with a fixed exchange rate of 1USD/14.5TRY and if it is paid with a card registered in the banks in other countries, the fee is 50 USD), by entering the card details on the Payment menu of the website. The candidate will be forwarded to a 3D Secure Payment Page. The payment page of the bank to which the card is affiliated will appear on the screen and the amount to be paid will be calculated according to the monetary unit of the card. All additional costs associated with this payment are the responsibility of the candidate. Payment must be completed by 23:00 on 03 June 2022.

      3) Entering Candidate Information: On the page opened after the payment, the candidate chooses the appropriate one on the 'Identity Document Type' menu then enters the Identity Document Number accurately and completely.

      4) Examination Language: Candidates must choose the language of the exam to be taken (Turkish or English).

      5) Exam Location Preference: The candidates rank the locations of the exam in order of preference, which are automatically shown by the system, by dragging and dropping the boxes. The order of the candidates’ location of exam preferences is taken into consideration while candidates are distributed to location of exams. However, if the exam cannot be conducted at candidate’s first exam location preference, the next examination place in the ranking list is considered. For this reason, candidates need to make a preference by checking the place he/she wants to take the exam on the map. The exam location info about where candidates will take the exam is specified in the Exam Entry Document in detail.

      6) Uploading of Photograph: After entering the candidate’s page, a photograph taken within the past six months must be uploaded to the Upload Candidate Photo menu. The characteristics which the photograph must meet are detailed in the relevant area on the candidate’s page.

      If the candidate takes the ADÜYÖS, this photograph will be used in the Examination Entrance document and the Examination Result Document.

      7) Uploading of Identity Document: Candidates must upload their identity document in a manner in which all of it is visible and as an image file to the ADÜYÖS Application Form. The identity document you will upload must be one of the documents found only in the identity document types options on the candidate menu. Uploaded identity documents must have a photograph and be legible and clear. Candidates must upload his/her identity card with a visible expiry date on it. Applications of candidates whose id validity cannot be confirmed, expired or will expire at the time before the exam date, and/or who upload identity cards (e.g. Passport) of those belonging to first-degree relatives (parents) are not accepted.

      8) Submitting an Application: Candidates complete their applications by declaring that the photos they uploaded belong to themselves and that their the identity document types are also valid, and that the information they enter is correct. The responsibility of the uploaded documents and information belong to candidates. Documents and information cannot be changed after the application has been submitted. Applicants must complete the application submission process until the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

      9) Application Control: Documents and information of candidates who complete the application steps are examined by the Document Control Commission. Applications of candidates, information and uploaded documents of whom do not match, are directed to the candidate application screen to upload the missing document or correct the inaccurate information. Candidates can check their application status on the candidate menu on the dates specified in the exam calendar.

      10) Completing Missing Documents or Information: Candidates can log into the ADÜYES system on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar and click on the ADÜYÖS Procedures to update their documents and information. Applications of candidates who do not update their information until the end of the missing document or information completion date are rejected. Applications of candidates whose information and uploaded documents do not match in the missing document completion period are rejected by the commission. Candidates whose applications are rejected cannot take the exam.

      11) Application Approval: Applications of candidates who have successfully completed all the steps above and uploaded valid documents and information will be approved. An exam entry document will be issued for candidates whose applications are approved. Candidates whose applications are rejected cannot take the exam.

    5.2.2. The ADÜYÖS 2022 result is valid until the end of the calendar year the exam has been held in.

    5.2.3. Results of ADÜYÖS examination to be carried out by Aydın Adnan Menderes University are valid for applications to associate and/or bachelor degree programs. They are not accepted for use of transfer applications (external and internal transfers) or graduate degree programs.

    5.2.4. In the ADÜYÖS applications, the candidates' own statements regarding whether they meet the application requirements are taken into consideration. The examinations of candidates who enter the ADÜYÖS examination who have given incorrect declarations will be deemed invalid.

