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
یقین نہیں کہ کہاں سے شروع کریں؟ 7,000 سے زائد پروگرام تلاش کریں, یا کسی حقیقی انسان سے بات کریں۔
ہمارے تصدیق شدہ مشیروں نے 50,000 سے زائد طلبہ کو داخل کرایا ہے۔ ہر پروگرام کو شعبے، سطح، شہر اور بجٹ کے لحاظ سے تلاش کریں, یا ایک مفت کال بک کریں اور ہم آپ کے لیے فہرست تیار کریں گے۔