Key Advantages

Why Study in Turkey?

Reasons students from India and Pakistan look at Türkiye (Turkey), with the facts behind each one.

Why Study in Turkey?

Top Benefits

Low fees at public universities

English-taught programmes

Türkiye Scholarships, which pay your main costs

European credits (ECTS)

300,000+

International students

From USD 800

Middle East Technical University (METU) bachelor's fee a semester

6,500 Turkish lira (TRY) a month

Türkiye Scholarships monthly allowance (bachelor's)

1 year

Permit to stay and look for a job after graduation

Low public fees, English-taught programmes, and a government scholarship (Türkiye Scholarships) that pays for tuition, housing and more.

Academic Excellence

Recognised degrees

Quality signals you can check.

European credits

Turkish universities have used ECTS, the European credit system, since 2001.

Program Highlights:

Türkiye is part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Exchange programmes

Almost all Turkish universities take part in Erasmus (the European student exchange programme).

Program Highlights:

You can spend one or two semesters at a university in Europe.

Prestigious Institutions

Academic Excellence Nationwide

Middle East Technical University (METU)

Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

Bilkent University

Sabancı University

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Career Pathways

Working in Türkiye

Work needs a work permit, which your employer applies for.

Post-Study Work Pathway

While you study

Bachelor's students can work part-time after year one. Master's and PhD students can work from year one.

Graduate

Finish your degree at a Turkish university.

Look for a job

Apply for a 1 year permit to look for a job before your student permit ends, within 6 months after you graduate.

Get a work permit

Your employer applies. A work permit also counts as your residence permit.

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Post-Study Work Rights

Build your career in Turkey

Duration

1 year, can be extended once by 1 more year

Graduates can stay 1 year to look for work. They can extend it once by 1 more year if they apply before it ends or within 90 days after.

Key Benefits

Gain valuable work experience

Build professional networks

Pathway to permanent residency

Graduate Employment

Employment Rate

Average to Find Job

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Campus Life

Campus life

Life on campus depends on your university.

The Turkey Campus Experience

Campus dormitories

Most students live in dormitories. Türkiye Scholarships holders at bachelor's level can stay in a dormitory for their whole course.

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Unique Advantages

What stands out

Facts that matter for your choice.

Low public fees

At Middle East Technical University (METU), a bachelor's costs USD 800 to USD 1,200 a semester, and a master's USD 375 a semester, for international students in 2026-27.

METU

A scholarship that pays your main costs

Tuition, a dormitory place, health insurance, one flight ticket, a 1 year Turkish course and a monthly allowance. Open to citizens of all countries.

Türkiye Scholarships

Scholarships for good marks

Sabancı University takes 25% to 75% off the tuition fee. Koç University checks every international applicant for a full or partial scholarship.

Private universities

Stay to look for work

Graduates of Turkish universities can get a 1 year short-term residence permit to look for a job. Apply before your student permit ends, within 6 months after you graduate.

1 year

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