Incoming Students

If you are interested in spending your exchange semester or year at PRU, you first need to contact your home institution’s International Office or exchange coordinator to learn if there is an Erasmus bilateral exchange agreement between your institution and PRU.

Nomination & Application

When applying within a framework of an exchange agreement from a partner institution, you must be nominated by your home institution. As part of the online application, you will be asked to complete/upload the following items:

• Proof of English language proficiency*
• Passport photocopy (personal information page)
• Official ECTS transcript

The application deadline for Fall Semester is July 15th, and for Spring Semester is November 30th. Nominations should be sent approximately one month before the application deadline.

Visa

• You may or may not be required to obtain a Turkish “education/study” visa.
• If you are eligible for a touristic e-visa, you must enter Turkey (TR) with an e-visa.
• If you are exempt from visas to TR, you can travel with only a valid passport.
• If none of the above applies to you, you must apply for a visa at a consulate.

You may also check the following link for visa information for foreigners: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa

Regardless, you must contact the nearest Turkish Embassy/Consulate to learn if you need to apply for a study visa.

Residence Permit

A Residence Permit is an official document declaring registration at the Directorate General of Migration Management (Immigration Office). All foreign nationals must register with the Immigration Office within one month of entering Turkey in order to obtain a residence permit. The International Office will actively assist you with the necessary procedures. Please note that due to the high number of first-time applications, your appointment may not be scheduled until one month after the day of entry. This is not a concern, because it is sufficient to obtain an appointment within 30 days upon arrival to Turkey. Due to the high number of applications at the beginning of each semester, appointments may be given for 4-6 weeks after the beginning of each semester. Please forward your residence permit documents to the International Office once you arrive in Turkey so that we can make your official application.

Residence Permit Documents:

• Residence Permit Application Form
• Photocopy of passport
• Four (4) pcs biometric photos with white background
• Valid Health Insurance
• Address of residence in Turkey / Proof of Address
• Receipt of Residence Permit Card Fee Payment

There is a residence permit card fee of 356 TRY (for 2023) that is mandatory for all exchange students to pay.

There may be a “Single Entry Visa Fee” issued for those of you who enter Turkey without applying for a student visa due to having a visa exemption or any other reason.

Health Insurance

All exchange students must have valid health insurance coverage for the duration of their academic stay. If you obtain health insurance that is different from the options below, you may use it for medical care when in Turkey, however, it will not be valid for the residence permit application. The following are the only types of health insurance that are valid to be used for the residence permit application:

Option 1: Bilateral Social Security Agreements: E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed document to be obtained from provincial social security units which states that the foreigner is benefiting from the health services in Turkey within the scope of bilateral social security agreements. You will need to get signed approval from the office in Turkey.

Option 2: E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed provision document received from the Social Security Institution in Turkey after registration (Provision documents to be received from Social Security Institution must be in such a manner that they must be both supportive and cover family members in family residence permits).

Option 3: Private health insurance (The policy must have the expression of “This policy covers the minimum coverage stipulated in circular no 9, dated 06/06/2014, on private health insurance required to be taken out for residence permit applications.” Please present a signed and stamped/sealed original of your insurance policy during application). Important Note: Private health insurances obtained abroad are valid only if the same is given out by the branches (agents) of those insurance companies within Turkey. If your private health insurance company does not have a branch in Turkey, you can obtain different private health insurance from Turkey.

Housing

A land has been purchased for the dormitory building of our university and the project has been prepared; dormitory construction has reached the start stage. In addition to the dormitory facilities in the nearby neighborhoods, there are affordable home facilities in Tuzla. Due to the fact that Tuzla district is a University district, the opportunity to rent houses and their prevalence are high. In addition, there are many state and private dormitory facilities that students can choose from.