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Ask Turkish students where they would study if Istanbul were off the table and a surprising number say Eski\u015fehir. Studying in Eskisehir<\/strong> means living in a mid-sized, walkable city of roughly 900,000 people where a large share of the daytime population seems to be under 25, the tram runs past most of the places you actually need, and rent is a fraction of what you would pay in Istanbul. It is not a city that international students usually put on their list first, which is exactly why it deserves a closer look<\/p>\n

We have placed students in Eski\u015fehir for engineering, medicine, aviation and Turkish-taught social sciences, and the feedback is consistent. They arrive expecting a quiet provincial town and find caf\u00e9s open late, a river promenade full of students and a city that is built around its universities rather than squeezed between offices and traffic<\/p>\n

At a glance:<\/strong> Three large state universities, no private ones \u2022 High-speed train to Ankara in about 1.5 hours and Istanbul in around 2.5 to 3 hours \u2022 Living costs well below Istanbul and Ankara \u2022 Mostly Turkish-taught programmes with a growing English offer<\/div>\n

Why Eski\u015fehir Is Known as Turkey’s Student City<\/h2>\n

Eski\u015fehir sits in north-western Anatolia, on the plateau between Ankara and Bursa. The Porsuk River runs through the centre, lined with bridges, parks and small boats that look slightly out of place on the steppe. The city has spent the last two decades investing in public spaces, so you get Sazova Park, Kentpark with its artificial beach, a modern tram system and an old town that has been restored rather than demolished<\/p>\n

What makes it a student city is proportion. Anadolu University, Eski\u015fehir Osmangazi University and Eski\u015fehir Technical University together bring tens of thousands of on-campus students into a city that is not very big. Whole neighbourhoods such as Ba\u011flar, Yeniba\u011flar and the streets around \u0130ki Eyl\u00fcl Caddesi run on student life: cheap breakfast places, print shops, shared flats and bars that are busy on Tuesday nights. For a newcomer this matters, because it is much easier to make friends and find help in a city where being a student is the default<\/p>\n

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The colourful wooden houses of Odunpazar\u0131, Eski\u015fehir’s old town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Universities in Eski\u015fehir for International Students<\/h2>\n

All three universities in the city are state universities. There is no private (foundation) university in Eski\u015fehir, so if you specifically want a private campus with fully English instruction you will be looking at Istanbul or Ankara instead. The upside is that state tuition for international students is usually much lower than private fees, and degrees from these universities are well known inside Turkey<\/p>\n

Anadolu University<\/h3>\n

Anadolu University is the oldest and best known of the three. It became a university in 1982 and is famous in Turkey for its open education system, which has enrolled millions of distance learners over the years. For on-campus international students the strengths are communication sciences, fine arts, tourism, business, pharmacy and education. The main Yunus Emre Campus is close to the centre and connected by tram, and the university also runs a well established T\u00d6MER centre for Turkish language preparation<\/p>\n

Eski\u015fehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU)<\/h3>\n

ESOGU has its roots in an engineering and architecture academy from the 1970s and became a university in 1993. Its Me\u015felik Campus is large and green, a little outside the centre but on the tram line. It is the city’s main choice for medicine, with a big university hospital, and it also has solid engineering, agriculture, science and education faculties. Medicine at ESOGU is taught in Turkish, so plan for a strong C1 level before the programme starts<\/p>\n

Eski\u015fehir Technical University (ESTU)<\/h3>\n

ESTU was split off from Anadolu University in 2018 and took over its engineering, architecture, science and aviation faculties. Its Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics is one of the better known in Turkey, with its own training airport facilities, which is why many of our aviation students end up here. If you are curious about that route, our guide to pilot training and aviation degrees in Turkey<\/a> covers licence requirements in more detail<\/p>\n

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The tram links the city centre with the Anadolu and Osmangazi university campuses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Programmes, Language of Instruction and Admission<\/h2>\n

Most bachelor’s programmes in Eski\u015fehir are taught in Turkish. Some engineering departments at ESTU and a handful of programmes at Anadolu and ESOGU offer English or partly English instruction, often with a compulsory English preparatory year if you cannot show a recognised test score. Before you fall in love with a department, check the language column in the university’s international student quota list for the current year, because it changes<\/p>\n

Each university publishes its own directive for international admissions. In recent cycles they have accepted a mix of SAT scores, national school-leaving exams, A-levels or IB and, at some universities, Y\u00d6S results. Applications are usually online in spring and summer, and results come out a few weeks after the deadline. The general process is the same as elsewhere in the country, and our step by step guide on applying to Turkish state and private universities<\/a> walks through documents and timing<\/p>\n