Orhun Exchange Program

The Orhun Exchange Program, operating under the Turkic Universities Union (TURKUNIB), has emerged as the principal higher education mobility mechanism of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Since its pilot launch in the 2017–2018 academic year, the Program has grown steadily in both scope and impact, facilitating academic exchange across approximately 170 universities in member and observer states. Through structured mobility schemes, the Program supports student and staff exchange, joint research initiatives, collaborative curriculum development, and inter-university cooperation in teaching and scientific activities.

Beyond its immediate academic outcomes, the Orhun Exchange Program constitutes a strategic instrument for fostering a cohesive and competitive Turkic Higher Education Area, promoting institutional convergence, quality enhancement, and the mutual recognition of academic qualifications among participating universities. By enabling direct engagement between students, faculty members, and researchers, the Program plays a pivotal role in strengthening people-to-people connectivity, cultural understanding, and academic solidarity across the Turkic world – thereby contributing to the broader vision of regional integration envisaged by the Organization of Turkic States.

Application Guide

Regulation

The goals of these regulations are to determine the basis for the exchange of teachers and students between higher educational institutions that are members of the Turkic Council Turkic Universities Union. This Regulation covers the basics of the exchange of teachers and students between higher education institutions that are members of the Turkic Council Turkic Universities Union.

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Announcement

2026/2027 Orhun Exchange Program Application

The Orhun Exchange Program will commence in the Fall Term of the 2026/2027 Academic Year for students and academic staff of TURKUNIB member universities within the Organization of Turkic States.

Participating countries and universities include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Hungary.

Application Timeline
  • Notify departments and quotas
    08 July 2026 – 16 July 2026
  • General announcement of the Coordinator University
  • Announcement of requirements and receiving applications
  • Notify quotas and evaluate applications
  • Announcement of results
Documents required in the application
  • Transcript
  • Student Information Form (Only one university will be chosen for applications)
  • All documents must be filled electronically.
Application period
Student application Teacher application
Exchange Quotas (2026/2027)

Student and teacher exchange quotas announced by the member universities for the current round.

