International Students and TUS Exam
The TUS Exam is the qualifying exam for students to pursue their higher education in the field of medicine (medicine major in Turkish universities) after completing their bachelor’s degree.
Information about studying medicine in Turkey:
- The duration of study in medical faculties in Turkey is six years. It is worth mentioning that the ranking of medical faculties in Turkey is 12th among medical faculties worldwide.
- Graduates of these faculties can take the Higher Medical Education Examination (TUS). Upon passing this exam, they can specialize in the medical field of their choice. After completing the specialization period, they become specialist physicians.
- All students studying in medical faculties in Turkey must undergo practical training in hospitals according to the program determined by the faculty.
The following are the medical faculties in Turkey that use English as the language of instruction:
- Faculty of Medicine at Hacettepe University in Ankara
- Faculty of Medicine at Marmara University in Istanbul
- Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University in Ankara
- Istanbul Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine
- Istanbul Koc University Faculty of Medicine
Studying Dentistry in Turkey:
The duration of study in Turkish dental faculties is five years. Practical lessons begin in the fourth year. Student groups are required to examine and diagnose a certain number of patients.
To graduate from dental faculties in Turkey, students must pass forensic medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, general surgery, and otolaryngology courses.
It has become necessary for dentists wishing to pursue their postgraduate studies and specialization to pass the Dental Postgraduate Education Examination (DUS).
Specialties’ names in English and Turkish – TUS Exam:
| Name of the specialty in English | Name of the specialty in Turkish |
| Pediatrics | Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları |
| Dermatology | Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıkları |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon |
| Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji |
| Pulmonology | Göğüs Hastalıkları |
| Ophthalmology | Göz Hastalıkları |
| General Surgery | Genel Cerrahi |
| Internal Medicine | İç Hastalıkları |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum |
| Otolaryngology | Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları |
| Neurology | Nöroloji |
| Orthopedics and Traumatology | Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji |
| Radiology | Radyoloji |
| Cardiology | Kardiyoloji |
| Medical Microbiology | Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji |
| Anesthesiology and Reanimation | Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon |
| Neurosurgery | Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi |
| Histology and Embryology | Histoloji ve Embriyoloji |
| Psychiatry | Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıklar |
| Urology | Üroloji |
| Forensic Medicine | Adli Tıp |
| Medical Pathology | Tıbbi Patoloji |
| Medical Biochemistry | Tıbbi Biyokimya |
| Medical Pharmacology | Tıbbi Farmakoloji |
| Medical Genetics | Tıbbi Genetik |
| Sports Medicine | Spor Hekimliği |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları |
| Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery | Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi |
