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.
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.
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