Country University Students Teachers
Accepts Sends Accepts Sends
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Sport Academy
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Accomodation will be provided · Meals: Not available
 4 4 4 8
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 5 5 5 5
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 5/5; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 20 10 10 10
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
students out Fall/Spring 5/5; staff in Fall/Spring 15/15; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Guest house only for teaching staff · Meals: Not provided
 0 10 30 20
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Technical University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: For Students No For Staff Yes · Meals: Yes (1 meal (only lunch) a day)
 30 30 20 20
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University
students in Fall/Spring 9/9; students out Fall/Spring 9/9; staff in Fall/Spring 7/7; staff out Fall/Spring 7/7 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 18 18 14 14
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Öğretim üyeleri için misafirhane; Öğrenciler için yurt var · Meals: yalnız hafta içi sabah ve öğlen yemek imkanı var (tatil günleri ve haftasonu yoktur)
 10 10 10 10
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan University of Languages
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: (Please read the "additional information") · Meals: 2 meals (5 days a week)
 4 4 4 4
Azerbaijan Baku Eurasian University
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes (for female students) · Meals: Yes (2 meals a day)
 10 10 10 10
Azerbaijan Baku Higher Oil School
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 3/3 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 20 20 20 6
Azerbaijan Baku Slavic University
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 10 10 10 10
Azerbaijan Baku State University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 10 10 0 0
Azerbaijan Lankaran State University
students in Fall/Spring 50/50; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 100 40 20 10
Azerbaijan Mingachevir State University
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Misafir Evi · Meals: 2 meals a day available from Monday till Friday
 20 40 20 20
Azerbaijan Nakhchivan State University
Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 20 20 20 20
Hungary Szechenyi Istvan University of Györ
students in Fall/Spring 1/1; students out Fall/Spring 1/1; staff in Fall/Spring 2/2; staff out Fall/Spring 2/2 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 2 2 4 4
Kazakhstan Akhmet Yassawi University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: 2 ÖĞÜN
 150 150 50 50
Kazakhstan Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes, if places are available · Meals: No
 40 40 20 20
Kazakhstan Almaty University of Management
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 20 20 10 10
Kazakhstan Atyrau State University
students in Fall/Spring 5/5; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 10 20 20 20
Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Technical University
students in Fall/Spring 7/7; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 14 20 10 10
Kazakhstan International University of Tourism and Hospitality
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 4/4; staff out Fall/Spring 4/4 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Dormitory is available only for students · Meals: No
 20 20 8 8
Kazakhstan K.Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University
Fall/Spring 15/15 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 30 30 30 30
Kazakhstan Karaganda Buketov University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 10 10 10 10
Kazakhstan Kazakh American Free University
students in Fall/Spring 30/0; students out Fall/Spring 10/20; staff in Fall/Spring 7/7; staff out Fall/Spring 7/7 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: 2 meals a day for academic staff
 30 30 14 14
Kazakhstan Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
students in Fall/Spring 4/4; students out Fall/Spring 4/4; staff in Fall/Spring 1/1; staff out Fall/Spring 1/1 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 8 8 2 2
Kazakhstan Kyzylorda University named after Korkyt Ata
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: yes · Meals: only breakfast
 5 20 5 20
Kazakhstan L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Accommodation for teachers is provided on a paid basis · Meals: No
 40 40 20 20
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Humanities University
students in Fall/Spring 3/3; students out Fall/Spring 30/30; staff in Fall/Spring 3/3; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Dormitory for studants,guest house for teachers,Yes · Meals: one meal a day (lunch),Yes
 6 60 6 10
Kyrgyzstan International University of Kyrgyzstan
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 30/30; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 20/20 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: 1+1, 2+1 Daire · Meals: No meals are provided
 20 60 20 40
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz National University
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 40 40 20 20
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
students in Fall/Spring 40/40; students out Fall/Spring 40/40; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 20/20 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 80 80 20 40
Kyrgyzstan Osh State University
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 30/30; staff in Fall/Spring 15/15; staff out Fall/Spring 15/15 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 40 60 30 30
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design
Term: Fall · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 4 4 3 0
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (Cyprus)
students in Fall/Spring 50/50; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: please read additional information section) · Meals: please read additional information section)
 100 40 10 10
Turkiye Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: Yes
 3 3 0 0
Turkiye Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri University
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: VAR* (AVAILABLE) · Meals: ÖĞLE YEMEĞİ (HAFTA İÇİ) LUNCH (FROM MONDAY TİLL FRİDAY)
 10 0 10 0
Turkiye Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
Faculty-level breakdown: 26 programmes
 68 69 54 54
Turkiye Anadolu University
Faculty-level breakdown: 3 programmes
 14 14 6 6
Turkiye Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 10 0 10 0
Turkiye Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 8/7; students out Fall/Spring 8/7; staff in Fall/Spring 3/2; staff out Fall/Spring 3/2 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: yes · Meals: yes (every weekday)
 15 15 5 5
Turkiye Ankara Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: yalnız hafta içi öğlen yemek imkanı var (tatil günleri ve haftasonu yoktur)
 0 0 2 2
Turkiye Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 5 5 5 5
Turkiye Artvin Çoruh Ünıversitesi
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes, International GuestHouse · Meals: Yes, 2 Meals,Lunch and Dinner (From Monday Till Friday)
