
Tuition fees for international students are set by each university and apply to EU citizens too. According to Study in Europe, annual fees at state universities are:
At private (foundation) universities you pay €4,000–20,000 a year.
Example: METU in Ankara, international students who started from 2023/24 onwards, 2026/27, per semester:
Amounts in dollars are converted into Turkish lira at the central bank rate from the week before the payment deadline. For semesters beyond the standard length of your programme you pay 1.5 times as much.
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.