Background
Yeditepe is a foundation university, established in 1996 by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation. It has 11 faculties, two institutes, four research centres and one vocational school. In the 2008-09 academic year, there were 17,000 students and 1,800 faculty members at the university.
Yeditepe refers to the legendary Seven Hills …

Here is a brief background and some general advice on what you need to think about before you take off…
A Background to Turkey and Turkish Culture
Turkey spans from Europe in the west to Central Asia in the east – its neighbouring countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Iraq, Iran …

Turkish law requires all mobile phones that operate through a Turkish SIM card to be
registered.
If you switch to a Turkish SIM card after your arrival and fail to register, your
mobile phone will be blocked. You can register your phone at customs desk in the
airport. It is around 15- 20 TL
In …

You can find all international offices contact addresses in Istanbul.
Doğuş University
International Student Office
Tel: +90 (216) 544 55 21
Fax: +90 (216) 544 55 42
E-mail: intstud@dogus.edu.tr

Okan University
International Office
Serpil Sidgwick
E-mail: serpil.arisoy@okan.edu.tr
Phone: +90 216 677 16 30 / 1138 – +90 216 677 12 74
Fax: +90 216 677 16 47
www.erasmus.okan.edu.tr

İstanbul Ticaret University

LLLP/ ERASMUS OFFICE
ddemirtas@iticu.edu.tr
Address: …

A Residence Permit is an official document stating registration with the Directorate of Security (Emniyet Müdürlüğü).
All international students, regardless of their status, are required to obtain …

For next coming students who are coming Nick is giving some advices. When you come here as an erasmus7exchange student, you will see it will work. Because, being a student means that you don’t have money, you are not working so you don’t gain money. ) It is possible …

If you are coming to Istanbul as an Erasmus/Exchange student, you should notice that, it is really hard to survive in this huge and crowded city. Besides this, you will never forget your time in Turkey.
I can give some advices:
- You should be carefull when you are choosing the …

Turkish Lira(TL) is fully convertible. TL is sold and bought in banks, airports and exchange offices( döviz bürosu) . You can find exchange offices every central areas of Istanbul. Most of them are open even in Saturdays.
They have a big electronic exchange tables that shows exchange rates. Only …

It is estimated that the average monthly personal expenses for students are between 450 and
550 Euro including rent and all other expenses. Average prices of some basic products and
services are as follows:
Transportation
Bus,Ferry, Subway              0.5  € ( with student card )
Dolmus Changes Between   1 …

Cheapest Way to Travel in Istanbul
Akbil is a ticket system that covers all buses, tram  and ships and also some Marine Lines(city lines). Students has a chance of travelling cheaply in Istanbul with student discount card.
Students use a discount travel card (student akbil). It is very cheap to travel with …