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Turkey

Country: Turkey

Population (million): 85.7 (2025)

Area (km²): 783562

Official language: Turkish

Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)

Dialling code: +90

Internet users (million): 56.7 (2025)

Number of students: 7,081,289 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 46.8 (2024)

Women among students (%): 52.0 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 3,526,381 (2024)

Students - master's level: 623,349 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 108,933 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): set by each university; e.g. METU (Ankara): USD 800–1,200 per semester for international students (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): set by each university; e.g. METU (Ankara): USD 375 per semester for international students (2026/27)

Turkey has 208 universities and more than 6 million students, and state universities charge international students – EU citizens included – €250–700 a year for a bachelor's, according to Study in Europe. Private (foundation) universities cost €4,000–20,000 a year, and a student spends around €400–800 a month. Find out how to apply directly to a university and when you can get a work permit.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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