The Turkish Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. It is offered by the Turkish government to various levels of study “Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD and Research” in all disciplines for students from all over the world.
The Turkish government annually provides about 5,000 scholarships to international students. Last year, nearly 120,000 scholarship were received.
Conditions of Applicants:
Bachelor’s degree:
1. The applicant must not be older than 21 years of age, which means that his/her birth date should not be earlier than 01.01.1997.
2. They should not be already enrolled in a Turkish university at the same academic level.
3. If he/she is graduating from high school (Baccalaureate, Tawhidi), they can submit a document from the school where he studies which proves that the rate of the second year of secondary school is not less than 70%, and that you are restricted to the third stage in high school. After that you can apply until you get the high school certificate.
4. At least 70% of all majors except medical specialties.
5. For medical specialties such as medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, the average at the secondary level must be at least 90%.
Required documents for students wishing to register to study the bachelor’s degree program within the Turkish Free Scholarship Program:
1. A copy of the valid passport or a copy of the personal ID (if the passport is not available).
2. Copy of the transcripts.
3. A copy of the certificate of secondary school.
4. A clear photograph with a white or blue background.
5. The letter of intent should be written by the student himself which shows his motive and purpose of choosing Turkey for education along with the reason for his choice of competence. This letter is of great importance and should be taken care of as it can increase the chance of receiving the grant.
6. Letter of recommendation from the professors who taught the student. (This is not a condition but it can create a stronger case for the student). They must provide their full personal information ( job, work, phone number, e-mail, and signature).
Notes:
– Students who are about to graduate from high school must bring their grades up to the last semester.
– In the event of when the disclosure of the marks within the secondary certificate given is satisfied, or if the secondary certificate does not contain the list of marks, another document must be sent to reveal the marks with them.
– It is preferable to send pictures of papers using the scanner in PDF format.
– Documents are sent without translation.
Master’s Degree:
1. The applicant must not be older than 30 years of age, which means that his/her birth date should not be earlier than 01.01.1988
2. The bachelor’s degree should not be less than 75%.
Required documents for students wishing to register to study the master’s degree program within the Turkish Free Scholarship Program:
1. A copy of the bachelor’s degree with the disclosure of grades.
2. A copy of the certificate of high school with the disclosure of grades.
3. A copy of the valid passport or a copy of the personal ID (if the passport is not available).
4. A clear photograph with a white or blue background.
5. The letter of intent or the letter of intent is written by the student himself and shows his motive and purpose of choosing Turkey to study in it and the reason for his choice of competence. This letter is of great importance and should be taken care of to increase the chance of receiving the scholarship.
6. Letter of recommendation from the professors who taught the student and in the event of any issue, the student can also get this from his/her workplace. Student must provide their full personal information (job, work, phone number, e-mail, and signature).
Notes:
– It is preferable to send scanned pictures of documents in PDF format.
– Documents are sent as they are without translation.
Doctorate:
1. The applicant must not be older than 35 years of age, which means that his/her birth date should not be earlier than 01.01.1983
2. The master’s degree should not be less than 75%.
Required documents for students wishing to register to study the PhD program within the Turkish Free Scholarship Program:
1. A copy of the bachelor’s degree with the disclosure of grades.
2. A copy of the Master’s degree with the disclosure of grades.
3. Extracts from Master Thesis.
4. A copy of the valid passport or a copy of the personal identification (if the passport is not available).
5. A clear photograph with a white or blue background.
6. Letter of recommendation from the professors who taught the student and in the event of any issue, the student can also get this from his/her workplace. Student must provide their full personal information (job, work, phone number, e-mail, and signature).
Notes:
– Students who have not yet graduated from the Master’s degree must bring the grades up to the last semester they studied at the university.
– It is preferable to send pictures of papers using the scanner in PDF format.
– Documents are sent as they are without translation.
Advantages of the Turkish Scholarship:
1. Accommodation for free: University housing for students and enjoy the services of distinctive social meals and ports of recreation and sports.
2. Health insurance: the length of study in Turkey to receive treatment in government hospitals free of charge, or reduced in the rest of the private hospitals.
3. Studying the Turkish language for one full year even for those who will receive their education in another language.
4. Airplane ticket once to enter Turkey, once departing after finishing the study stages.
5. Student accommodation and reduced transportation card.
6. Exemption from full university fees.
7. Monthly Salary:
* About 700 Turkish lira for the bachelor stage.
* Approximately 950 Turkish lira for the master stage.
* About 1,400 Turkish lira for the doctoral stage.
* About 3000 TL for research stage.
How to apply for free Turkish grant:
Registration is made electronically through the scholarship website https://tbbs.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/
Universities participating in the grant:
1. Registration is by entering the required data.
2. An activation link will be sent to the e-mail you have sent.
3. You then log in to the site by e-mail and the password you have chosen.
4. Fill in the form which is 9 stages and upload the required papers.
5. Often after a month the results are shown and sent to the recipients through their email and determine the date of the interview.
6. The date and place of the interview shall be determined for the students who are in Turkey. Students outside Turkey shall be interviewed at their embassies or diplomatic institutions in those countries. In the absence of embassies or diplomatic institutions of Turkey in those countries, a suitable method shall be found.