Student life
Life in Türkiye
Affordable, vibrant and welcoming. Here's what your day-to-day will actually look like — the budget, the food, the culture and the little things nobody tells you before you arrive.
Real monthly budget
Live well on $400–700 a month
$150–350
Rent (shared) / month
$120–200
Food / month
$20–40
Transport / month
$15–25
Phone + internet / month
The good stuff
Why students fall for it
World-class food
Simit for breakfast, kebabs for lunch, baklava whenever. Eating out is cheap and unforgettable.
History everywhere
Byzantine walls, Ottoman mosques and Roman ruins — your weekend trips write themselves.
Famous hospitality
Turkish warmth is real. Locals go out of their way to help, and student communities are tight.
Safe & student-friendly
Bustling, well-lit cities with strong public transport and a huge international student population.
Housing sorted
A safe place to land — booked before you fly
State dorms, private student residences or shared flats near campus — SIT vets your options and reserves your room before arrival, then meets you at the airport. No scrambling on day one.
See housing support$80–150/mo
State dorms
$250–500/mo
Private residence
$150–350/mo
Shared flat
$350–700/mo
Studio
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