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What is the Türkiye Bursları scholarship, in one answer
Türkiye Bursları is the Turkish Government’s fully funded scholarship for international students, including Pakistanis, at associate, bachelor’s, master’s and PhD level. It pays full tuition, a monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance, return flights and a one-year Turkish course. You apply once through the official YTB portal, which also places you in a university. MTZ does not award or guarantee it.
Türkiye Bursları at a glance
Türkiye Bursları funds Pakistani students at four study levels, with a monthly stipend that rises from 4,500 TL at undergraduate level to 9,000 TL at PhD level.
Scholarship
Türkiye Bursları (Türkiye Scholarships)
Funder
Government of Türkiye, run by YTB, the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities
Levels funded
Associate, bachelor’s, master’s and PhD, plus a separate Research track
Monthly stipend
4,500 TL undergraduate, 6,500 TL master’s, 9,000 TL PhD. Merit awardees receive double
What it covers
Full tuition, monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance, return flights, one-year Turkish course
Academic minimum
70% for bachelor’s, 75% for master’s and PhD, 90% for health sciences
Age limit
Under 21 for bachelor’s, under 30 for master’s, under 35 for PhD
Application window
Mid-January to late February each year, one period. Next cycle expected January 2027
How you apply
One direct online application at the official YTB portal, no agent, with university placement included
Cost to apply
Free
The Türkiye Bursları scheme, and why there is no agent
Türkiye Bursları is one government scholarship with one application route: you apply directly to YTB, and no agent or institution is authorised to apply for you.
Türkiye Bursları is funded by the Government of Türkiye and run by YTB, the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities. It is one scheme, not a bundle of separate schemes you choose between. You make a single online application and inside it you select up to 12 university and programme preferences. The placement committee then assigns you to one of them based on your academic profile and your ranked choices. You do not need a prior admission letter from any Turkish university, because the scholarship and the university placement come together.
This is the part Pakistani families most often get wrong. No agent, consultant, or middleman can apply on your behalf or buy you a seat. The official portal states plainly that applications are made individually by the candidate and that no person or institution is authorised to apply for Türkiye Scholarships. The application itself is free. That is why MTZ never claims to submit your application for you or to secure a place. What MTZ does is read your profile honestly, tell you which level and preferences give you a real chance, and help you prepare a stronger file before you submit it yourself.
Associate degree (two-year vocational)
Suited to students wanting a shorter, skills-focused qualification before work or a later bachelor’s. Monthly stipend 4,500 TL. Age limit under 21. Academic minimum 70%.
Bachelor’s degree
The route for school-leavers from Pakistan applying after FSc, A Levels or an equivalent. Programmes span engineering, social sciences, basic sciences and more. Monthly stipend 4,500 TL. Age limit under 21. Academic minimum 70%, rising to 90% for health-science fields.
The four study levels Türkiye Bursları funds
Türkiye Bursları funds four study levels, and the level you apply for sets your monthly stipend, your age limit and your minimum grade.
A separate Research Scholarship exists for academics and researchers up to age 50, on its own announced timetable, and is not part of the main January-to-February cycle.
Master’s degree
For graduates moving into a taught or research master’s at a Turkish university. Monthly stipend 6,500 TL. Age limit under 30. Academic minimum 75%. Note that graduate-level health sciences are not funded under this scheme.
PhD
For applicants with a master’s who want a funded doctorate. A research proposal and a sample of past research are part of the application. Monthly stipend 9,000 TL. Age limit under 35. Academic minimum 75%.
Who can apply from Pakistan
Pakistani citizens are eligible for Türkiye Bursları at every level, provided they meet the grade, age and language conditions for the level they choose.
Yes. Türkiye Bursları is open to citizens of all countries, and Pakistan qualifies. You must be a graduate or due to graduate by August of the application year for the level you are applying to. Turkish citizens, former Turkish citizens, and anyone already enrolled at a Turkish university at the same level they are applying for cannot apply.
The published academic minimums are 70% for associate and bachelor’s, 75% for master’s and PhD, and 90% for health-science fields such as Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. These are minimums to be considered, not a guarantee of selection, because the scheme is competitive and merit-based.
Many programmes at Turkish universities are taught in Turkish, while some are offered in English. If your chosen programme is in English, you provide an accepted certificate such as TOEFL where the university requires it, and some programmes also ask for SAT, GRE or GMAT. Here is the detail families miss: every awardee who does not already hold a C1 Turkish certificate, including those placed in English-medium programmes, completes a one-year Turkish course and reaches C1 by the end of that year.
You apply yourself, online, through the official YTB portal. There is no HEC portal step, no nomination body, and no Sending Partner the way Hungary or some other schemes work. The application is individual and free, and it includes your university placement. MTZ can guide and prepare you, but you remain the applicant on record.
Yes, and this matters for medical families. Undergraduate health-science fields such as Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy are open but carry the higher 90% academic minimum. At master’s and PhD level, the scheme does not award scholarships in health sciences. So Türkiye Bursları is not a route to a funded postgraduate medical qualification.
