Key Information

International students are required to be insured during their stay in Turkey. In order not to encounter any problems in the future and not to get into debt due to health expenses, please follow your health insurance processes very carefully. When your health insurance expires, you must renew it as soon as possible and report it to the Migration Administration. Renewing your health insurance is vital for your health and to avoid legal problems. In order to have General Health Insurance (GSS) provided by the Social Security Institution, you must apply via e-government after receiving your foreign identity number within 3 months after the registration date (first university registration).

Those who have a valid health insurance in Turkey through their parents or within the framework of bilateral agreements must submit a document from the Social Security Center showing this situation to the Migration Administration.

International (foreign) students studying at our university who are about to graduate are required to register through the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities’ Turkey Alumni Information System and submit the Turkey Alumni Information Form, which they will receive, to the academic unit where they study.

Graduation procedures of our students who do not submit the form will not be completed.

Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities internet address: https://www.turkiyemezunlari.gov.tr https://www.turkiyemezunlari.gov.tr

Turkish Alumni Information System internet address: https://www.turkiyemezunlari.gov.tr/auth/login/https://www.turkiyemezunlari.gov.tr/auth/login/

Turkey scholarships consist of non-refundable scholarship programs developed for successful international students at undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and research levels to study at our universities. Turkey scholarships receive more than 100 thousand applications from all over the world every year and allocate scholarships to approximately 5 thousand new international students every year.

You can find more information about Türkiye Scholarships at https://www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/.https://www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/

Türkiye Scholarships Call Center: 0 850 455 0 982

Email Address: info@turkiyeburslari.gov.tr
 
          Address: Oğuzlar Mah. Mevlana Bulvarı No: 145 P.K: 06520 Balgat, ANKARA/TÜRKİYE

There is a Sinop University Disabled Student Unit for our disabled students. The Disabled Student Unit works in teams with University staff and relevant units to ensure that disabled students can benefit from the services offered at the University and provide equal academic opportunities, and works with other units of the university to ensure that students can access all areas of the university.

The entrances of our university’s Aquatic Products, Education, Science and Literature, Boyabat Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculties and Vocational School, Boyabat Vocational School and Health Sciences Faculty buildings are suitable for disabled use, and there are elevators that will provide our students with access to classrooms and other areas. In addition to these, there are disabled ramps and elevators at the entrances of the sports hall and the Library and Documentation Department building on the Science and Literature campus. Finally, there is a disabled ramp at the entrance of our university’s application hotel Ahmet Muhip Dıranas Hotel, and there are also elevators and toilets suitable for disabled use inside the building.

Our city, Sinop, with a population of 53,813, is neighboring Kastamonu to the west, Çorum to the south, and Samsun to the southeast; and is surrounded by the Black Sea to the north. Sinop has a humid – semi-humid climate, with cool winters and warm summers. The hottest month is August, and the coldest month is February.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation in Sinop city center is provided by minibuses and taxis. In addition to minibuses and taxis, our university also provides a shuttle service between the Credit and Dormitories Institution dormitories and academic units for our students. Our students can travel from Sinop to other cities both by road and by air with a connection in Istanbul. The bus station is in the city center, and the airport is only 8 km from the city center. Transportation is provided by minibuses and taxis.

Bus Station Tel: 0368 260 0304

Airport Tel: 0368 271 4455

Turkish Airlines Sinop Branch Tel: 0368 260 2470

         ACCOMMODATION

There are dormitories belonging to the Credit and Dormitories Institution and many private dormitories open to students in Sinop. Students who do not want to stay in a dormitory can also prefer home life. It is possible to find furnished rental apartments where students can stay in the city center. Many buildings used as apartments in the summer in Sinop, which is also a touristic city, can be rented by students during the education period.

SEYYİD İBRAHİM BİLAL GIRLS’ DORMITORY (SİNOP)
Address: Osmaniye Village Kabraz stream location Ayancık road opposite the Faculty of Theology
Capacity: 2218

AYANCIK STUDENT DORMITORY
Type: Separate
Phone: 0(368) 613-46-32,0(368) 613-46-65
Fax: 03686134655
Address: Yalı Mah. Atatürk Cd. No:68 AYANCIK / SİNOP

MAHMUD KEFEVİ STUDENT DORMITORY
Type: Girls
Phone: 0216 454 0800

Address: Gelincik Neighborhood Stad Road CENTER/SİNOP

SİNOP DORMITORY
Type: Girls
Phone: 0(368) 271-4538,0(368) 271-5261
Fax: 03682715491
Address: Osmaniye Village Tefnelik Neighborhood No:32

