You need to pay tuition to enroll to a Turkish Language School in order to get invitation letter and student document. The other expenses are visa fees, residence permit tax, private health insurance, residence permit card fee and notarization of your rent contract.
Firstly, you need to pay for the invitation letter to apply for the Turkish Language Course Visa. It is directly paid to the Turkish Language School. Also, you need to pay for the visa expenses such as flight reservation, Turkish visa fee, accommodation reservation and travel insurance. Turkish visa fee is paid to the Turkish consulate directly. In 2026, the single entry Turkish visa fee 9,376 Turkish Lira and multi entry Turkish visa fee is 31,410 Turkish Lira. There might be additional expenses if the Turkish consulate works with a 3rd party visa agency.
After you get the visa, you need to enroll to the Turkish school for 1 year course. School admission paper is required to apply for the Turkish Language Course Residence Permit. For the Turkish Language Course residence permit, the other costs are residence permit tax, residence permit card fee, private health insurance and notary fee of rent contract. Turkish residence permit card fee in 2026 is 964 Turkish Lira. Turkish residence permit tax for most nationalities is $80 per year in 2026.
The Turkish Language Course School fee is approximately $1,500 and $4,000 per year depending on the school and program. Usually, schools ask for some prepayment to give the Turkish Language Course Visa Invitation Letter and it is approximately between $300 and $1,000 depending on the school.
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