Turkey
Turkey is one of our students' most requested destinations: hundreds of public and private universities, programmes in English and Turkish, and a short flight from home — and a natural choice for students already living in Turkey.
Figures are approximate and change every year; we confirm exact details for your programme and passport.
Why Turkey?
- Recognised degrees and strong medicine & engineering programmes
- Lower fees and living costs than Western Europe
- Familiar culture and a large Arab community
- Preparatory language year for those who need it
General requirements
- High-school diploma (Bagrut/Tawjihi) and transcript
- Valid passport
- Passport-style photo
- English proof (IELTS/TOEFL) or the university's own test
- Some universities: YÖS or SAT exam
Visa & residence steps
Acceptance letter
We apply for you and receive the official acceptance letter.
Student visa
Depending on your passport: a student visa from the consulate, or entry followed by a direct residence application. We confirm the right route for you.
University enrolment
Final registration with original documents and fee payment.
Student residence permit (İkamet)
Apply for the student residence permit after enrolment within the deadline — we help with the appointment and paperwork.
Universities in Turkey
Istanbul Beykent University
A private foundation university established in 1997 and one of Istanbul's largest, with around 30,000 students. It teaches across faculties including engineering, law, health sciences, fine arts and communication, on several campuses in central districts such as Ayazağa, Taksim and Beylikdüzü.
Illustrative city photoIstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University
A private foundation university established in 2009, with its main campus in Topkapı, Istanbul. It is known for health sciences — medicine, dentistry and pharmacy — alongside faculties of engineering, law, economics and fine arts.
Illustrative city photoIstanbul Gelişim University
A private foundation university that gained university status in 2011, having started as a vocational school in 2008, with its campus in Avcılar on Istanbul's western side. Its faculties include dentistry, health sciences, engineering and economics.
Illustrative city photoIstanbul Nişantaşı University
A private non-profit university supported by the Nişantaşı Education and Culture Foundation, which has grown quickly into one of Istanbul's larger universities. Its modern NeoTech campus is in Maslak, and its programmes include dentistry in both English and Turkish.
Illustrative city photoBiruni University
A private university founded in 2014 in Topkapı, Istanbul, named after the scholar al-Biruni. It specialises in health sciences, with faculties of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and health sciences, and students train at the university's own hospital.
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
A public university whose roots go back to 1773, making it one of the world's oldest technical universities and one of Turkey's leading schools of engineering and architecture. Its main campus is in Ayazağa/Maslak, and many programmes are taught in English.
Istanbul University
One of Turkey's oldest institutions of higher learning, tracing its roots to a school founded after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 and reorganised as a modern university in 1933. A public university with its historic main campus in Beyazıt, spanning faculties from medicine and law to sciences and humanities.
Hacettepe University
A public university in Ankara founded in 1967, with a strong reputation especially in medicine and health sciences and large university hospitals. It has two main campuses: Sıhhiye in the city centre and Beytepe.
Ibn Haldun University
A private foundation university established in 2015 that began teaching in the 2017–2018 academic year, with its campus in Başakşehir, Istanbul. It focuses on humanities and social sciences, law, education and Islamic studies, and teaches many programmes in English.
Illustrative city photoOSTIM Technical University
A private foundation university founded by the OSTIM Foundation in Ankara in 2017 and linked to the OSTIM industrial zone. It focuses on engineering, architecture and design, and economics, with a practical, industry-connected approach.
Üsküdar University
A private foundation university founded in 2011 in Üsküdar on Istanbul's Asian shore, describing itself as Turkey's first "thematic university". It is known for neuroscience, psychiatry and health sciences, with affiliated medical and research centres.
Illustrative city photoAnkara Bilim University
A young private foundation university in the capital, Ankara, established by the Turkish Efficiency Foundation. It offers programmes in engineering and other fields, including English-taught options.
Illustrative city photoBeykoz University
A private foundation university established in 2016 as the successor to Beykoz Logistics Vocational School (2008), Turkey's first logistics-focused vocational school. It has faculties of business and management, arts and design, social sciences, and engineering and architecture, plus a school of civil aviation.
Illustrative city photoIstanbul Atlas University
A private non-profit university founded in 2018 that began teaching at its Kâğıthane campus on Istanbul's European side in 2020. Its faculties include medicine, health sciences, engineering, and art, design and architecture, and it has a university hospital.
Altınbaş University
A private foundation university founded in 2008 as Istanbul Kemerburgaz University and renamed Altınbaş University in 2017. It has a large international student body and offers programmes in pharmacy, health sciences, engineering, law and fine arts.
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