BOYABAT STUDENT DORMITORY
Type: Separate
Phone: 0(368) 315-1987
Fax: 03683151977
Address: Çamlıca Neighborhood Çamlıca Street No: 7 BOYABAT/SINOP

ALAİYE STUDENT DORMITORY
Type: Male
Phone: 0(368) 260-3837
Fax: 03682603867
Address: Kefevi Mah. Yusufaralığı Street No:15 SINOP

 All procedures regarding accommodation in state dormitories in Turkey are carried out by the Credit and Dormitories Institution. For detailed information, you can visit the website https://kygm.gsb.gov.tr/

MEAL

In our university, monthly menus are planned according to the characteristics of our students, in accordance with the principles of adequate and balanced nutrition that meet their energy needs and seasonal characteristics. Our successful students who do not have sufficient financial means are provided with free nutrition service every year during the education period.

Our university provides nutrition service to both our students and staff in the dining halls of our academic units. In addition, our canteens in our academic units are also at the service of our students.

SPORTS AND LIFE

In order to protect and improve the physical and mental health of our students and to contribute to their social development, our university has sports fields for various branches of sports. Our students can spend their free time in these fields and participate in various competitions within the university and within the country by joining various sports teams. Our university has Football, Futsal, Basketball (male-female), Volleyball (male-female), Judo (male-female), Billiards (male-female), Table Tennis (male-female), Badminton (male-female) teams.

There is a 1049.2 m² sports hall with a seating capacity of 319, suitable for basketball, volleyball, table tennis, billiards, and futsal sports, which is open for use by students, academics, and administrative staff for sports activities, and a 546.7 m² additional building completed in 2011, and a total of 1595.9 m² multi-purpose sports hall. In the units affiliated with our university; there is one astroturf pitch in the Boyabat Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the Faculty of Fisheries. There is one outdoor basketball and football pitch in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

MONEY

The national currency of Turkey is the Turkish Lira. Its abbreviation is TL, and its symbol is the ₺ sign. Cash or credit cards are widely used in Turkey. Traveler’s checks are generally not accepted. ATMs of almost all banks are widespread. Most ATMs accept international credit cards or bank cards. Information is provided on these types of ATMs indicating that each bank’s card can be used. ATMs have an English option in their menus. International credit cards can be used in many businesses.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN TURKEY

In Turkey, Saturdays and Sundays are weekends and official offices are closed on these days. Most workplaces other than official institutions are open on Saturdays. Some are open on Sundays.

There are national holidays, religious holidays and other specific days as official holidays. Official holidays and their dates are as follows:

January 1: New Year’s Day.

April 23: The opening date of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. It is celebrated as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.

May 1: It is celebrated as Labor and Solidarity Day.

May 19: The date of Atatürk’s landing in Samsun, May 19, is accepted as the beginning of the War of Independence. It is celebrated as the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.

July 15: It is celebrated as Democracy Day.

August 30: The date when the war, which was the last link in the Turkish War of Independence, was won. It is celebrated as Victory Day.

October 29: The date of the foundation of the Republic. It is celebrated as Republic Day.

In addition, there are official holidays during two religious holidays. Since religious holidays are celebrated according to the lunar calendar called the Hijri Calendar, they do not have fixed equivalents in the Gregorian calendar, which is organized according to the sun, and they come 10 or 11 days earlier each year. The official holiday for both religious holidays begins on the lunch break of the day before the holiday. Of the religious holidays, Ramadan Bayram is three days long. Eid al-Adha is four days long.

LOCAL TIME

Turkey’s time zone: UTC/GMT + 3.

Emergency Phone Numbers

Emergency Service (Ambulance): 112

Fire: 110

Traffic: 154

Police Emergency: 155

Electrical Failure: 186

Gas Failure: 187

Gendarmerie Emergency: 156

EMBASSARIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

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CONTACT

International Student Office:

Tel           : +90 368 271 57 57 / Ext. No: 1185

E-mail  :  iro@sinop.edu.tr

Address     :   Korucuk Mahallesi Selanik Caddesi No:21 15 Temmuz Yerleşkesi 57000 – SİNOP

Student Affairs Academic Unit Offices:  https://oidb.sinop.edu.tr/iletisim/