The official age limits are under 21 for associate and bachelor’s, under 30 for master’s, under 35 for PhD, and under 50 for the Research Scholarship. These are the figures YTB publishes. The enquiry form does not apply any age cutoff; verify the current limit for your level at the official YTB portal before you apply.
Documents you upload with your application
You submit the whole document set online inside the YTB portal, and there is no posting, couriering or hand delivery of any paper.
Every applicant uploads the same core set, with two items that depend on your chosen programme and one extra item for PhD applicants. Prepare clear scans before the window opens so a slow upload near the deadline does not cost you.
1
A valid identity document, either a national ID card or a passport
2
A photograph of you taken within the last one year
3
Your national exam results, if you have any
4
Your diploma, or a temporary graduation certificate if you have not yet received the final one
5
Your academic transcript
6
International exam results such as GRE, GMAT or SAT, only if the university or programme you choose asks for them
7
International language results such as TOEFL, only if the programme you choose asks for them
8
For PhD applicants only: a research proposal and a written sample of research you have already carried out
What Türkiye Bursları pays for, and what it does not
Türkiye Bursları is fully funded: it pays your tuition in full, gives you a monthly living stipend, and adds accommodation, health cover, flights and a Turkish course on top.
Covered (paid to you as salary):
⚫ Full tuition at your placed university, public or private
⚫ A monthly stipend: 4,500 TL at undergraduate level, 6,500 TL at master’s level, 9,000 TL at PhD level
⚫ Accommodation, through state dormitory placement
⚫ Health insurance
⚫ A one-off return flight, once at the start of your studies and once when you graduate
⚫ A one-year Turkish language course
⚫ Merit and Success awardees receive a stipend at twice the standard rate for their level
Not covered:
⚫ Personal spending above the monthly stipend, which is a living allowance and not a salary
⚫ Costs that fall outside the listed items, which you should confirm for your specific placement before you travel
the stipend is paid in Turkish lira. Any rupee figure is a rough guide only and moves with the exchange rate over your degree, so do not budget against a fixed conversion. WhatsApp MTZ Islamabad or Lahore for the current lira-to-rupee value before you make any financial decision.
How to apply from Pakistan, step by step
You apply yourself, online, in one annual window, and the same portal that takes your application also places you in a university.
step-1 →
Register on the TBBS portal.
Create your account on the Türkiye Scholarships Information System at the official YTB portal and verify your email. You are the applicant on record; no agent or third party may register or apply for you.
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Complete the application form.
Fill in your personal details, education history and language background. Accuracy matters, because wrong information can disqualify you.
step-3 →
Choose up to 12 preferences.
Select up to 12 university and programme choices, ranked in your order of preference. The placement committee weighs your ranked choices against your academic profile, so a thoughtful, realistic ranking is worth real effort.
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Upload your documents.
Attach the document set covered in the Documents block above. Have clear scans ready in advance so you are not racing the deadline on upload day.
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Submit and wait for the stages.
After you submit, the process runs as document review, then shortlisting, then an interview held in Pakistan or online. Placement and the final result follow for successful candidates.
Annual pattern: applications open in mid-January and close in late February each year, in one period for all countries. The next cycle is expected to open in January 2027. Dates shift slightly year to year, so MTZ confirms the live dates with you before the window opens. The Research, Success and Merit tracks run on their own separately announced timetables.
How MTZ strengthens your Türkiye Bursları application
MTZ does not apply for you and cannot award the scholarship, so what you pay MTZ for is honest assessment and a stronger application, not a submission service or a promised seat.
We look at your grades, your level, your age and your target field, and tell you plainly whether Türkiye Bursları is a realistic fit for you this cycle. If your numbers fall short of the published minimums, we say so rather than take you through an application that cannot pass.
The 12 preferences you rank carry real weight in placement. We help you build a list that matches your profile to programmes you can actually win, balancing ambitious choices with realistic ones, instead of 12 long-shot picks.
We work through your transcript, diploma, photograph and exam results against the official checklist, flag gaps early, and help you shape the parts of the form that let a committee see your real strengths.
You submit the application yourself on the portal. We make sure nothing is missing before you do, and we prepare you for the interview stage that follows shortlisting, whether it is held in Pakistan or online.
If you are selected, we guide you through the Turkish student visa from Pakistan and the practical steps before you travel, from documents to first-week basics in Türkiye.
The honest limits you should weigh first
Türkiye Bursları is competitive and merit-based, MTZ does not award or guarantee it, and there are real limits you should weigh before you set your heart on it.
Read these limits before you apply.
It is highly competitive. Far more people apply than are funded each year, and meeting the published minimums qualifies you to be considered, not to be selected.
No agent can secure it. Selection is decided by YTB, not by any consultant. Anyone promising you a guaranteed Türkiye Bursları seat is not telling you the truth.
It is not a postgraduate medical route. The scheme does not award master’s or PhD scholarships in health sciences, so it is not a way to fund a postgraduate medical qualification. Undergraduate health-science fields are open but carry the higher 90% academic minimum.
Turkish is part of the deal. Even in an English-medium programme, you complete a one-year Turkish course and reach C1 by the end of it. If learning Turkish does not suit your plans, weigh that honestly now.