    5.2.5. Examination fees cannot be transferred to the following academic year. Application fees will not be reimbursed in the following cases: where the candidate fails to complete the application procedures despite payment of the examination fee, the application has been deemed invalid, the candidate does not enter or cannot enter the examination for any reason, are not allowed to take or are removed from the examination with a valid reason, the candidate is unsuccessful in the examination or the examination is deemed invalid, for payments which have not been required or requested, or multiple payments for the same procedure. Additionally, in cases in which it has been determined that the examination fee has been paid twice by creating two different application accounts for the same candidate, refunds of examination fees will not be made. Applications of candidates who have not paid the examination fee within the required dates stated in the application calendar will not be accepted. Applications of candidates who have not paid the examination fee will not be accepted under any circumstances.

    5.2.6. If the examination to be held at the exam location specified on the candidate’s exam entry document is canceled by Aydın Adnan Menderes University, then the examination fee is refunded depending on the decision of the ADÜZEM Executive Board. In the event that the exam is canceled due to the restriction decisions taken locally or nationally by the countries where the exam is held, the exam fee is refunded to the candidate after the legal deductions are deducted by the decision of the ADÜZEM Executive Board, without the request of the candidate. On condition that the country of the exam center on the Exam Entry Document is different from the country of the exam center the candidate preferred as the first choice among other exam centers and with the condition that the candidate requests a refund for the exam fee within three (3) days after the issue of the exam entry document, the ADÜZEM Executive Board takes a decision whether or not to refund the exam fee. If the Board decides on refunding the fee, then it can be returned to the candidate after legal deductions are made. In all other circumstances, examination fees will not be refunded.

    5.2.7. ADÜYÖS examination fee has been determined as 50 US Dollars (USD). (If it is paid with a card registered in the banks in Turkey, the examination fee is 725TRY – with a fixed exchange rate of 1USD/14.5TRY and if it is paid with a card registered in the banks in other countries, the fee is 50 USD)

    5.2.8. The examination fee can only be paid by bank card or credit card to Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Döner Sermaye (the revolving funds office) (S/ADNAN MENDERES UNIV.) account.

    5.2.9. Information about the examination place and the exam, the candidates will take, will be announced on the website of http://yes.adu.edu.tr on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar after the applications are closed. Candidates must print out the Exam Entry Document from the ADÜYÖS procedures page and review it carefully before the exam date. Candidates must comply with the exam rules on the exam entry document and the exam booklet. In case the exam entry document and the identity document declared are missing, candidates will, in no circumstances, not be allowed to take the exam.

    5.2.10. ADÜYÖS Date, Exam Location and Exam Content:

      a) ADÜYÖS Date: The ADÜYÖS will be held on 26 June 2022 between 14:00 and 16:00 (GMT+3) in a single session at domestic and international exam centers. For whatever the reason, candidates who do not take or cannot take the exam are not entitled for a make-up exam.

      b) ADÜYÖS Location: The ADÜYÖS is planned to be conducted in ten different centers: Aydın, Ankara, Antalya, Hatay, İstanbul, Trabzon, Van; Baku (Azerbaijan) and Mons (Belgium) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). The place where the candidate will take the exam will be determined according to their preferences and the status of exam center quotas and will be announced to the candidates on the Exam Entry Document on the ADÜYES website.

      c) Those who lose the Exam Entry Document can make a re-print from the Exam Entry Document menu on the Candidate Menu by logging back into the Candidate menu of the ADÜYÖS Application.

      d) ADÜYÖS Basic Academic Skills Test consists of 80 multiple choice questions. Duration of the examination is 120 minutes. ADÜYÖS will be evaluated from 100 standard points.

      e) All exams at all exam centers are held face-to-face as written or digital exams under the control of the invigilators. All questions will be multiple choice. Every question will have five choices, only one of which will be correct. If a candidate gives more than one answer for the same question or the answer is unclear, the answer to that question will be invalid for that candidate. For every incorrect 4 answers, the candidate’s ADÜYÖS mark will be decreased by 1 standard point.

