Members of the ALTO met in Istanbul to celebrate the association's 25th anniversary and discuss the current climate for the language travel sector.

The Turkish German University in Istanbul has handed out 48 scholarships worth some €15,000 to students that were impacted by the recent earthquake.

The Turkish government has ordered all universities to switch to online learning so that dormitories can be used to house earthquake victims.

Universities in the breakaway region of Northern Cyprus are intensifying recruitment of foreign students, targeting Asia and Africa as source markets.

International education stakeholders are urging the sector for support following two devastating earthquakes affecting regions across eastern Turkey and Syria.

The number of African students studying in colleges and universities in Turkey has risen to 61,000, according to the country’s foreign minister.

A Turkish government-funded scholarship program for international students has received over 165,000 applications in 2022.

The Irish embassy in Ankara is struggling to keep up with the number of applications it is receiving, forcing students to cancel their programs.