Associate Degrees in Turkey at Private Universities - LATEST 2026

Associate degrees in Turkey usually take two years. The private universities listed here all offer them, all have dormitories for students, and all accept applications through StudyLeo. What separates them is city, size and age.

Ankara Medipol University, founded in 2018 with 12,000 students, is the one option here in Ankara. The rest are in Istanbul, and they vary a lot in size. Istanbul Gedik University is the smallest with 6,254 students. At the other end are Istanbul Aydin University with 50,000, Istanbul Medipol University with 46,488 and Istanbul Gelisim University with 39,052. Uskudar University (24,000), Bahçeşehir University (20,347) and Istanbul Topkapi University (20,000) fall in between.

Haliç University and Bahçeşehir University are the oldest, both from 1998. Istinye University (2015) and Biruni University (2014) are the newest Istanbul universities here. Altinbas University, Istanbul Nisantasi University, İstanbul Esenyurt University and Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University are also on the list.

Associate programs, fees and teaching languages are set by each university, so check which programs a university runs before you shortlist it.