Özyeğin University, Istanbul — English-Taught Degrees, Tuition and Admissions

Özyeğin University is a private university in Istanbul, and the defining feature of its published catalogue is language: of the 23 programs on this page, 22 are taught in English and only one in Turkish. Among our partner universities that ratio is close to the inverse of the usual case.

The published list covers bachelor's study only. Engineering is present with five entries, and no medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or nursing program appears at all — this is not a route into a health field, and we do not present it as one.

Annual tuition runs from $16,500 to $25,000. The figure that matters here is the floor rather than the ceiling: $16,500 means even the cheapest program at this university sits in the expensive part of the market. If budget is the deciding factor for you, better to know that in the first paragraph than the last.

The Faculty of Business and the Graduate School of Business have held AACSB accreditation since February 2023, confirmed in the AACSB list of accredited schools.

The clear advantage for an Iranian applicant is freedom of program choice without a Turkish-language condition attached. At most Turkish private universities an English-speaking student picks from a small subset of the catalogue; here, with 22 of 23 programs in English, you effectively have the same catalogue a local student sees, and a Turkish preparatory year drops out of your timeline — which is a saving in both time and money.

The second advantage is that the catalogue does one thing. A list that holds only bachelor's programs is easier for a school-leaver to read, and the choice inside it is made faster. Set against that is the cost, and the honest conclusion follows from it: Özyeğin suits the applicant for whom English-taught study in Istanbul is the first priority and whose budget accommodates this level of fee.

The figure above is the university's own tuition — not our fee. Everything involved in getting you admitted here, from checking your documents to holding your acceptance letter, is done at no cost to you.

Bachelor's admission here is assessed on your high-school record, and Iran's national entrance exam plays no part in it. Because almost the entire catalogue is English-taught, a language certificate or a pass in the university's own exam is a serious condition in these files rather than a footnote.

If your language certificate is not ready, that does not close the route; in many cases the university's English preparatory program is the answer. The exact requirements and this year's pass thresholds for your target program are confirmed with the university rather than guessed at.

Admission at Özyeğin is also quota-based, with no fixed application deadline. The difference here is what drives the competition: with 22 of its 23 programs taught in English, demand for that limited capacity comes from English-speaking applicants generally — not only Iranian students — which pushes competition up regardless of the fee level.

If your budget fits this university's tuition (from $16,500), our advice is still to start your file early — at this price tier, the competition is over capacity, not over cost.

A standard file holds your high-school transcripts and diploma with official translations, an English-language certificate, a copy of a valid passport and a passport photo. Some programs also ask for a statement of purpose, and in English-taught files the quality of that text can make a difference.

Preparing and checking those documents is part of the same free service. In English-taught applications the most common cause of delay we see is a language certificate that has expired or is in a format the university does not accept.

Istanbul is Turkey's largest city, a layered metropolis spread across two continents, and for many students the ferry crossing between Europe and Asia is part of the daily commute. It holds the country's largest concentration of universities, so student life turns up everywhere, from library cafes to cheap lunch spots in almost every district. Public transit is extensive — metro, tram, Marmaray rail under the Bosphorus, and city ferries all work with a single Istanbulkart — though rush-hour traffic tests everyone's patience. It is also Turkey's most expensive city, with rent taking the biggest share of a student budget, which is why shared flats and dormitories are common. Winters are mild and rainy, summers warm and humid.