International Students

 

Category

Sub-Category

Accomodation Facilities

ID Type

Health Facilities

Related Division

Students willing to apply for degree programs or already registered students

(Undergraduate and Graduate)

Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) Scholarship Students

Dormitory:

Process managed by YTB.

Student ID Card

Process managed by YTB.

Directorate of Student Affairs

Students coming in through their own means (Undergraduate)

Guest House:

May be used for a short period of time in the event that there are available rooms.

Hospitals and GTU Family Health Center may be used under the student’s own social security plan (if the student is not covered by a social security plan, they need to have themselves privately insured).

Directorate of Student Affairs

Students coming in through their own means (Graduate)

Applied Institute & the Directorate of Student Affairs

Students Coming in Under an Exchange Program

Erasmus Exchange Program

Guest House:

May be used for a short period of time in the event that there are available rooms.

Guest Student ID Card

Students are subject to the project/program category and  legislation they are affiliated with.

International Relations Coordination Office

Mevlana Exchange Program

Project-Based International Exchange Program

Farabi Exchange Program

Students Coming in for Semester-Based Educational Activity

 

Special Students

Guest House:

May be used for a short period of time in the event that there are available rooms.

Temporary ID Card

Hospitals and GTU Family Health Center may be used under the student’s own social security plan (if the student is not covered by a social security plan, they need to have themselves privately insured).

Applied Faculty or Institute & the

Directorate of Student Affairs

Guest Students

Freemover Program Students

Students Coming in for Training-Research Activities

Erasmus Exchange Program Students

Guest House:

May be used for a short period of time in the event that there are available rooms.

Temporary ID Card

Students are subject to the project/program category and legislation they are affiliated with.

International Relations Coordination Office

IAESTE or AIESEC Program Students

GTU IAESTE or GTU AIESEC Coordinator

Students coming in under scientific projects

GTU Academic Staff that is in charge of the Project

*Meal prices at the Dining Hall vary according to the ID card category.

 

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1-      As a visiting student or researcher you may need an acceptance-invitation letter from GTU. The head of department that invited you at GTU will get an approvement of your stay at GTU from the related Faculty dean and the rector of our University before your invitation. If you need this letter please inform the related department at GTU and request an acceptance letter.  Please see a sample letter on this link.

2-      Your department will assign a buddy for you during your stay at GTU. The buddy will guide you for accommodation and other practical issues. The visiting researchers should get their visiting-staff card from the directorate of personel affairs and the visiting students from the directorate of student affairs. 

If you plan to stay more than 3 months in Turkey;

3-       Once you come to Gebze you should get an appointment date from the immigration authority web site: https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr in order to have a residence permit and Turkish ID number for foreigners. You should fill the forms on this web site to get an appointment on a suitable date for you that you may select  between avaliable dates. You should have an address  located in Kocaeli province (at least when applying for residence permitte) as our University is in Kocaeli. 

They will request a few documents from you for the appointment. Such as:

- A letter states that you are invited as a visiting student/researcher at GTU signed by the department you are invited. Please see a sample letter on this link.

- A signed document which states your address information (rental contract etc.)

- A health insurance document (You may sign a goverment (SGK) or a private health insurance in order to have residence permit).

- Please read carefully all the other requested documents list when applying and go with them on the appointment date.

Once you complete the documents and go to the appointment, your residence permit card will come to your address a few weeks later via mail.

4-      If you need to get an Turkish bank account, you should have a Turkish ID number for foreigners or a tax number. Taking an ID number will take a few weeks as we explained above, so it is easier to get a tax number from tax office.

 

- You may go to the Gebze (or any other) tax office with your passport and apply for a tax number.

- They will ask you your address so you should know your address when appliying for a tax number. 

- Once you have a tax number you may open a bank account from any bank.

 

5-      When leaving Gebze you may need a confirmation letter to confirm your study/research at GTU. It will be prepared and signed by the department which you will study at. Please see a sample confirmation letter on this link. You should also fill a leaving form and get it signed by the listed departments on it. Please click for this leaving form.

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For the faculty members to invite Students from abroad


The Academic staff to invite students or researchers from abroad should fill in this information form and form an official letter on EBYS to be signed by the the head of department, deanship-institute and the Rector. The letter also should be delivered to the International Relations Office, Students Affairs Office and Directorate of Personnel Affairs as information. Here is a sample letter previously used to invite an internship student to GTU.

Please also view the GTU directive for visiting and postdoctoral researchers from abroad( Turkish or English version)

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