Turkey is experiencing political and economic stability. As it constitutes the sixth largest economic power in Europe, Sixteenth in the world. Perhaps the most important reasons that made Turkey a destination for education are the quality and effectiveness of studying in Turkey and the low cost of living. As well as the low cost of tuition fees in universities and language institutes compared to Western countries. Turkish educational institutions enjoy a high global reputation as well as global recognition in a large number of countries.
Turkey has succeeded in attracting a large number of foreign students by focusing on opening the doors of study and scientific and cultural cooperation with many countries that exceeded more than 176 countries. representing different nationalities and ethnicities, The Turkish government has also taken care of providing all the conditions to attract them through official grants and allocating their own seats. In addition to simplifying the procedures for obtaining a visa and residence.
Most of the Turkish cities have universities and colleges thanks to the increase in the number of universities from 76 universities 10 years ago to 170 universities, and it is scheduled to reach 500 universities by the year 2023. Higher education is monitored and managed by the Higher Education Council (YÖK).
The number of university students in Turkey exceeds 4 million, including more than 50,000 foreign students. The number of foreign students coming to Turkey doubles with the beginning of each new academic year. As for the language of instruction, most universities teach in Turkish. However, many public universities teach certain majors in English, As for private universities, most of them teach in English.
