Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality expands student support programs

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) has announced plans to expand its various student support programs for the 2026-2027 academic year. These initiatives aim to assist students and their families with educational expenses, clothing, and transportation.

Under the ‘Young University Student Social Support’ program, the municipality has provided support 488,018 times, totaling approximately 4.95 billion TL. For the 2026-2027 period, the İBB plans to provide 2.5 billion TL to 125,000 students, with an individual allocation of 20,000 TL per person.

The ‘So You Can Read’ education support program has previously provided 761.8 million TL in aid. The municipality plans to allocate an additional 350 million TL for 100,000 students in the 2026-2027 term, at 3,500 TL per student. Additionally, the clothing support program, which has distributed 50 million TL to date, is slated to provide 100 million TL to 20,000 students in the upcoming 2026-2027 period.