2020 Full List of Low Tuition Universities in Turkey for International Students

List of low tuition universities and colleges in turkey, tuition fees, cost of living, working rate, admission and visa requirements are what we will consider in today’s post.

But before that, Note that Turkish universities offer a lot of programs in English in the fields of humanities, medicine, engineering, business, and finance.

Also, they participate in the Socrates – Erasmus program of the European Commission. This is to increase student and academician mobility within the European Union, the European Economic Area countries, and other EU candidate states.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for international students are low and vary from program to program. In Public universities, the tuition fees are much cheaper when compared with tuition fees in private institutions in Turkey.

Private universities charge about $20,000 while in Public universities, tuition fees range from $600-1500/ year for courses taught in English, while the same courses, in Turkish language, are about $240-750.

Cost of living

Cost of living is very low and affordable when compared to other study destinations in Europe.

A student should budget about $350 to $500 to take care of your feeding, accommodation, transport fares etc. per month and about $100 to $150 / semester to cover the costs of course books and administrative fees. This depends on your spending rate as some students spend lower.

Visa Requirements

Before you think of applying for a student visa at your nearest Turkish consulate, you must secure a course at a Turkish university.

Below are the visa requirements;

• A copy of your letter of acceptance from a Turkish university

• A completed Turkish student visa application form (obtained from the consulate)

• A valid passport, with an expiry date beyond the end of your planned stay in Turkey

• A processing fee, which varies depending on your nationality

• Passport-sized photographs of yourself

• You have to wait for about eight weeks from the time you submit your application before you think of receiving your visa. Immediately you arrive in Turkey, you should also apply for a residence permit. This can be done at the nearest police headquarters, and requires you to show proof that you are enrolled at a Turkish university, your passport and Turkish student visa, photographs and a fee.

Admission requirements

The following documents are required for undergraduate studies;

1. International Student Application Form
2. High School Diploma and its translation (Turkish or English)
3. Official Transcript and its translation (Turkish or English)
4. Language Proficiency Score (Applicants should contact the university for minimum English language requirements. Students who do not meet language proficiency requirements may take the university’s proficiency test upon arrival. Those who fail the proficiency test must attend the English Preparatory Program provided by the university. For further information, please contact the Admissions Office of the respective university.)
5. Valid International University Entry Exam Result (Please contact the Admissions Office for the acceptable exams. Students who do not have enough scores on the acceptable international exams may take the university’s own exam for the international students.)

For graduate study, applicants should submit the following documents to the university;

1. International Student Application Form
2. Bachelor’s or Master’s Diploma and its translation (Turkish or English)
3. Official Transcript and its translation (Turkish or English)

An updated resume

1. Statement of Purpose
2. Recommendation Letters
3. Language Proficiency Score (Endeavour to contact the University for Minimum English Language Requirements. Students who do not meet language proficiency requirements may take the university’s proficiency test upon arrival. Those who fail the proficiency test must attend the English Preparatory Program provided by the university. For further information, visit the webpage of the respective university.)
4. Result for Graduate Program Entrance Exam (Endeavour to contact the Admissions Office for the acceptable exams.)
5. Application Fee

List of low tuition universities and colleges in Turkey

Mimar Sinan University

Mugla University

Mustafa Kemal University

Near East University (Cyprus)

Nigde University

Okan University

Dicle (Tirgris) University

Dogus University

Dokuz Eylül University

Dumlupinar University

Eastern Mediterranean University (Cyprus)

Ege University

Erciyes University

European University of Lefke (Cyprus)

Fatih University

Anadolu University

Ankara University

Atatürk University

Atilim University

Bahcesehir University

Balikesir University

Baskent University

Beykent University

Bilkent University

Bogazici University

Canakkale (18th March) University

Cankaya University

Celal Bayar University

Cukurova University

Cumhuriyet (Republik) University

Cyprus International University

Kahramanmaras Sütcü Imam University

Karadeniz Technical University

Kirikkale University

Koc University

Kocaeli University

Maltepe University

Marmara University Istanbul

Mersin University

Middle East Technical University

Firat (Euphrates) University

Galatasaray University

Gazi University Ankara

Gaziantep University

Gaziosmanpasa University

Gebze Institute of Technology

Girne American University

Hacettepe University

Halic University

Harran University

Inönü University

Isik University

Istanbul Bilgi University

Istanbul Kultur University

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul University

Izmir Institute of Technology

Kadir Has University

Kafkas University

Middle East Technical University

Bilkent University

Bogazici University