Official Gazette dated 30 September · one publication
Scholarships, travel, healthcare, and other mandatory expense payments for students studying abroad have been determined
Communiqué on Payments to Be Made to Students Studying Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Abroad Pursuant to Law No. 1416 and the Related Regulation
Laws concerned: Income Tax Law No. 193 · Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510
Published in the Official Gazette, this communiqué sets forth the procedures and principles regarding the monthly scholarships, allowances, and other mandatory expenses to be provided to students studying abroad under official scholarship, partial official scholarship, and non-scholarship official statuses pursuant to Law No. 1416 and relevant regulations. Within the scope of the regulation, the conditions for covering domestic and international monthly scholarship amounts, round-trip travel expenses, healthcare costs, tuition and application fees, visa expenses, as well as costs related to language studies, internships, theses, fieldwork, and examinations are regulated in detail.
The communiqué stipulates that expense-reimbursement payments made to students are exempt from income tax pursuant to Article 28 of the Income Tax Law No. 193. Furthermore, provisions of the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510 are referenced in the coverage of students' health insurance and medical expenses, and unit prices and principles within the framework of this law shall apply.
The provisions concerning domestic and international monthly scholarships entered into force on the date of publication to take effect as of the first day of the following month, while other provisions entered into force on the date of publication, thereby repealing the previous communiqué dated 22 July 2025.
Effective date
30 September 2026
Bu Tebliğin; a) Yurt içi ve yurt dışı aylık burslara ilişkin hükümleri, yayımını izleyen aybaşından itibaren geçerli olmak üzere yayımı tarihinde, b) Diğer hükümleri ise yayımı tarihinde, yürürlüğe girer.
Who is affected
Students studying abroad, the Ministry of National Education, and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.
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