Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University was established in 2010 by the İlim Yayma Foundation. Its Halkalı campus occupies the historic agricultural school site where Mehmet Âkif Ersoy studied and taught. The university's own founding date is separate from that older campus history.
Campus locations
Halkalı — Küçükçekmece
Historic Halkalı campus
Programs and tuition
Selected programs researched from university sources. This is not the full academic catalog. Fees are for the year shown and may exclude preparation, accommodation and other charges.
Psychology (English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Political Science and International Relations (English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
International Trade and Finance (English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Islamic Economics and Finance (English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (30% English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Industrial Engineering (30% English) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Applicants must be high-school graduates or in their final year and meet at least one of the eligibility categories on the Apply to IZU page; Turkish citizens who completed all of their secondary education in Turkey or the TRNC are not accepted, nor are candidates expelled from a Turkish higher education institution on disciplinary grounds. Applications are submitted through the university's online system at apply.izu.edu.tr, uploading the diploma, transcript, identity document, high-school leaving exam results, any university entrance exam results, a photograph and, for in-country applicants, proof of legal stay. High-school graduation exams such as Abitur, International Baccalaureate and Tawjihi have no expiry, while university entrance exams such as SAT, ACT and TCS are valid for two years; the university also runs its own IZU-YOS exam in three sessions. The cited fees page publishes the 2025-2026 standard annual undergraduate tuition as USD 7,000 including VAT and lists 25%, 50% and 100% scholarship tiers. These are historical figures; confirm the exact current tuition and scholarship-adjusted amount on the university's official Fees and Scholarships page before payment.
High-school graduate or in final year, meeting at least one eligibility category
Eligible: those who were foreign nationals and later acquired Turkish citizenship; Turkish citizens by birth who renounced Turkish citizenship with Interior Ministry permission, and their minor children registered on the renunciation document; Turkish citizens who completed all secondary education in a foreign country excluding the TRNC or in Turkish schools abroad; TRNC citizens resident in the TRNC with GCE A-Level results, those enrolled in foreign colleges/high schools between 2005-2010 with GCE A-Level results, and TRNC citizens who completed all secondary education abroad and hold a TR-YOS result
Not accepted: Turkish citizens who completed all secondary education in Turkey or the TRNC; TRNC citizens outside the stated exceptions; dual citizens whose first nationality at birth was Turkish (outside the stated exceptions); dual citizens one of whose nationalities is TRNC (outside the stated exceptions); TRNC citizens, former Turkish citizens including Blue Card holders and foreign nationals enrolling in Turkish secondary schools from 2022-2023 onwards (except embassy schools, international private institutions in the MOBIS system and foreign nationals brought under Ministry of National Education projects); Turkish citizens or Turkish-first dual citizens studying at embassy-affiliated or foreign high schools in Turkey; anyone expelled from a Turkish higher education institution for disciplinary reasons
Online application form completed through the university's application system
Original and a copy of the high-school diploma
For candidates without a diploma yet, an official school document (in Turkish or English) confirming graduation before the final registration date in the academic calendar - registration is cancelled if this is missing or the graduation date is later
Transcript approved by the school administration; if not in Turkish or English it must be translated and certified by a notary or Turkish consulate
Copy of a valid identity document showing citizenship information
National or international high-school graduation exam results (Abitur, International Baccalaureate, Tawjihi etc.) - accepted exams and required scores are stated to be in Annex-1
University entrance exam results if applicable (SAT, ACT, TCS etc.) - accepted exams and required scores are stated to be in Annex-2
One passport-sized photograph
Proof of legal stay in Turkiye for applicants applying from inside the country (for visa-exempt nationalities the legal stay period must not have expired)
Civil Registry Record (Vukuatli Nufus Kayit Ornegi) plus a Name Equivalency or Citizenship Acquisition Certificate for dual citizens born as foreign nationals who later acquired Turkish citizenship
Entry-exit records for Turkish citizens who graduated from high schools abroad
A non-refundable deposit must be paid within two weeks of conditional acceptance
At registration: Certificate of Equivalence (Denklik Belgesi) from a Turkish education attache abroad or a provincial directorate of national education in Turkey; proof of tuition payment (at least half the annual fee); apostilled high-school diploma; apostilled, translated and notarised transcript; translated and notarised passport identity and validity pages; dual-citizenship and citizenship-exit documents where relevant; entry-exit document; legal stay document; language proficiency certificate approved by a Turkish consulate; four passport photographs; signed International Student Commitment; proof of health insurance within three months
Registration takes place in person at the Halkali campus and attendance at the orientation programme is a prerequisite for registration