The stipend is a living allowance, not a salary. It supports your living costs and is not meant to fund savings or family remittances.
One cycle a year. The main scheme opens once, around January to February. If you miss the window, the next chance is the following year.
MTZ Global Visa Consultants does not award or guarantee any scholarship. Selection and placement rest entirely with YTB. What MTZ offers is an honest read of your chances and a stronger application.
Undergraduate, master’s and PhD compared
The level you apply for changes your stipend, your age limit, your minimum grade and what you submit, so compare the three main levels side by side before you choose.
| Factor | Bachelor’s | Master’s | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | School-leavers after FSc, A Levels or equivalent | Graduates moving to a master’s | Master’s holders seeking a funded doctorate |
| Monthly stipend | 4,500 TL | 6,500 TL | 9,000 TL |
| Age limit | Under 21 | Under 30 | Under 35 |
| Academic minimum | 70%, or 90% for health sciences | 75% | 75% |
| Health sciences | Open, at the 90% minimum | Not funded | Not funded |
| Extra document | None beyond the core set | None beyond the core set | Research proposal and a research sample |
| Turkish course | One year to C1 | One year to C1 | One year to C1 |
Across all three levels the application is the same: one direct, free submission on the YTB portal, with up to 12 preferences and university placement included.
Türkiye Bursları questions Pakistani families ask
These are the questions Pakistani students and parents ask most about Türkiye Bursları, answered from the official YTB rules.
Yes. Türkiye Bursları pays full tuition, a monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance, return flights and a one-year Turkish course. The stipend is 4,500 TL at undergraduate level, 6,500 TL at master’s, and 9,000 TL at PhD. It is a living allowance, not a salary.
Yes. The scholarship is open to citizens of all countries, and Pakistan qualifies. You must be a graduate or due to graduate by August of the application year for the level you choose. Turkish citizens and anyone already enrolled at a Turkish university at the same level cannot apply.
No. You apply yourself, directly, on the official YTB portal, and no agent or institution is authorised to apply for you. The application is free. MTZ can assess your profile and help you prepare a stronger file, but you remain the applicant on record.
The published minimums are 70% for associate and bachelor’s, 75% for master’s and PhD, and 90% for health-science fields such as Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. These minimums qualify you to be considered. They do not guarantee selection, because the scheme is competitive.
Not always. Many programmes are taught in Turkish. If your chosen programme is in English, you provide an accepted certificate such as TOEFL where the university asks for it, and some programmes also want SAT, GRE or GMAT. Check the language of instruction for each programme as you select it.
Yes. Every awardee who does not already hold a C1 Turkish certificate, including students placed in English-medium programmes, completes a one-year Turkish course and reaches C1 by the end of that year. Plan for this before you apply.
At undergraduate level, health-science fields such as Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy are open, but they carry the higher 90% academic minimum. At master’s and PhD level, the scheme does not award scholarships in health sciences, so it is not a route to a funded postgraduate medical qualification.
The monthly stipend is 4,500 TL for undergraduate students, 6,500 TL for master’s students, and 9,000 TL for PhD students. Merit and Success awardees receive double the standard rate for their level. The stipend is paid in Turkish lira, so any rupee figure is indicative only.
The main scheme opens once a year, in mid-January, and closes in late February, in one period for all countries. The next cycle is expected to open in January 2027. Dates move slightly each year, so confirm the live dates before you apply.
Up to 12. You select up to 12 university and programme preferences inside the application and rank them. The placement committee assigns you to one of them based on your ranked choices and your academic profile, so you do not need a separate admission letter.
The official age limits are under 21 for associate and bachelor’s, under 30 for master’s, under 35 for PhD, and under 50 for the Research Scholarship. These are the figures YTB publishes. Verify the current limit for your level at the official YTB portal before applying.
You upload an identity document or passport, a recent photograph, your national exam results if any, your diploma or temporary graduation certificate, your transcript, and any international exam or language results your chosen programme requires. PhD applicants also submit a research proposal and a research sample.
Türkiye Bursları places you in accredited Turkish universities. Whether a specific degree is recognised in Pakistan depends on the qualification and the relevant Pakistani authority for your field. Confirm recognition for your exact programme and field before you accept a placement.
The process runs in stages: document review, then shortlisting, then an interview held in Pakistan or online. Placement and the final result follow for successful candidates. Submitting does not guarantee an interview, and an interview does not guarantee selection.
Start your Türkiye Bursları application with MTZ
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This page was written and reviewed by Mubbashir Qureshi, CEO of MTZ Global Visa Consultants Pvt Ltd, with 25+ years of personal experience guiding Pakistani students into study abroad and international education. MTZ Global Visa Consultants Pvt Ltd is ISO 9001:2015 certified, SECP registered, with British Council certified counsellors and offices in Islamabad and Lahore.
Information on this page was verified against the official YTB portal (turkiyeburslari.gov.tr) on 12 June 2026. Türkiye Bursları rules and figures can change between cycles. Confirm the current details at the official portal before you apply. Spotted an error on this page? WhatsApp +92 315 155 5507. MTZ corrects verified errors within 24 hours.
