Turkey Scholarships (Türkiye Bursları) is the official scholarship program of the Republic of Turkey. It is a scholarship program which not only provides financial support but also ensures university placement for students in their intended program of application. With this feature, it differs from other scholarship programs in the world. Apart from university education, it is aimed to provide students with the benefits of social, cultural and academic extra- curricular programs and activities while they are in Turkey.
With the implementation of Türkiye Scholarships in 2012, which recieved around 40.000 applications in its first year, a rapid increase was witnessed in the application numbers throughout the years, to reach about 150,000 applications in 2019.
Today Türkiye Scholarships is a well-known scholarship program in most countries of different continents. Offering support also to academicians, researchers and civil servants in other countries, Türkiye Scholarships program offers various modules for research and Turkish language education.
Close communication with international students is sustained not only during their education but also after their graduation. Students who have completed their higher education in Turkey become voluntarily country ambassadors who build bridges of friendship between Turkey and their countries. Therefore, the Turkey Alumni network has been established in order to protect our ties with our alumni around the world.
Advantages of Turkey Scholarships
- Provides university and department placements unlike other higher education scholarship programs.
- Covers tuition fees.
- Allows you to learn the language of the country study with 1-year Turkish language course. Thus, resources are diversified in your academic research and daily life becomes more pleasurable.
- Provides accommodation for students arriving in a new country.
- Supports you on your journey to Turkey and when you return to your country at the end of your education period and covers your once-off flight ticket.
- Allows you to take full advantage of widespread health services when necessary with health insurance.
- Also provides monthly stipend. 1000 TL at undergraduate level, 1,400 TL at Master’s level and 1,800 TL at PhD level per month
What the Scholarship Covers
Full-Time Programs
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- University and program placement
- Monthly Stipend: 1000 TL per month
- Tuition Fee
- Once-off Return Flight Ticket
- Health Insurance
- Accommodation
- One-year Turkish Language Course
Length of award: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4-6 years (depending on the normal duration of the program)
Postgraduate Scholarship Program
- University and program placement
- Monthly Stipend:
- Master’s: 1,400 TL per month
- Ph.D.: 1,800 TL per month
- Tuition Fee
- Once-off Return Flight Ticket
- Health Insurance
- Accommodation
- One-year Turkish Language Course
Length of award: Master’s: 1 year Turkish Language course + 2 years
Short-Term Programs
Success Scholarship Program (1 year)
- Monthly Stipend:
- Bachelor’s: 500 TL per month
- Master’s: 700 TL per month
- PhD: 900 TL per month
The success scholarship program does not cover accommodation and other amenities
Research Scholarship Program (3-10 months)
- Monthly Stipend: 4000 TL per month
Research scholarship does not cover accommodation and other amenities
Turkish Language & Culture Programs
Turkish Language Programme for Public Officials and Academicians (8-10 months)
- Monthly Stipend: 4,000 TL per month
- Once-off Return Flight Ticket
- Accommodation
- Turkish Language Course
Required Documents
All candidates must submit the following documents during online application:
- A valid National Identification Document OR a valid Passport
- A recent Photo of the candidate (Please note that the photo you upload into the Application system must be a proper portrait of yourself, candidate photos which are not identifiable will undermine the evaluation of your application)
- National exam scores (required for candidates who do not possess any international qualification or certification)
- Diploma or temporary certificate of Graduation
- Academic transcripts (online screenshots and uncertified transcripts will undermine the evaluation of your application)
- International exam scores (GRE, GMAT, DELF, YDS, YÖS …etc. if required by the chosen university & program)
- Language test scores (if required by the chosen university & program)
- A research proposal and an example of your written work (for PhD applicants only)
Application Criteria
Basic Criteria for Applying
1. Minimum Academic Criteria:
- Minimum academic achievement for Bachelor’s degree applicants: 70%
- Minimum academic achievement for Master’s and Doctorate degree applicants: 75%
- Minimum academic achievement for Health Science (Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy) applicants: 90%
2. Age Criteria:
- To be under the age of 21 for Undergraduate programs
- To be under the age of 30 for Master’s programs
- To be under the age of 35 for Doctorate programs
How to apply for the Turkish scholarship
- Read the details mentioned in this article well.
- Make sure you fulfill the scholarship conditions.
- Prepare all required documents, scan and save them in pdf format.
- Go to the Turkish scholarship portal and create an account to apply.
- You will need to activate the account via a link that will be sent to your email.
- Fill in all your personal information and upload the necessary documents.
- You must choose the majors you want to study (maximum of 10 options).
- Answer questions related to the motivation and interest to study in Turkey.
