Minister Bak: Turkey has the world's largest student housing model

Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak announced during the 2027 budget presentation at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee that a capacity of 1,003,259 beds across 880 dormitories has been reached throughout Turkey.

Minister Bak stated that the dormitory network, serving in 81 provinces, 271 districts, and the TRNC, is the world's most extensive and functional student housing model. He noted that for the 2026-2027 academic year, 301,677 out of 313,926 students who applied for dormitories have been placed, and the process continues with AI-supported systems.

Touching upon the scholarship and student loan support provided by the Ministry, Bak announced that monthly payments of 4,000 liras are made to undergraduate students, 8,000 liras to master's students, and 12,000 liras to doctoral students. It was stated that a total of 1,518,166 students benefit from this support.