Comprehensive Guide to International Student Registration and Transfers at Namık Kemal University (2026)

Information Sessions Held at Namık Kemal University On July 9, 2026, Namık Kemal University (NKÜ) in Tekirdağ hosted important meetings to coordinate academic processes for the upcoming academic year. These sessions, held in the Rectorate Conference Hall, were chaired by Professor Dr. Murat Taşan, Vice Rector, and attended by senior managers from the educational and international departments [2]. The primary goal of these meetings was to clarify registration stages for university units and ensure the precise implementation of regulations in student admissions. ## Conditions and Calendar for Student Transfers (Yatay Geçiş) The first part of these sessions was dedicated to student transfers (Yatay Geçiş). Şenol Akyazı, Head of the Student Affairs Department, presented a detailed report explaining the criteria related to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) regulations and NKÜ internal guidelines [1]. In this section, the use of the university's online transfer system for domestic and international applicants was explained to ensure the evaluation of grades and credit synchronization is performed with greater accuracy and speed. ## International Student Admissions: Deadlines and Processes Namık Kemal University has announced the official admission calendar for international students for the 2026-2027 academic year. According to this schedule, the online registration system was activated on July 6, 2026, and applicants have until August 2, 2026, to submit their requests [3]. Final admission results will be announced on August 7, and accepted students must take action to finalize their registration in person or through a legal representative from August 10 to 14, 2026 [1]. ## Required Documents and Key Points for Applicants During the information sessions, the importance of presenting original documents during final registration was emphasized. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Selçuk Eti, Director of the Foreign Relations Application and Research Center, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Özgür, Director of the Turkish Language Teaching Center (TÖMER), stressed the need for accuracy in uploading documents such as high school diplomas, transcripts, and TR-YÖS exam results [2]. It was also noted that students must pay their tuition fees before registration and deliver the receipt along with other documents to the student affairs office of the relevant faculty [3]. At the conclusion of these meetings, Professor Dr. Murat Taşan thanked the administrative and academic staff for their efforts, emphasizing that all admission stages must be carried out with high sensitivity and within the framework of current laws to strengthen the university's academic standing at the international level [2].