Mevlana Exchange Programme is a programme which aims the exchange of students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries. With the regulation published in August 23, 2011 (num: 28034), students and academic staff exchange between Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries has been possible. Different from other exchange programmes, Mevlana Exchange Programme includes all higher education institutions in the world regardless of their region.

The students registered in formal education programmes at higher education institutions in Turkey (on condition that the higher education institutions signed a bilateral Mevlana Exchange Protocol) may benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme.

Additionally, all academic staff who works in a national or foreign higher education institution, on condition that the higher education institutions signed a bilateral Mevlana Exchange Protocol, may benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme.

In order to be a Mevlana Exchange Programme student

• The students must be studying at associate degree, bachelor degree, master degree or PhD degree of higher education programmes
• Grade point average (GPA) of associate degree and undergraduate students must be at least 2,5 on a four point scale.
• Grade point average (GPA) of graduate students (MA, PhD) must be at least 3.00 on a four point scale.
• 50% language score + 50% GPA

The students studying in their first year at associate or bachelor degree and the students of preparation classes and scientific preparation programmes of graduate degrees can not participate in this programme at their first semester.

For more detailed information please visit https://mevlana.yok.gov.tr/en