Opticianry Education in Turkey: Associate Programs and Fees - LATEST 2026

Every opticianry program on this list is a two-year associate degree taught in Turkish. Most belong to a university's vocational school, but at Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Istanbul Nisantasi University and Ankara Medipol University the program sits in the Health Sciences faculty. With length and language the same everywhere, the fee is what separates them.

Istanbul Topkapi University and Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University have the lowest discounted fee, $1,500 a year, from a listed $3,000. Istanbul Nisantasi University is next at $1,950 after the discount (listed at $2,145), then Ankara Medipol University at $2,250 (listed at $2,475). Antalya Bilim University is listed at $5,200 a year but discounted to $2,340. Altinbas University comes to $2,500 a year from a listed $2,750, and Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University to $2,625 from $3,500.

Istanbul Medipol University is listed at $3,575 a year, discounted to $3,250. Bahçeşehir University lists its program at $3,850, discounted to $3,500. Antalya Belek University is the most expensive, at $7,865 a year with a discounted fee of $5,505.

All of these programs accept applications through StudyLeo. Associate programs generally ask for a high school diploma, and Turkish-taught ones for proof of Turkish.