      f) All answers must be given on the answer sheet provided in written exams. Answers given in the examination booklet will be counted as invalid. Examination rules will be listed on the back of the examination booklet. At the end of the examination, each candidate must submit his/her examination booklet and answer sheet to the invigilator. Examinations of candidates submit their examination booklets or answer sheets will not be evaluated. Detailed examination rules exist on the digital examination booklet provided at the exam center in digital exams. will be listed on the back of the examination booklet. The invigilators read out the exam rules for the candidates before the exam starts. Examination Result Document will not be provided for the candidates who have not obeyed the exam rules and/or whose exams are evaluated as invalid.

      g) Candidates cannot enter the examination room with equipment other than a soft pencil, a soft eraser and a pencil sharpener. All calculators, smart watches, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets or any other electronic devices are forbidden in the examination room. In cases where any instances of copying or helping copying are determined by the invigilators, the candidate’s examination will be cancelled.

      h) ADÜYÖS Basic Academic Skills Test consists of 80 questions: Mathematics I (18), Mathematics II (14), Geometry (8) and Mathematical Logic and Reasoning (40).

      i) Content and Distribution of Questions on Basic Academic Skills Test is given below:

  5.2.11. PROCEDURES AFTER ADÜYÖS

    a) Objections to ADÜYÖS questions period will be made for one (1) day only on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar. Objections can be made for up to a total of 5 questions on http://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on the menu of the Candidate Portal in the application system. Objections should contain the type of examination booklet and number of the question referred to. Objections will be resolved by the Examination Commission.

    b) Results of objections will be announced on the Candidate Portal on http://yes.adu.edu.tr website on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

    c) ADÜYÖS results will be announced on the Candidate Portal in the application system on http://yes.adu.edu.tr website on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

    d) Candidates who wish to object to the ADÜYÖS results, can do so on http://yes.adu.edu.tr website on the Candidate Portal in the application system on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

    e) Final ADÜYÖS results will be announced on http://yes.adu.edu.tr website on the Candidate Portal in the application system on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

    f) In order to be successful and to get a result document, a candidate must get at least forty (40) points out of a hundred (100) from ADÜYÖS.

    g) Candidates who are successful in ADÜYÖS can apply for ADÜYES using this exam result (Method 1).

  5.2.12. ADÜYÖS Evaluation

    a) The calculation of ADÜYÖS marks shall be carried out according to the “Basic Academic Skills Test”

    b) In the evaluation of results obtained from the examination, the Item Response Theory (IRT) will be used. With IRT models, in order to determine the real mark in the assessment and evaluation area, calculations shall be carried out according to the principles of the individual’s abilities (θ) and answers given to the questions. According to IRT, the contribution of each question to the total score to be obtained from the whole test is different. After the examination, each question shall be scored according to its difficulty, discriminatory index and chance of correct response. Therefore the point value of individual questions is different to the other questions. For this reason, difficult questions will gain a candidate more points than easier questions.

  After determination of the model to be applied, the real mark of each individual will be ascertained. The obtained mark shall be subject to percentage conversion and the ADÜYÖS standard score shall be determined. As a result of the analysis of these points, a decision will be taken as to which model will be used. After determination of the model to be used, the real mark of each candidate will be determined. The mark will be subject to percentage conversion and the ADÜYÖS standard score will be determined. The evaluation model used in the examination will be announced with the ADÜYÖS standard score.

    c) Correct and incorrect answers given by the candidate will be evaluated separately. For every incorrect 4 answers, the candidate’s ADÜYÖS mark will be decreased by 1 standard point.

