
Country guide · Europe / Middle East
MBBS admissions in Turkey
Several Turkish universities run English-medium medicine programmes; admission for foreigners uses YÖS/SAT or the university's own exam.
- Duration:
- 6 years
- Medium:
- English / Turkish
Admission route
International medicine requirements vary by university. Confirm whether TR-YÖS, SAT or another qualification is accepted and whether the programme is English or Turkish. Turkish may still be needed for patient-facing training.
Study in Türkiye- 1
Check eligibility
Check the university's current medicine entry requirements, accepted school qualifications and eligibility for international applicants.
- 2
Confirm the programme
Verify the degree, teaching language, entrance tests, clinical language requirements and internship arrangements directly with the university.
- 3
Prepare your documents
Confirm requirements for transcripts, passport, language evidence and document certification. Check tuition and living costs before accepting an offer.
- 4
Apply & verify licensing
Apply through the official university or national admission portal. Check home-country medical registration requirements and visa rules before enrolment.
Entry rules, fees and deadlines vary by institution and session. A QS rank is not medical accreditation or permission to practise. For practice in Pakistan, confirm the current requirements directly with PMDC; a World Directory of Medical Schools listing alone is not accreditation.
Medical universities in Turkey
8 listed institutions, grouped by public/private and ordered by verified QS World University Rankings 2026. Faculty entries use the parent university's overall rank, not a medicine-subject rank. Unverified ranks appear last. This is not a complete national register or a list of approved English-medium programmes. Closing-merit figures have not been verified for these institutions.
8 of 8 universities
Public universities (4)
- Official website preview unavailable
1.Ankara University
Ankara
QS World Rank 2026: #697Closing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
2.Hacettepe University
Ankara
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission 
3.Istanbul University
Istanbul
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission- Official website preview unavailable
4.Ege University
Izmir
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
Private universities (4)
- Official website preview unavailable
1.Koç University School of Medicine
Istanbul
QS World Rank 2026: #323Closing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission 
2.Acıbadem University
Istanbul
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission- Official website preview unavailable
3.Yeditepe University
Istanbul
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission 
4.Bahçeşehir University
Istanbul
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
