Incoming Students

Welcome on Board!

You could visit us in our office, in Kağıthane Campus first floor, in A108. You will be provided a KENT digital identity and a university card to use the facilities in the university. Also, we advise you to stop by especially two offices:

Health, Culture and Sports Office to ask about student clubs (in the first floor).
To the Fitness Center to register (in the -2 floor).
Have a look at library in the 2nd floor

You could get in contact with our office via erasmus@kent.edu.tr.
Dentistry Faculty and Graduate program courses are held in Taksim Campus.

Course Catalogues of English Taught Programs

Bachelor Programs

Graduate Programs

Preparing the Academic Program, Your Academic Advisor and OLA

You could prepare your Learning Agreement roughly checking the course catalogues. Please consider that the announced courses of the semester could be slightly different than the catalogues and the courses are announced just one or two weeks before the academic semester. If you have questions in mind about the courses, please don’t hesitate to contact your academic advisors.

OLA responsible person is Erasmus+ Coordinator Emel Magriso (emel.magriso@kent.edu.tr)

Academic Calender is announced in this link.

Grading Regulations

Click for the regulations about the grading.

Travel Document and Residence Permit

All international students should have a valid passport that covers the entire duration of their education in order to travel to Turkey. The validity of your passport is also important for your residence permit application and other official procedures in Turkey.

Depending on your nationality, you may or may not need a visa to enter Turkey. To check whether a visa is required, please visit https://evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/.

If you need a visa, you can get information from your university's international office. If you do not need a visa, you should complete your residence permit process within 3 months from your entry date into Turkey.

We recommend reviewing the Accommodation and Health Insure sections carefully before your arrival.

Health Insurance

Please take into account the following information when obtaining your health insurance for your stay in Turkey:

If you are coming from one of the listed contracted countries, you can benefit from the agreement that has been built between your country and Turkey’s social security bodies: Germany, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, France, Croatia, the Netherlands, Montenegro, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), North Macedonia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Serbia.
Please don’t pursue a health insurance at home country if you cannot find a company who has a branch in Turkey and could produce a health insurance document in Turkish. Or you should be paying an additional amount for official translation of your document into Turkish. Because you will be using your health insurance document during residence permit application and the authority who deliver the residence permit application documents (Presidency of Migration Management) doesn’t accept the documents which are prepared in other languages than Turkish.

Country	Incoming student
Germany	T/A 11
Albania	AL/TR 4
Austria	A/TR 3
Belgium	BE/TR 111
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BH/ TR 4
Czechia	CZ/ TR 111
Croatia	HR/TR 3
Netherlands	N/ TUR 111
Montenegro	MNE/TR 111
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	KKTC/TR 105
North Macedonia	TR/RM7 – TP/ PM 7
Luxembourg	TR/L3
Romania	R/TR 3
Serbia	SRB/TR 111

Accommodation

Our university doesn’t have a dorm however there are many options around university; you can see a list and WhatsApp communication numbers here: https://www.kent.edu.tr/yurtlar-0011784

If you think about shared houses/houses, you can check here: https://www.sahibinden.com/en , Facebook or Airbnb. Our incoming students report that they find accommodation opportunities they like by using Facebook.

Also, while reversing your place, please talk about ‘address declaration documents’ that will be submitted to the Migration Office for residence permit. The accepted options are listed:

Documents of proof of residence (Address)
* If you are a primary tenant, a notarized rental agreement (obtained from the public notary along with the landlord).
* If you are staying in a dormitory, a signed document and a circular of signatures (İmza Sirküsü) document from the dormitory.
* If you are applying with a title deed, a copy of the title deed, a Numarataj document from the municipality.
* If you are staying in a hostel or hotel, an invoice showing how long you will stay there (minimum 1 year ) and a signed and sealed accommodation document from the hotel/hostel.
* If you are applying for an extension, a residence document that you will receive from the e-Devlet is mandatory. (If you cannot see this document, you must go to the Immigration Office with your address document and register your address)
* If you will be applying with legal undertaking from a third party, the original of the notarized undertaking and:
i. If the third party that the undertaking is obtained from is a foreigner; an address document (Yerleşim Yeri Belgesi) from the e-Devlet, a barcoded/QR coded electricity, gas or water bill in the name of the third party (the bill must have been received within the last 3 months and the original must be placed in the file).
ii. If third party that the undertaking is Turkish; both aforementioned documents along with the Certificate of Population Registration Copy (Vukuatlı Nüfus Kayıt Örneği) that he/she will obtain from e-Devlet (if married, his/her spouse must also give an undertaking).