  5.3. ADÜBYS

    5.3.1. Candidates who will apply to the quotas for associate and undergraduate programs, with Turkish state university international student exam scores (DÜYÖS) (Method 2) or international exam/diploma scores (Method 3) must take the application proficiency exam. The score obtained in this exam is not considered in the calculation of ADÜYP. The result document related to this exam is not issued. The ADÜBYS result is valid only in ADÜYES and for the year of the exam. A successful candidate at ADÜYÖS (a candidate with a minimum score of 40 out of 100 points is considered successful) cannot enter ADÜBYS.

    5.3.2. Candidates who successfully complete ADÜBYS and are considered “competent” will be entitled to apply to ADÜYES.

    5.3.3. ADÜBYS fee has been determined as 20 US Dollars (USD) (If it is paid with a card registered in the banks in Turkey, the examination fee is 290TRY – with a fixed exchange rate of 1USD/14.5TRY and if it is paid with a card registered in the banks in other countries, the fee is 20 USD) for a single exam. Candidates, whose exam results state “incompetent” in ADÜBYS, can pay the ADÜBYS fee and enter again until the a “competent” result is obtained from the exam on the ADÜBYS dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement Calendar.

    5.3.4. ADÜBYS fee paid by candidates is for a single exam and cannot be transferred. Candidates who renounce their applications despite paying the fee, who do not or cannot take the exam for any reason, who are not allowed in or taken out of the exam for a reason, who fail in the exam, who paid a fee for a process that is not required or urged, or who paid more than once for the same process; are not refunded for their payments as well as those candidates whose applications or exams are deemed invalid.

    5.3.5. ADÜBYS is a test that includes multiple choice questions. It consists of 10 questions including mathematics and logic. Exam duration is 20 minutes. Candidates who answer 40% of the questions (at least 4 of 10) accurately in ADÜBYS are considered as “competent” for the application to ADÜYES.

    5.3.6. Application steps for ADÜBYS:

    ADÜBYS applications will be made on the website https://yes.adu.edu.tr within the application period. After this period, the application system automatically close. Applications made in person or by mail other than the specified application period, will definitely not be accepted.

      1) Registration: Within the application period, candidates click on the 'Login or Register' menu on the http://yes.adu.edu.tr website to fill out his/her personal information (name-surname, date and place of birth, gender, nationality) and contact information (e-mail address, phone number) and register to the system by creating a user account. The e-mail address requested from the candidate must belong to the candidate himself/herself and each candidate must use only one e-mail address. Candidates who register for the ADÜYES system are automatically sent an e-mail. Candidates log in the https://yes.adu.edu.tr website with their Candidate Number and Password in the mail. It is obligatory to indicate the "Candidate Number" in any correspondence with ADÜ. E-mails and petitions without a Candidate Number will not be processed. The candidate enters the Candidate Number and Password by clicking on the 'Log In' button to log back into the User Account. Candidates who enter the Application System can take a 20-minute practice exam, consisting of 10 questions, by clicking on 'Practice Exam' button on the same screen, shown in blue, before applying for the exam. Number of rights to take the practice exam is unlimited. At the end of the Practice Exam, the candidates' answers and the answer key are shown to the candidates.

      Candidates, who will enter ADÜBYS, must apply for ADÜBYS on the main page by clicking on the "Apply" button in green.

      2) Payment of the Exam Fee: Payment can be made by bank card or credit card. This card must be a VISA or MASTERCARD. The candidate does not have to be the card holder. The candidate must pay the examination fee, which is stated in Article 5 Clause 5.3.3 of this Application Guide (If it is paid with a card registered in the banks in Turkey, the examination fee is 290TRY – with a fixed exchange rate of 1USD/14.5TRY and if it is paid with a card registered in the banks in other countries, the fee is 20 USD), by entering the card details on the Payment menu of the website. The candidate will be forwarded to a 3D Secure Payment Page. The payment page of the bank to which the card is affiliated will appear on the screen and the amount to be paid will be calculated according to the monetary unit of the card. All additional costs associated with this payment are the responsibility of the candidate. Payment must be completed by 23:00 on 12 August 2022.

