Opening a business can be a challenging prospect but despite being in a fiercely competitive sector in a country where she didn't grow up, Gunel Novruzova is not deterred.

More than 300,000 international students enrolled in Turkish universities in the 2022/23 academic year, reaching a target set last year.

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.