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To study at a Turkish university, you first want to make sure to develop your Turkish language skills. While most courses are taught in English, you will probably have some difficulty making friends, working with others, and meeting with professors if you don’t speak some Turkish.Like Turkish students, you will have to take an entrance exam. For foreigners, this is the Yabancı öğrenciler Sınavı (Foreign Students Exam, YöS). This test is offered in Ankara, Turkey, and also certain foreign countries. Regardless of where it is administered, the YöS is offered in June.
Visit the Student Selection and Placement Centre , or Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi (ÖSYM), to find a list of test centres and to register for the exam. You must take the test one year prior to studying in Turkey.If you prefer, you may substitute the SAT for the YÖS.
Foreign students who meet these requirements are allowed to enrol in the Turkish university of their choice, though they will have to apply for student visas. If you are the child of a foreign diplomat stationed in Turkey, you do not require a student visa.
Study abroad programs
Turkish universities partner with numerous study-abroad organizations, including Socrates-Erasmus and CIEE . In addition, many foreign universities sponsor direct exchanges with Turkish counterparts. For more information, do a web search or (if you are currently a student) contact your university´s study abroad office.
Tuition costs
Tuition varies by university, but is almost always between 1200 and 11000 Turkish lira per year. Some foreign students may find this comparatively cheap, others more expensive.
Universities charge additional fees for room and board, though these are often small. In many cases, room and board in university housing cost as little as 400 lira a month. As with pretty much every fee or payment in Turkey, foreigners usually pay slightly higher tuition.
Students who choose to live off campus will pay more for housing – they can usually find flats between 500 and 900 lira a month. Like all renters, foreign students should try to negotiate with their landlords for better rent.
Increasingly, Turkish universities receive support from large corporations, which allow them to award scholarships based on student need and merit. Amounts and application processes for these scholarships vary. If you are looking for scholarship money, don´t forget to check with your home university´s international studies office.