      3) Starting the Exam: The candidate who clicks on 'Start The Exam' button by reading the warnings on the screen after the 'Exam Fee Payment' step, can take the exam.

      4) Exam Evaluation: The answers of candidates and the answer key are shown to the candidate at the end of the exam. Candidates who answer at least 4 of the 10 questions correct are considered as “competent” and are entitled to apply to ADÜYES. On the other hand, candidates, who are “incompetent” in ADÜBYS, can pay the ADÜBYS fee again and re-take the exam until the “competent” result is obtained from the ADÜBYS on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement Calendar.

  6. ADÜYES APPLICATION

    6.1. Candidates who have decided to use one of the three different application methods mentioned above in article 5 must complete their applications by following the steps below on the website of http://yes.adu.edu.tr between the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

      1) Entering the ADÜYES System: Candidates who have decided which application method to use after completing the steps of ADÜYÖS or ADÜBYS, enter the candidate portal by clicking on the 'Login' menu on the website http://yes.adu.edu.tr within the application period.

      2) Candidate Application Process: Candidates start the application process by clicking the "APPLY" button on the ADÜYES menu on the homepage. Candidates must carefully read the warnings they see during the application steps.

      3) Entering Information about the Candidate’s Application Method and Uploading Documents: Candidates must select from the list according to the exam result or diploma grade they wish to apply with. They fill in the required information on the screen that comes up according to the selection they make and load valid documents following the information entered. It is highly necessary to pay attention to the validity date of the documents, otherwise, the application of the candidate is rejected.

      4) Entering Candidate Information and Uploading Documents: Candidates fill in the requested information on the screen and upload valid documents compatible with the information they have entered. It is crucial to pay attention to the validity date of the documents, otherwise the application of the candidate is rejected.

        a) Uploading of Photograph: Candidates who enter the candidate portal upload their portrait photos taken in the last 6 months through the candidate photo upload area. The quality of the photograph is explained in detail in the uploading part on the candidate portal.

        b) Uploading of Identity Document: Candidates must upload their identity document in a manner in which all of it is visible and as an image file to the Upload İdentity Documents menu. The identity document you will upload must be one of the documents found only in the identity document types options on the candidate portal. The identity document to be uploaded must contain a photo of the person, and the writings must be legible and clear. Candidates must upload his/her identity card with a visible expiry date on it. Applications of candidates whose id validity cannot be confirmed, expired or will expire at the time before the exam date, and/or who upload identity cards (eg. Passport) of those belonging to first-degree relatives (parents) are not accepted.

        c) Citizenship Status: Candidates must choose the appropriate citizenship status by reading the information about the citizenship status on the screen. This selection is accepted as a declaration and constitutes the basis for the placement processes. Candidates, selected to be placed in a program by applying to the placement system with a false or incomplete statement and/or false/fake document even if he/she has completed his registration or is still studying, will be dismissed from the university.

      If a candidate completes the application to take the ADÜYÖS exam held on 26 June 2022, the photograph and identity document will be displayed automatically on the screen.

      5) Submitting Application: Candidates complete their applications by declaring that the information they enter and the documents uploaded are valid and belong to him. The responsibility of the uploaded documents and information belong to candidates. Documents and information cannot be changed after the application has been submitted.

      6) Control of Application: Documents and information of candidates who complete the application steps are examined by the Document Control Commission. Applications of candidates, information and uploaded documents of whom do not match, are directed to the candidate application screen to upload the missing document or correct the inaccurate information. Candidates can follow their application status on the candidate portal on the dates specified in the exam calendar.

      7) Completing Missing Documents or Information: Candidates can log into the ADÜYES system on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar and update their documents and information. Applications of candidates who do not update their information until the end of completing missing documents/information period are rejected. Applications of candidates whose information and uploaded documents do not match in the missing document completion period are rejected by the commission. ADÜYP calculation and placement of candidates whose applications are rejected will not be made.

