Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diplôme de Cuisine (Temel, Orta, Üstün Seviye Mutfak)
Diplôme de Cuisine (Basic, Intermediate, Superior Cuisine)
Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul · Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul · Türkiye
- Official award
- Diplôme de Cuisine
- Duration
- 33 weeks (about 9 months): three 11-week levels
- Delivery
- On campus
- Tuition
- TRY 1,200,000see costs below
Award and recognition
Three modular cuisine levels combining demonstrations, practical sessions and theory: knife skills, stocks, sauces, fish and meat preparation, doughs, plating, European regional cuisines and techniques, and a final restaurant service where students prepare their own menus for guests.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Le Cordon Bleu
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- On completion
- The Diplôme de Cuisine awarded after completing Basic, Intermediate and Superior cuisine levels; combined with the pastry diploma it leads to the Grand Diplôme.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery, Cuisine-specific · French cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 33 weeks (about 9 months): three 11-week levels
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
- Published teaching hours
- 360 hours
- Note on hours
- Programme page lists 3 x 120 hours; the registration page lists 180 hours per level (and a sentence on the same page says 6 hours a day, 3 days a week, 180 hours per level). The 360-hour figure is from the programme page.
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Internship and placement
Optional internship
An internship is available but not required.
- Geographic restrictions
- Only Turkish citizens with a diploma grade of 85 or higher are offered internships; no placement guarantee is given.
No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.
Admissions
- Language requirements
- Instruction is in English with Turkish interpretation in demonstrations; no English proficiency exam is required.
- Application materials
- 4 passport-type photos (after acceptance)
- Health report (chest X-ray, carrier tests, throat/nose culture, stool tests) (after acceptance)
- Payment receipt (after acceptance)
- Entry route
- Candidates must start at the Basic level; only holders of Basic and Intermediate certificates may continue to the Advanced level. Applications are reviewed by an admissions committee.
- Intakes
- Winter term: 1 February 2027 (orientation and hygiene training 29 January 2027)
- Deadlines
- Ödemeler eğitim programının başlamasından en geç 6 hafta önce tam olarak yatırılmalıdır. (2027)
- Official application
- Application and instructions
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Costs
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, mandatory extras and accommodation are shown separately and never converted or added together for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplôme de Cuisine (33 weeks), Turkish citizensTuition · mandatory | TRY 1,200,000for the whole program | Domestic studentsT.C. (Turkish) citizens' tuitionScholarship (Burslu) price is 900,000 TL for eligible Turkish citizens and excludes knife and kitchen equipment sets and chef uniforms. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Diplôme de Cuisine (33 weeks), foreign nationalsTuition · mandatory | USD 28,500for the whole program | International students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Pre-registration payment (Diplôme de Cuisine)Deposit · mandatory | TRY 40,000one-time | All studentsPayment to reserve a place; non-refundable, valid for the next term. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
No mandatory extras (uniform, knife kit, ingredients, equipment, examination fees) are published for this program. Ask the school what is not included in the tuition.
Funding
Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul scholarship (Turkish citizens only) Scholarship
Competitive · Scholarship prices published per programme
Turkish citizens only; scholarship request on the detailed application form, interview, and admissions committee decision. The scholarship price excludes knife and kitchen equipment sets and chef uniforms.
Instalment options Payment plan
Basis not stated
Credit card instalments (2-12) via iyzico, and Fibabanka overdraft or loan options, as listed
Sources and verification
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)