 10 10 10 10
Turkiye Ataturk University
Fall/Spring 4/4 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yurt imkanı var · Meals: 1 Öğün Yemek
 8 8 8 8
Turkiye Balıkesir Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 20/20; staff out Fall/Spring 20/20 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Paid) · Meals: 2 meals Evet
 20 20 40 40
Turkiye Bartın University
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 40 20 20 20
Turkiye Bitlis Eren University
Fall/Spring 2/2 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 4 4 4 4
Turkiye Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Depending on the availability · Meals: Depending on the availability
 20 12 20 0
Turkiye Cappadocia University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Dormitory and guest house unavailable · Meals: 3 meals a day available
 10 3 5 2
Turkiye Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Misafirhane Guest House · Meals: Yok No
 0 0 1 1
Turkiye Ege University
Faculty-level breakdown: 128 programmes
 167 186 205 168
Turkiye Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi
Faculty-level breakdown: 38 programmes · Dormitory: Öğrenci için aylık yurt ücreti 2100 TL'dir. Personel için Konukevi günlük ücreti kahvaltı dahil 1200 TL'dir · Meals: Günlük kahvaltı ücreti 100 TL, yemek ücreti 145 TL'dir
 84 — 63 —
Turkiye Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: 2 meals a day
 5 0 0 0
Turkiye Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: LUNCH (WEEKDAYS)
 5 5 5 5
Turkiye Firat Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 30/30; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Paylaşımlı Öğrenci evleri var, kira ücreri ödenmeyecek, sadece aylık elektrik, su, doğal gaz giderini öğrenci ödeyecek · Meals: Haftaiçi tek öğün yemek imkanı
 60 40 20 20
Turkiye Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: (Please read the "additional information") · Meals: No
 10 0 7 7
Turkiye İbn Haldun University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 5 5 3 3
Turkiye Iğdır Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 25/25; students out Fall/Spring 25/25; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 50 50 20 20
Turkiye Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 15 15 20 15
Turkiye Kahramanmaraş Sütçüimam University
Faculty-level breakdown: 6 programmes
 33 33 15 15
Turkiye Karadeniz Technical University
students in Fall/Spring 50/50; students out Fall/Spring 50/50; staff in Fall/Spring 20/20; staff out Fall/Spring 20/20 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 100 100 40 40
Turkiye Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Sadece öğle yemeği
 5 5 5 5
Turkiye Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: 1 ÖĞÜN
 35 20 35 20
Turkiye Kayseri Üniversitesi
students in Fall term only; students out Spring term only; staff in Fall term only; staff out Spring term only · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Not available · Meals: Not available
 3 3 4 4
Turkiye Kırıkkale Üniversitesi
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Depending on the Facilities within the University
 10 10 10 10
Turkiye Kırklareli Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 15/15; students out Fall/Spring 15/15; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Not available · Meals: Lunch only on weekdays (University Hall)
 30 30 20 20
Turkiye KTO-Karatay Üniversitesi
Faculty-level breakdown: 8 programmes
 22 22 4 6
Turkiye Muş Alparslan University
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 8/7; staff out Fall/Spring 8/7 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 20 20 15 15
Turkiye Necmettin Erbakan University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: 2 öğün yemek 5 gün
 0 0 4 4
Turkiye Nigde Omer Khalisdemir University
students in Fall/Spring 12/12; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 24 20 10 10
Turkiye Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 0/5; staff in Fall/Spring 2/3; staff out Fall/Spring 0/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Evet (Yes) · Meals: Lunch)
 20 5 5 5
Turkiye Sakarya Üniversitesi
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 10/10; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: 2 Meals)
 20 20 10 10
Turkiye Selçuk Üniversitesi
Faculty-level breakdown: 1 programmes
 10 0 0 0
Turkiye Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi
Term: Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 1 0 0 0
Turkiye Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: No · Meals: No
 0 0 0 3
Turkiye Yozgat Bozok University
Fall/Spring 2/2 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 4 4 4 4
Uzbekistan Journalism and Mass Communications University of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Term: Fall · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 3 10 3 3
Uzbekistan Kokand University
students in Fall/Spring 10/10; students out Fall/Spring 5/5; staff in Fall/Spring 6/8; staff out Fall/Spring 6/8 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: 2 times a meal from Monday to Friday
 20 10 14 14
Uzbekistan Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov
students in Fall/Spring 5/5; students out Fall/Spring 5/5; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: hospitaliy
 10 10 20 20
Uzbekistan Tashkent International University
students in Fall/Spring 2/2; students out Fall/Spring 5/5; staff in Fall/Spring 2/2; staff out Fall/Spring 2/2 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Five working days per week (Monday to Friday), excluding public holidays and non-working days
 4 10 4 4
Uzbekistan Tashkent State Transport University
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: yes · Meals: no
 20 31 10 5
Uzbekistan Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies
Term: Fall · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 3 10 3 3
Uzbekistan Tashkent State University of Uzbek language and literature
Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Konaklama temin edilecekdir · Meals: Not available
 10 6 2 —
Uzbekistan Termiz University of Economics and Service
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 20/20; staff in Fall/Spring 10/10; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: On a contractual basis
 40 40 20 20
Uzbekistan University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED)
Fall/Spring 5/5 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: No
 10 10 10 10
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture
students in Fall/Spring 20/20; students out Fall/Spring 30/30; staff in Fall/Spring 5/5; staff out Fall/Spring 10/10 · Term: Fall and Spring · Dormitory: Yes · Meals: Yes
 40 60 10 20

Documents & Downloads

Official templates and forms for students and academic staff.

Inter-Institutional Agreement
Archived DOCX
1. Candidate Student Application Form
DOCX template
2. Student Information Form
DOCX template
3. Learning Agreement
DOCX template
4. Letter of Acceptance
DOCX template
Academic Staff Information Form
DOCX template
Academic Staff Mobility Programme
DOCX template
Academic Staff Certificate of Attendance
DOCX template
Academic Staff Mobility Final Report Form
DOCX template

Student Testimonials

Hear from students who have participated in our exchange programs.

Application form