      8) Application Approval: Applications of candidates who have successfully completed all the above steps and uploaded valid documents and information will be approved.

      9) Calculation of ADÜYP: ADÜYP calculations are made for candidates whose applications have been approved. ADÜYP calculation formula is on the Accepted Exam Results and Diploma Grade List menu under the Application Procedures menu on the https://yes.adu.edu.tr website. Following the announcement of the final ADÜYP results of the candidates according to the placement calendar, candidates make their preferences specified in the 7th article below. ADÜYP calculation and placement are not made for candidates whose applications are rejected.

  7. PREFERENCES

  7.1. Following the announcement of the final ADÜYP on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar, the candidate can make their program preferences using this score. Program preferences can be carried out by candidates on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar on https://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on the ADÜYES menu on the ‘Candidate Main Page’. Candidates can choose a maximum of ten different programs. Essential information and minimum acceptable points, special conditions and explanations are available on the preference page. Candidates are obliged to investigate the terms of the program they will prefer. Candidates who make and approve their preferences cannot change their preferences later. Therefore, candidates need to be careful when confirming their preferences.

  7.2. Preferences of candidates who make their choices but do not and/or forget to approve their applications are automatically approved by the system after the preference period ends. Candidates are subject to be placed according to these preferences.

  7.3. Candidates are not allowed to change their preferences in any way after the end of the preference period.

  8. EVALUATION and PLACEMENT

  8.1. Placement to quotas will be carried out according to the score obtained on ADÜYP, the candidate’s preference order and the minimum acceptable score for the program, the number of candidates with citizenship from the same country and the provision of 8.3 article of this guide. The number of students from the same country who gain the right to register will be no more than 20% of the quota of the relevant program. In situations of equality, priority shall be given to the candidate with the lower age. 20% limitation is not considered for additional placement procedures.

  8.2. Candidates who have gained at least forty (40) points from ADÜYP can apply to programs which require the student to take an Aptitude Test. The minimum ADÜYP to be placed at the programs MUST BE of Medicine and Dentistry is 75/100. The evaluation of applications made to programs who accept students with Aptitude Tests is done according to the criteria of the Aptitude Test Registration and Acceptance Directive of the relevant faculty/vocational school/ State Conservatory. The number of students from the same country who gain the right to register shall be no more than 20% of the quota of the relevant program. In situations of equality in placement, priority will be given to the candidate with the lower age. However, 20% limitation is not considered for additional placement procedures.

  8.3. In accordance with the article 45/f of the Higher Education Law numbered 2547, amended by Law numbered 6287 and regarding the International Students Admission Principles, determined by the Higher Education Council, within the scope of the letter of the Higher Education Council dated 25/07/2019 and numbered 54050, on the condition that the candidates, who are eligible to apply for international student admission quotas and those who have the opportunity to apply, those who have Turkish citizenship by birth under the Turkish Citizenship Act, those who have been granted permission to leave Turkish citizenship from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and those who have documented that they have a Certificate of Exercise of Recognized Rights (blue card) given to minors registered in the Turkish citizenship certificate, those who are Turkish citizens who were continuing with their secondary education before 01/02/2013 and completed the final three years of their secondary (high school) education in a foreign country other than the TRNC or citizens of Turkish nationality who completed all of their secondary (high school) education in a foreign country other than the TRNC, those who are Turkish citizens with dual citizenship apply for international student admission quotas within the framework of the criteria determined by universities, 10% of the quota in the related fields for these candidates cannot be exceeded in the placement of students in the Teacher Education, Medicine and Dentistry programs in the international student acceptance quotas accepted by the Senate.

  8.4. The university is free to admit as many students as stated in the quota or less.

  8.5. Placement results will be announced on http://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on the ADUYES menu on the Candidate Portal in the application system on the date specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  8.6. Acceptance letters for candidates who have gained the right to register for associate and undergraduate programs will be available to download on http://yes.adu.edu.tr on ADÜYES menu on the Candidate Portal.

