Entrepreneurship (Turkish) - Thesis Program

Program Purpose

Although entrepreneurial excitement is high in Turkey, many initiatives fail in a short time. The main reason for failure is that the entrepreneur who finds a business idea does not have the necessary knowledge and skills to transform this idea into a successful business. The aim of the proposed program is to provide this knowledge and skills at the master's level.

The proposed program is expected to recruit students from the following two sources:

• Those who are currently working but want to start their own business
• Those who have no work experience and want to join the business life by starting their own business

Structure of the Program

The program consists of 3 semesters and can be done with or without thesis.

The thesis program consists of a total of 24 credits of course work (8 courses) and a non-credit master's thesis.

Application Conditions and Required Documents

Application Conditions

• Have a four-year undergraduate degree
• Getting at least 55 points (Equal weight) from ALES exam (For thesis-based MA program)

Application Documents

• Undergraduate Graduation Certificate (Original document, notarized copy or graduation certificate obtained from the E-Government system)
• ALES exam document (Only for thesis programs - EA minimum 55 points)
• Transcript; original or approved by the university from which the student graduated.
• Copy of ID Card, Notarized Copy or Document Received via E-Government
• 1 passport size photo
• Residence and Criminal Record from E-Government
• Military Status Certificate for Male Candidates
• For Graduates from Universities Abroad; Original or certified copy of the equivalence certificate received from the Council of Higher Education and/or a certificate of recognition issued by the Council of Higher Education.
• Filling out the TC Istanbul Okan University Master's Degree application form
• (If you bring the originals, there is no need for notary approval, we will make the originals.)