2026-11-103 min readEnglish vs Turkish-taught bachelor’s programmes in Türkiye: the price gap 2026–2027
We compared 2172 bachelor’s programmes in our database: the median annual price is $4 750 for English-taught and $4 000 for Turkish-taught programmes. University-by-university table and advice.
Many students ask: how much more expensive is studying in English than in Turkish? Instead of guessing, we looked at the programme database on our site. The figures below are annual, discounted bachelor’s prices for 2026–2027 (we use the median rather than the average, so expensive fields like medicine don’t distort the picture).
The overall picture
| Language of instruction | Programmes | Median annual price |
|---|---|---|
| English | 1117 | $4 750 |
| Turkish | 1055 | $4 000 |
So by the median, English-taught programmes cost roughly $750 more. The gap varies a lot from one university to another.
University by university
Universities with at least 5 bachelor’s programmes in each language (programmes / median annual price):
| University | English | Turkish |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Medipol University | 39 / $5 500 | 56 / $5 500 |
| Yaşar University | 79 / $4 000 | 11 / $4 000 |
| Istanbul Aydin University | 31 / $6 500 | 58 / $5 000 |
| Istanbul Gelişim University | 27 / $3 953 | 54 / $3 720 |
| Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) | 53 / $4 450 | 28 / $4 450 |
| Istanbul Nişantaşı University | 21 / $3 800 | 59 / $3 250 |
| Yeditepe University | 67 / $9 000 | 8 / $8 500 |
| Beykent University | 23 / $2 500 | 47 / $2 500 |
| Final International University | 56 / $4 116 | 14 / $4 116 |
| Istanbul Okan University | 29 / $4 750 | 34 / $4 275 |
| Istanbul Bilgi University | 48 / $6 300 | 9 / $6 000 |
| Bahçeşehir University (BAU) | 43 / $8 500 | 13 / $6 375 |
Of the 39 universities with at least 5 programmes in each language, English-taught programmes are more expensive at 24 and the same price at 15; at none of them are English-taught programmes cheaper.
Tips for choosing
- Your language level matters more than the price: a Turkish-taught programme usually needs a preparatory year or a TÖMER certificate, which means extra time and cost.
- At some universities the price is the same for both languages — there, choosing English costs nothing extra.
- Think about where you want to work: if you plan to work in Türkiye, Turkish is a big advantage; for an international career, English.
- Don’t mix up annual prices and whole-programme prices: how to read the price table.
You can filter programmes by language and price in our search. We confirm the current price of any programme in a free consultation.
Source: uninturkey.com programme database (2026–2027), annual bachelor’s programmes, discounted prices; medians calculated. Prices may change.
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