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Türkiye: Costs

Tuition fees and monthly living costs in Türkiye.

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition
State universities charge foreign (international-quota) students an annual tuition. By YÖK principles the minimum and maximum are set by Presidential Decision for state universities with no exceptions; the 2026-2027 Decision is No. 11625 (Official Gazette 15 Aug 2026, no. 33341), which also grants at least 25% sibling discount where the student and family hold Turkish residence permits and several siblings attend state universities. The decision text itself was not retrieved, so no official min/max table is quoted. Published 2026-27 figures from individual state universities: Hacettepe 3,000 USD (vocational school) to 12,000 USD (Medicine) per year, Engineering/Computer Sciences 7,500 USD (357,050 TL at 47.6065 TL/USD); Istanbul University 71,415 TL (vocational) to 476,100 TL (Medicine) per year, Computer & Information Technologies 166,635 TL, Economics 119,025 TL; ITU 94,500 TL per year for most engineering faculties (entrants 2023-2026), 79,000 TL for Science & Letters; METU 1,200 USD per semester (Engineering/Architecture) and 800 USD (Economics & Administrative Sciences/Education); Boğaziçi (state) 5,000 USD per semester Engineering/Economics, 4,000 USD Humanities/Science/Law/Education. Fees are paid each semester at registration.
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Private university tuition
Foundation (private) universities set international tuition through their own boards (YÖK principle 7), normally in USD. 2026-27 / latest published: Bilkent 18,400 USD per year for students admitted in 2026 (16,300-17,600 USD for earlier cohorts; 10% VAT included); Sabancı 36,500 USD annual tuition listed for 2026-27 (the same page also shows a 'Non Scholarship: 24,500 USD per year for newly registering international students' line - the two figures are not reconciled on the page); Koç 38,000 USD per year (2025/26 list; Medicine 59,000 USD; 2026/27 table not retrieved). Merit scholarships (waivers) are offered by Sabancı (25-75%) and Koç (full or partial).
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Monthly living cost
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 The Study in Türkiye 'Life Expenses' page is outdated (uses 2020-era prices: housing 215-2,500 TL/month) and is NOT used.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.
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Accommodation

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).

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