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Turkey’s popularity among international students on the rise, report says

The "2016 Turkey Migration Report" published Wednesday shows that international students flock to Turkey for higher education. In 2016, visas were issued for 61,116 new students. In that same period an estimated 795,962 foreign students had already been granted visas and were residing in Turkey. The report has been prepared by the Directorate General of Migration Management, belonging to the Ministry of Interior which is based on data obtained by the Ministry of National Education (MEB), the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the Administration for Turks Living Abroad and Related Communities. In rank, Azerbaijan, Syria and Turkmenistan contribute the highest percentage of foreign students coming to Turkey for study. However, the international population of students is further diversified by students coming from Iran , Afghanistan, Iraq, Greece, and Kyrgyzstan. The total number of foreign students enrolled at Turkish universities ...