Italy Guide
Italy Diploma Translation for Turkish Universities
For graduates of Turkish universities heading to Italy — master’s, doctorate, specialisation or a bachelor’s — the application’s first step is the sworn Italian translation of the diploma and transcript. This page summarises how documents from Turkey’s state and foundation universities are prepared for the Italian application, the steps they pass through, and the institutions we serve.
5 min read Updated: 19.07.2026
Which documents get translated for the Italian application?
Most documents from Turkey need sworn Italian translation for an Italian university application. The most-translated, at master’s and doctoral level:
- The diploma (bachelor’s / master’s) and any provisional graduation certificate,
- The transcript and the Diploma Supplement,
- Course contents (for some programmes’ equivalence/exemption assessment),
- The income and financial documents (for the DSU grant and the ISEE Parificato),
- The motivation letter, CV and references (Italian or English, by the programme’s language).
The diploma–transcript work in detail is on our diploma–transcript translation page; the whole file on university application translation.
The process: apostille, sworn translation, recognition
For a Turkish document to hold in Italy, the sequence generally runs three stages: apostille first, then the sworn Italian translation of the apostilled document, then — where needed — degree recognition (the CIMEA statement, or the consulate’s Dichiarazione di Valore). The right order is the document never rebuilt from scratch.
| Document | Processing order |
|---|---|
| Diploma | Apostille → sworn Italian translation → (CIMEA / DoV where needed) |
| Transcript | Apostille → sworn Italian translation |
| Provisional graduation certificate | Apostille → sworn translation (updated when the final diploma issues) |
| Income documents (DSU / ISEE) | Apostille → sworn translation → the ISEE Parificato drawn up |
The apostille in detail is in our apostille guide; recognition on the Dichiarazione di Valore and CIMEA pages.
Our coverage of Turkish universities
We provide sworn Italian translation for diplomas, transcripts and academic documents from every state and foundation university in Turkey. The main institutions, grouped below — universities not named are covered all the same.
The large, established state universities
İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ), Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Marmara Üniversitesi, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, Galatasaray Üniversitesi, İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, Türk-Alman Üniversitesi; Ankara Üniversitesi, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ), Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi; Ege Üniversitesi, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi.
The technical and specialist universities
Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi, Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi, Eskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi, Konya Teknik Üniversitesi, İskenderun Teknik Üniversitesi, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi (KTÜ), Sivas Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi and the other technical and applied-sciences universities.
The state universities, by region
Marmara: Kocaeli, Sakarya, Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler, Bursa Uludağ, Balıkesir, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart, Trakya, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal, Yalova, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali.
Aegean and Mediterranean: Akdeniz, Süleyman Demirel, Pamukkale, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman, Aydın Adnan Menderes, Manisa Celal Bayar, Uşak, Afyon Kocatepe, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Mersin, Çukurova, Hatay Mustafa Kemal, Osmaniye Korkut Ata, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam.
Central Anatolia: Selçuk, Necmettin Erbakan, Erciyes, Eskişehir Osmangazi, Anadolu, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir Ahi Evran, Yozgat Bozok, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir, Aksaray, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey, Sivas Cumhuriyet, Kastamonu, Çankırı Karatekin.
Black Sea: Ondokuz Mayıs, Karadeniz Teknik, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Giresun, Ordu, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa, Amasya, Sinop, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit, Karabük, Bartın, Düzce, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal, Artvin Çoruh, Gümüşhane, Bayburt.
East and Southeast: Atatürk, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım, Fırat, İnönü, Munzur, Bingöl, Muş Alparslan, Bitlis Eren, Van Yüzüncü Yıl, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen, Iğdır, Kars Kafkas, Ardahan, Dicle, Batman, Mardin Artuklu, Siirt, Şırnak, Hakkâri, Gaziantep, Harran, Adıyaman, Kilis 7 Aralık.
The foundation universities
Koç, Sabancı, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent, TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji, Özyeğin, Bahçeşehir, İstanbul Bilgi, Kadir Has, Yeditepe, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, İstanbul Medipol, Altınbaş, İstanbul Aydın, İstanbul Gelişim, Işık, Doğuş, Maltepe, İstanbul Okan, İstanbul Kültür, İstanbul Ticaret, Üsküdar, Biruni, İstinye, Nişantaşı, Fenerbahçe, Haliç, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf, İbn Haldun, Piri Reis, MEF; Başkent, Atılım, Çankaya, Ufuk, TED (Ankara); Yaşar, İzmir Ekonomi (İzmir); Hasan Kalyoncu, SANKO (Gaziantep), KTO Karatay (Konya), Toros and Çağ (Mersin).
What we watch in academic document translation
A diploma and transcript translation is no ordinary text job. The course titles, the grading system and the ECTS/credit details carry across rigorously, so the Italian institutions can assess the document right. Grades are rendered as they stand — the official grade conversion is a separate recognition process — and the name and date spellings are kept exactly consistent with your passport: that consistency is the quiet key to documents accepted without question.
For those returning from Italy to Turkey
We serve the reverse direction too: graduates of Italian universities seeking YÖK equivalency in Turkey. The sworn Turkish translation the Italian diploma needs for recognition in Turkey is covered on our YÖK equivalency translation pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is my Turkish diploma valid in Italy?
Once apostilled and sworn-translated, the Italian university generally asks for its recognition through a CIMEA statement or the consulate’s Dichiarazione di Valore. Confirm which with the university you’re applying to.
Apostille first, or translation first?
For most Italian procedures, apostille first — then the sworn translation of the apostilled document, so the endorsement is included.
Are my grades converted to the Italian system?
The translation renders your grades as they stand, explaining the system where needed; the official grade equivalence is a separate process (CIMEA/DoV).
My university isn’t listed — am I not covered?
You are. Documents from every state and foundation university in Turkey are within scope; the list samples the main institutions only.
Let us prepare your documents for the Italian application
We prepare the sworn Italian translation of your diploma and transcript end to end, apostille follow-up included. Take a free quote for the exact price, and see our scholarships section for Italy’s funding channels.
Application document requirements, recognition conditions and application dates can change every academic year. Verify with the official sources (the Study in Italy portal, CIMEA, the Italian Embassy / Consulate General) before applying.