The wait is over. Turkish Summer School by Yunus Emre Institute is now open for applications.  People from all over the world can apply for YEE Turkish Summer School. There are no application fees and there is no need for TOEFL/IELTS/GRE for the Turkey summer exchange program. The Yunus Emre Institute summer school is one of the best summer programs in the world.

Students from all over the world can apply for this cultural exchange program.  The international summer exchange program in Turkey will run from 13th July-24th July. All the expenses of the selected candidates will be covered by the organizers.

Yunus Emre Institute is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Turkish government in 2007. Named after the famous 14th-century poet Yunus Emre, it aims to promote Turkish culture around the world. It has been regarded as a Turkish soft power institution and was created by decree by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkish Summer School:

Host Country:

•Turkey

Host Organization:

•Yunus Emre Institute

Summer School Duration:

•2 Weeks

Summer School Dates:

•13th July-24th July

Financial Support:

•YEE Summer School is a fully funded summer school in Turkey. All the expenses will be covered by the organizers.

Summer Schools by Yunus Emre Institute:

The Institute’s summer schools initially focused on Turkish teaching and promoting Turkish culture through immersion, but a thematic twist was added in 2018 as summer schools were structured around central themes. The Archaeology Summer School, the Science Summer School, the Turkish Literature Summer School, the Turkish Cuisine Summer School, and the Turkish Cinema Summer School will host participants in Turkey.

Turkey Archaeology Summer School 

•Archaeology Summer School as part of its thematic summer schools to present the world a deeper insight into Turkey’s cultural heritage.
•Students who are interested in cultural heritage and archaeology, where you will get the chance to gain astounding experience about Turkey’s cultural heritage through academic seminars and visits to archaeological sites and museums during the course of two weeks.
•Along with educational activities, Yunus Emre Institute organizes art, and culture events and supports scientific studies all around the globe through Yunus Emre Turkish Culture Centres and offices at various universities worldwide.

Turkey Science Summer School

•In this scope, Yunus Emre Institute is organizing the TABIP Science Summer School as part of its thematic summer schools to present the world a deeper insight into Turkey’s academic potential.
•Each year the sub-theme is focusing on a different topic. The theme is Advanced Farming Technologies.
•Students will get the chance to gain an astounding experience about Turkey’s academic and scientific potential through seminars, lectures, and visits to special companies during the course of two weeks.

Turkish Cinema Summer School

•In this scope, our Institute is organizing the Turkish Cinema Summer School to share Turkey’s cinematic history with the world and present a deeper insight into Turkish cinema.
•Seminars rich in content to be delivered by academicians, directors, actors/actresses, critics, etc. about the history, films, actors/actresses of Turkish cinema.
•Field visits: Famous and significant movie locations, film sets, film production companies, series/film shooting areas, movie theatres, cinema departments, cinema museums, etc.
•City sightseeing tour: Historic and touristic city sightseeing tours in Istanbul.
•Presentations by participants: Presentations which the participants will prepare about Turkish cinema in the course of the program.

Turkish Gastronomy Summer School

•In this context, our Institute has unveiled the Turkish Gastronomy Summer School program to promote and showcase Turkish cuisine more closely.
•Seminars rich in content will be given by academics and master chefs on the history of Turkish cuisine, Turkish culinary culture, and traditions, products that are unique to Turkish cuisine, the cooking techniques, the use of species, etc.
•Workshops: Workshops will be held to give hand-on experience on culinary cultures of diverse regions in Turkey.
•Tasting Events: During the program, there will be opportunities to taste many Turkish delicacies.
•Field visits: There will be visits to the cities which are included in the gastronomy category of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, with opportunities to learn about traditional marks and see historical sites such as the Spice Bazaar.
•City sightseeing tour: Historic and touristic cities such as Istanbul, Bursa, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Şanlıurfa, and Gaziantep.

Turkish Literature Summer School

•In this scope, Yunus Emre Institute is organizing the Turkish Literature Summer School in
Istanbul to present a deeper insight into Turkish literature.
•We hereby invite you to Istanbul this summer to join this wonderful program whereby you will get the chance to meet prominent authors and poets of Turkish literature, acquaint yourself with the works of diverse authors of various literary genres through seminars, discussions and various workshops, and experience the real settings of Turkish literature on-site.

Eligibility Criteria of Yunus Emre Summer School:

•Age Should be between 18-35 Years.
•Should open to intercultural dialogue.
•Good Command of English.
•Should have a genuine interest in foreign cultures
•Should have no health problems that could impede traveling