Compulsory education starts at the age of 6 and compulsory basic education is 12 years in Turkey. Therefore, a child starts compulsory education at the age of 6 and graduates at the age of 18. The first four years are primary education, followed by four years of secondary education and four years of high school education. The first 12 years of education are compulsory for everyone and are provided free of charge by the state.
Education after high school is called higher education and is managed by YÖK (Higher Education Council). For detailed information about YÖK, you can click here.
There are different types of institutions and academic units within higher education. For more detailed information on this subject, you can click here.
Higher education provides education at three different levels. These are associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees. For more detailed information, you can click here.
To sum up, there are two options for a student who wants to get a higher education degree in Turkey. These are associate degree and bachelor’s degree options. Students first need to decide which degree they want to study.
At GoStudy, we offer counseling and placement services to international students for the associate degree, bachelor’s degree and master’s degree programs.
Note: We do not offer any counseling or student placement services for medical specialty degrees, doctoral degrees or proficiency in art degree programs.