More than 16,000 foreign students in Turkey since 2010

More than 16,000 foreign students in Turkey since 2010

Deputy Premier Hakan Cavusoglu says 7,000 Syrian refugees also given opportunities to study at Turkish universities

By Emin Avundukluoglu

ANKARA (AA) - More than 16,000 international students from 150 different countries have been enrolled in Turkey since 2010, according to Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu Wednesday.

Cavusoglu revealed the information during his remarks to the parliament's Planning and Budget Commission.

He said 107,000 applications from 163 countries had been received so far for Turkey’s 2017 scholarship program for international students.

"A total of 5,000 students received the scholarship in the education term between 2017-2018," he said.

Turkish scholarships give outstanding students from all over the world an opportunity to study in the most prestigious universities of the country, providing them with education of international caliber.

Recalling Turkey's efforts for Syrians since 2011, Cavusoglu said that Turkey also provided thousands of Syrians opportunities to study at universities.

"Up till now, Turkish language education has been provided to more than 7,000 Syrians [at universities]," he said.

According to official statistics, Turkey currently hosts more than 3.4 million Syrians who have fled north since the beginning of the civil war.

Ankara calculates that it has spent at least $30 billion on helping refugees in the country.

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