All international degree/exchange/erasmus/visiting students must have obtained a Student Visa before entering Turkey for studying at DEU. A student visa is required to register as a student in Turkey, please do not come to Turkey without your student visa.

Student visas must be obtained from a Turkish Consulate, generally the one nearest your place of residence. Student visas cannot be obtained after you come to Turkey.

You must take a copy of your “Letter of Acceptance” from DEU and a completed visa application form to the Turkish Consulate. The Consulate will provide you an application form upon request. Generally, you must also pay application fee.

Please try to apply to the Turkish Consulate as soon as you get a copy of your acceptance letter. The process of issuing a student visa to Turkey generally varies depending on your country of residence and in some countries it may take upto 6 weeks.

Please check the relevant web site for visa status:http://www.mfa.gov.tr