PhD Programs in Istanbul, Turkey: Fees and Languages - LATEST 2026

The PhD programs listed for Istanbul are at two private universities, Istanbul Medipol University and Istanbul Topkapi University. Each one takes four years, fees are charged per year, and every doctorate on the list can be applied for through StudyLeo.

Most of the list is at Medipol, where the fee depends on the subject. Five doctorates are listed at $5,000 a year and discounted to $4,000: Electrical-Electronics Engineering and Cyber Systems, Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics, Healthcare Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Construction Management and Law. Computer Engineering, taught in English, costs far more at $16,500 a year, discounted to $15,000.

Medipol's business and health doctorates fall in between. Business Administration, in English, is listed at $11,550 a year and discounted to $10,500. Health Management runs in two languages: $13,750 a year in English, discounted to $12,500, or $12,100 in Turkish, discounted to $11,000.

At Istanbul Topkapi University, the PhD in Management Information Systems is taught in Turkish. It is listed at $10,000 a year and discounted to $5,000. Check the teaching language before you apply: Healthcare Systems Engineering and Construction Management and Law are also in Turkish, and Civil Engineering is listed as 30% English.