If you will receive a commitment by the person, the original of the notarised commitment and:

If the commitment giver is a foreigner, the address document to be obtained from the e-government and the electricity, natural gas or water bill with barcode/QR code in the name of the commitment giver (subscription contracts are not accepted)
If the committing party is Turkish, both these documents and additionally a copy of the Civil Registration Certificate with Proof of Provenance to be obtained from the e-government (if married, the spouse must also commit).

Transportation

We advise you to get İstanbul Card, you could get from underground metro stations. As the traffic jam is a characteristic for Istanbul during peak hours, consider using the underground metro network. Click for the map.

You could check ferry schedules and rotes here.

You could check bus routes here.

Dont miss out while you are in Istanbul

Be aware of Cercis Siliquastrum trees blooming around end of the March and begining of April. Some Turkish poems has been inspired by the view of Cercis Siliquastrum trees in Pierre Loti Hill.
Check ‘Hıdırellez’ festivals in 5-6 May, especlally around ‘Ahırkapı’ district. It is the festibal of Welcoming the spring.
Check Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts programs of film, theatre and jazz festivals: https://www.iksv.org/en
You should have a look around the art galleries:
- AKM: https://akmistanbul.gov.tr/homepage
- Istanbul Modern: https://www.istanbulmodern.org/en/visit/museum
- Arter: https://www.arter.org.tr/hours-ticket-info
- Salt: https://saltonline.org/en/home
- Sabancı Museum: https://www.sakipsabancimuzesi.org/en
- https://www.borusansanat.com/en/
- Yapı Kredi: https://art.ykykultur.com.tr/exhibitions
You should get lost in characteristic neighborhoods like Balat, Kuzguncuk, Cukurcuma, Cihangir, Bomonti.
Check for the temporary antique bazaar (Bomonti Flea market) on Sundays.
Find the green place that consists of the facilities you are looking for: https://yesil.istanbul/yesil-alanlar
Recently renovated historical buildings to visit and enjoy some time:
- Casa Botter
- Narmanlı Han
- Bulgur Palas
Check for the monuments has been added to the silhouette of the city in the last 10 years: Gataport, Camlica Tower, Grand Camlica Mosque.
Spend time in Sultan Ahmet Square which has the most iconic buildings of Istanbul: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and three obelisks from different times
Vialand
- You should definitely visit Vialand, recognized as one of the top 10 theme parks in Europe, to experience its world-class entertainment and adrenaline-filled rides during your trip to Istanbul.
Nakkaştepe Park
- I suggest you head to Nakkaştepe Park, where you can fly across the treetops on a zipline that provides an unmatched, straight-line view of the Bosphorus Bridge.
Museum of Illusions
- You really should experience the Museum of Illusions to challenge your senses inside the Vortex Tunnel, a unique installation that creates a powerful illusion of the ground shifting beneath your feet.
Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı)
- Make sure you visit the Basilica Cistern to see the colossal Medusa heads used as column bases, which remain one of the most intriguing mysteries of Roman engineering in Istanbul.
Theodosius Cistern (Şerefiye Sarnıcı)
- I recommend taking a look at the Theodosius Cistern (Şerefiye Sarnıcı) to witness its mesmerizing 360-degree 3D mapping projection that brings 1,600 years of history to life on its ancient columns and walls.
- If the Basilica Cistern is too crowded, this is a fantastic and much more tranquil alternative to experience the city's underground heritage.
Digital Experience Museum (Dijital Deneyim Müzesi)
- It’s worth spending time at the Digital Experience Museum, Turkey’s first fully immersive digital art center, where you can interact with real-time AI installations that respond to your movements.
Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı)
- I’d definitely encourage you to explore Topkapi Palace to witness the Spoonmaker’s Diamond, one of the largest and most famous historical diamonds in the world, housed within the Imperial Treasury.
Aşiyan Museum
- Take the chance to see the Aşiyan Museum, the former home of poet Tevfik Fikret, which was personally designed by the poet himself to perfectly frame the narrowest and most dramatic point of the Bosphorus.
Panorama 1453 Museum(Panorama1453 müzesi)
- You won't want to miss the Panorama 1453 History Museum, the world’s first museum with a fully spherical panoramic painting, to experience a seamless 360-degree visual that makes you feel as if you’ve stepped directly onto the battlefield of the 1453 conquest.

Key Person

Emel Magriso,
Erasmus+ Coordinator
Erasmus+ and International Programs Office
erasmus@kent.edu.tr

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