  8.7. Candidates who have gain to right to register must do so according to the information given in Article 9 of this guide on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  9. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

  Placement results will be announced on the ADÜYES menu on the Candidate Portal on the https://yes.adu.edu.tr website on the dates specified in the placement calendar.

  9.1. Documents required for registration:

    a) The placement result document downloaded from the ADÜYES website (http://yes.adu.edu.tr ) and original additional documents specified in its content and notarized Turkish translations of these documents,

    b) Original High School Diploma or original graduation document and a notarized Turkish translation of this document,

    c) ‘Equivalency Document’ of high school diploma or graduation document certifying the equivalency of the applicant’s diploma to that of Turkish diplomas from a Turkish Embassy or Consulate in the student’s own country or from the Turkish Ministry of Education,

    d) Original transcript of records and its notarized Turkish translation,

    e) Original passport and its notarized Turkish translation photocopy,

    f) Bank receipt showing payment of the student’s tuition fee into the relevant bank account (Tuition fee amount and bank payment details can be taken from the relevant Student Affairs Office),

    g) 6 biometric passport-size photographs (4.5cm x 6cm) taken within the last 12 months,

    h) For departments with Turkish education, a Turkish Language Proficiency Level Certificate; for departments with English education, an English Language Proficiency Level Certificate accepted by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages; for departments with French education, a French Language Proficiency Level Certificate accepted by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages; for departments with German education, a German Language Proficiency Level Certificate accepted by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages (if available),

    i) Original Certificate of Identity Register Copy (Vukuatlı Nüfus Kayıt Örneği). This document is mandatory for those who have double nationality- one of which is Turkish- and must show the nationality registration in detail,

    j) Health Report taken from a general state hospital in Turkey for students to study in programs requiring a health report for registration, as shown in the quota conditions,

    k) Signed Declaration of Financial Security Form.

  9.2. Registration must be carried out by the candidate in person at the Student Affairs Office of the faculty/school/vocational school to which admission has been gained during working hours (08:00-17:00).

  9.3. The documents of candidates who have come for registration will be checked.

  9.4. The candidate will be given information on the necessary tuition fees and payment methods.

  9.5. Payment of tuition fees should be paid through the bank machine of the bank with which our University is affiliated with, by choosing the education payments screen, then Aydın Adnan Menderes University and entering personal identity information.

  9.6. The bank slip showing payment of the tuition fee should be submitted with the other documents necessary for registration to the relevant student affairs office.

  9.7. After all registration documents have been received, the student’s registration will be completed and the student will be given a student certificate.

  10. ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT

  10.1. Quotas for Additional Placement will be announced between the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar on https://yes.adu.edu.tr.

  10.2. In order to be placed in one of the program at Aydın Adnan Menderes University, candidates who completed the additional placement preference during the dates stated in the Placement Calendar and upload their preferences to the system, but have not been previously placed on a program can apply for an additional placement place.

  10.3. Applications to additional placement quotas should be made on http://yes.adu.edu.tr Applications made out of the application dates will not be processed.

  10.4. Candidates can make their additional placement preferences on http://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on ADÜYES menu on the Candidate’s Main Page on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  10.5. Additional Placement procedures will be carried out according to the score obtained on ADÜYP, the candidate’s preference order and the minimum qualifying score determined for the program and the provision of 8.3 article of this guide. In situations of equality in placement to the quotas, priority shall be given to the candidate with the lower age. 20% limitation is not considered for additional placement procedures.

  10.6. The university is free to admit as many students as stated in the additional placement quotas or less.

  10.7. Additional Placement results will be announced on http://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on ADÜYES menu on the Candidate’s Page on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  10.8. Acceptance letters for candidates who have gain the right to register with Additional Placement will be available to download on http://yes.adu.edu.tr internet page on the ADÜYES Candidate Portal in the application system on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  10.9. Candidates who have gain to right to register with Additional Placement must do so according to the information given in Article 9 of this guide on the dates specified in the ADÜYES Placement calendar.

