Culinary schools in Türkiye

Culinary education in Türkiye sits in two layers among the providers researched. Universities run gastronomy and culinary arts bachelor's programmes (for example Özyeğin University in English and Bahçeşehir University in Turkish), and the Council of Higher Education (CoHE/YÖK) manages the Study in Türkiye portal for foreign applicants. Private academies and international-brand schools offer shorter professional programmes: Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul runs provider-issued Diplôme and Grand Diplôme programmes on Özyeğin's campus, and Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi (MSA) states that its professional programmes are approved by the Ministry of National Education. YÖK Atlas registers could not be read automatically, so university programme recognition was not independently verified.

Source: studyinturkiye.gov.tr

University bachelor's in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Degree programme in a Faculty or School of Applied Sciences; Özyeğin's international fee list shows the English-taught programme at USD 25,000 per year for 2026-27 before scholarships. Source

Le Cordon Bleu Diplôme de Cuisine / Diplôme de Pâtisserie / Grand Diplôme

Modular provider-issued diplomas in three 11-week levels (33 weeks), taught in English on the Özyeğin campus; the Grand Diplôme combines both diplomas in about nine months. Source

MSA long-term professional cookery / pastry programmes

Private professional programmes with a compulsory internship phase for the 18-40 age group; MSA states they are approved by the Ministry of National Education and also lists CTH diplomas. Source

Teaching languages. Teaching language varies by provider: English at Özyeğin's bachelor's programme and at Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul (with Turkish interpretation in demonstrations), Turkish at Bahçeşehir's programme and MSA.

Tuition context. Published prices are given in TRY for domestic students and often in USD for international students. Examples: Özyeğin USD 25,000 per year (international, 2026-27, before scholarships); Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul Diplôme de Cuisine USD 28,500 for foreign nationals or 1,200,000 TL for Turkish citizens; MSA long-term professional cookery 1,100,000 TL (January 2027 intake). Source

Admissions. At Özyeğin, international bachelor's applicants apply online with passport copy, high school transcript, diploma if available, optional English test result and a statement of intent; the fall 2026-27 deadline is 15 November 2026, a USD 1,000 pre-payment follows a conditional offer, and English placement exams are held in August and September. Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul requires no English proficiency exam and starts students at the Basic level. Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

• Study in Türkiye (Council of Higher Education)
• YÖK Atlas (programme register)
• Özyeğin University international admissions