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Home of Boğaziçi, Koç, Sabancı, İTÜ and Istanbul University (all in this dataset). Sabancı's Fall 2026-27 undergraduate dormitory tariff is 229,650-380,950 TL per year (Tuzla campus); Boğaziçi houses about 45% of undergraduates on campus and guarantees first-year housing to international degree students whose families live outside Istanbul. Istanbul University reports 669 programmes and 420,506 undergraduate+graduate students including distance learners (22 Oct 2026). Population and city-wide cost figures: null (TÜİK page not retrievable).

Universities in Istanbul

Bogazici University

Istanbul · Public

2026-27 intake, per semester, international quota: Engineering 5,000 USD; Economics and Administrative Sciences 5,000 USD; Science 4,000; Humanities and Social Sciences 4,000; Education 4,000; Law 4,000; MA/PhD 300 USD; English prep school 5,000 USD. Expected study period 8 semesters (4-year) / 10 semesters (5-year), maximum 14/16. The older globalstudents page still shows 10,000 USD/year (8,000 for Science/Education/Law) - superseded by the 2026-27 PDF.

Sabanci University

Istanbul (Tuzla) · Private

2026-27: 36,500 USD per year (iro.sabanciuniv.edu/en/tuition-fee). Conflict resolved from the page source: the '24,500 USD / per year for newly registering international students' line sits inside an HTML comment block () and is not displayed to visitors, so the visible, current figure is 36,500 USD; scholarships (25/40/50/60/75% waivers) reduce it. Dorm fees separate.

Koc University

Istanbul · Private

Official international-admissions tuition page still lists only the 2025/26 table (38,000 USD/yr all undergraduate programmes except Medicine 59,000 USD) as of 2026-10-25; no 2026/27 table published there and the registrar page returns 403 to automated access. 2026/27 remains null.

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul · Public

2026-27 international-quota annual fees (TL): Civil, Architecture, Mechanical, Electrical-Electronics, Mines, Chemical-Metallurgical, Aeronautics-Astronautics, Computer and Informatics faculties 94,500 (2022-23 and earlier entrants: 48,000); Management 86,500; Naval Architecture/Maritime/Textile 119,000; Science and Letters 79,000; Conservatory 264,000; graduate 33,300; prep year = faculty fee. 25% sibling discount; paid in two equal instalments at Vakıfbank.

Istanbul University

Istanbul · Public

2026-27 annual fees (TRY): Medicine 476,100; Law 190,440; Pharmacy 238,050; Dentistry 309,465; Architecture 190,440; Nursing 190,440; Computer and Information Technologies 166,635; Science 166,635; Aquatic Sciences 166,635; Business, Political Sciences, Communication, Transportation and Logistics 142,830; Economics 119,025; Letters 95,220; Theology 95,220; vocational school 71,415; Conservatory 238,050; graduate 95,220; 25% sibling discount; prep students pay their faculty fee.

Ozyegin University

Istanbul · Private

2026-27 standard rate USD 25,000/year for engineering, business, economics, architecture, design, psychology, IR etc.; Professional Flight USD 16,500/year plus EUR 84,700 flight school fee; scholarships of 40/50/60% (about USD 15,000/12,500/10,000 per year) awarded automatically; scholarships not applicable to Professional Flight.

Yildiz Technical University

Istanbul · Public

Galatasaray University

İstanbul · Public

Istanbul Medeniyet University

İstanbul · Public

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

İstanbul · Public

Marmara University

İstanbul · Public

National Defense University

İstanbul · State (other ministry)

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

İstanbul · Public

Turkish-German University

İstanbul · Public

Turkish-Japanese University of Science and Technology

İstanbul · Public

University of Health Sciences

İstanbul · Public

Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University

İstanbul · Private

Altınbaş University

İstanbul · Private

Bahçeşehir University

İstanbul · Private

Beykoz University

İstanbul · Private

Bezmiâlem Foundation University

İstanbul · Private

Biruni University

İstanbul · Private

Demiroğlu Bilim University

İstanbul · Private

Doğuş University

İstanbul · Private

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University

İstanbul · Private

Fenerbahçe University

İstanbul · Private

Haliç University

İstanbul · Private

Işık University

İstanbul · Private

İbn Haldun University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul 29 Mayis University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Arel University

İstanbul · Private

Atlas University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Aydın University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Beykent University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Bilgi University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Esenyurt University

İstanbul · Private

İstanbul Galata Üniversitesi

İstanbul · Private

İstanbul Gedik University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Gelisim University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Kent University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Kültür University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Medipol University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Nişantaşı University

İstanbul · Private

Okan University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Rumeli University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Health and Technology University

İstanbul · Private

Istanbul Commerce University

İstanbul · Private

Yeni Yüzyıl University

İstanbul · Private

İstinye University

İstanbul · Private

Kadir Has University

İstanbul · Private

Maltepe University

İstanbul · Private

MEF University

İstanbul · Private

Piri Reis University

İstanbul · Private

Üsküdar University

İstanbul · Private

Yeditepe University

İstanbul · Private

İstanbul Topkapı University

İstanbul · Private

Turkish International Islamic, Science and Technology University

İstanbul · Public

Cost information for Türkiye

The information below is not specific to Istanbul; it applies to Türkiye as a whole.

Monthly living cost (country-level): No nationwide official current figure was found. The Study in Türkiye 'Life Expenses' page is outdated (uses 2020-era prices: housing 215-2,500 TL/month) and is NOT used. The most recent official university estimate is METU's cost-of-living page (last updated 22 Jun 2026, Ankara): campus dormitory + economical lifestyle 12,000-18,000 TRY/month; shared apartment + moderate lifestyle 20,000-35,000 TRY; living alone or more comfortable 40,000+ TRY; non-housing basics about 8,000-15,000 TRY/month. Housing price points from the same page: on-campus public/university dorm 4,000-20,000 TRY/month, private student dorm in Ankara 12,000-60,000, three-person rental flat near the university 35,000-60,000; student monthly transit pass 400-600 TRY. Istanbul data point: Sabancı dormitory 229,650-380,950 TL per undergraduate academic year (Fall 2026-27 tariff). Istanbul and İzmir city-wide cost estimates from an official source: null.Source
Accommodation (country-level): State KYK dormitories (Kredi ve Yurtlar Genel Müdürlüğü): eligibility, fees and application for self-funded foreign students could not be verified on an official page (kygm.gsb.gov.tr pages retrieved cover only Turkish scholarship/loan notices) - null. Türkiye Scholarships and the YÖK scholarship include dormitory accommodation. University dormitories: Boğaziçi (guaranteed first-year place for international degree students from outside Istanbul; ~45% of undergraduates on campus), Koç (applications received by 15 Jul 2026 were guaranteed campus housing; the housing directorate aims to house new international undergraduates not living in Istanbul), Sabancı (dorm fees per undergraduate year: study room for 4 229,650 TL; room for 4 305,300; room for 3 267,500; room for 2 380,950 TL; refundable deposit 34,000 TL), Bilkent (Fall 2026-27 per person per semester: 4-person 51,600 TL (Central) / 49,800 TL (East) up to 198,000 TL for a 2-person room with bathroom), METU (on-campus 4,000-20,000 TRY/month per the cost page). Private options in Ankara per METU: private student dormitory 12,000-60,000 TRY/month; three-person apartment near campus 35,000-60,000 TRY/month. Dorm/flat deposits are normally required (Study in Türkiye).Source

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