  11. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

  11.1. Turkish Programs

  Candidates to register on programs of which the language of education is Turkish need to prove their Turkish language level on registration. Turkish proficiency levels will be determined by:

    a) Level of Turkish test on ADÜYÖS examination if carried out,

    b) A pass mark on the Turkish Language Proficiency examination carried out by ADÜTÖMER at the start of the Academic Year,

    c) Turkish Language Proficiency document issued by a Turkish Language Teaching Research and Application Centre in a Turkish state university,

    ç) A Turkish Language Proficiency certificate issued by the Yunus Emre Institute,

    Candidates who have completed all of their secondary education in Turkey, have completed their secondary education at a Turkish High School affiliated to the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education in a country other than Turkey or have graduated from a diploma program (associate/bachelor/graduate) of a higher education institution either in Turkey or abroad of which the language of instruction is 100% Turkish.

    Students whose Turkish proficiency level is A or B will be considered as on one year leave on a decision being taken by the management board of the unit to which they are registered in order to increase their Turkish proficiency level to C. Those who obtain a level C Turkish language proficiency at the end of this year must submit their document to the Dean’s Office/Head of School’s Office of the unit in which they are registered before the start of the academic year. Students who cannot submit a level C Turkish language proficiency document or are not successful in the Turkish language proficiency examination to be carried out by ADÜTÖMER will be considered as on leave on a decision being taken by the management board of their registered unit for another year. Registration at the University of students who have not obtained a level C Turkish language proficiency level at the end of the second year will be deleted.

  11.2. English, French and German Programs

    11.2.1. Students who are registered on programs of which the language of education is English, French or German are required to pass the relevant language exemption examination carried out by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages, submit a language certificate or an exemption certificate accepted by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages to ADÜ School of Foreign Languages before they start their education. The dates related to these examinations will be announced on ADÜ International Students webpage.

    11.2.2. Students who do not pass the relevant language exemption examination or those who do not submit an acceptable language certificate must register to a one-year language preparatory class run by ADÜ School of Foreign Languages.

    11.2.3. Below is some information on obligatory language certificates needed for some courses in English, French and German programs:

      English Language and Literature: International students starting their education on this program must submit a minimum B2 TÖMER certificate as there are some English-Turkish compulsory courses (for example: IDE221 Translation I course). The language certificate of the above mentioned is compulsory for the compulsory courses required for graduation. For courses on this program, please see http://ects.adu.edu.tr/

      French Language and Literature: International students starting their education on this program must submit a minimum B2 TÖMER certificate as there are some Turkish compulsory courses (for example: IDE403 English-Turkish Translation I course). Equivalency will be carried out by ADÜTÖMER. The language certificate of the above mentioned is compulsory for the compulsory courses required for graduation. For courses on this program, please see http://ects.adu.edu.tr/

      German Language and Literature: International students starting their education on this program must submit a minimum C1 ADÜTÖMER certificate as there are some Turkish compulsory courses (for example: ADE209 German-Turkish Translation I course). The language certificate of the above mentioned is compulsory for the compulsory courses required for graduation. For courses on this program, please see http://ects.adu.edu.tr/.

      English Language Teaching: International students starting their education on this program must submit a minimum C1 ADÜTÖMER certificate as there are some Turkish compulsory courses (for example: ENT403 Translation course). The language certificate of the above mentioned is compulsory for the compulsory courses required for graduation. For courses on this program, please see http://ects.adu.edu.tr/.

  12. TUITION FEES

  12.1. Tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year are available on the Program Quotas menu on the https://yes.adu.edu.tr website. If there is a change in the lists attached to the Presidential Decree, the necessary updates will be made.

  12.2. The candidate should apply to the relevant faculty/school/vocational school Student Affairs Office before payment of tuition fees.