Accounting is the general name given to the recording process of financial transactions along with recording, ordering, taking, summarizing and presenting the results in various reports and analyses. Accounting is also a field of study and profession dedicated to fulfilling these tasks. Accounting is a 4-year undergraduate department taught at universities within the scope of the School of Applied Sciences. As of 2020, accounting is available in only 3 universities with 4 different options in Turkey. Accounting graduates focus on providing the management of a company with the knowledge necessary to keep the business financially healthy. While some information comes from recorded transactions, many of the analyzes and reports contain estimated and projected amounts based on various assumptions. Generally, this information is not distributed to people outside the company's management. A few examples of this information are budgets, standards for controlling operations, and estimating sales prices when quoting new business.
Turkey is the second country in the world with a 94.2% higher education enrollment rate in access to higher education. Turkey, which is included in the European Higher Education Area, implements the Bologna Process perfectly; Bologna scorecard is 5 out of 5. In other words, the diploma obtained from a university in Turkey is recognized in all European countries. In the course credit system, ECTS is applied in accordance with Europe and all students are given a Diploma Supplement. In addition, Turkey is one of the most successful countries participating in the exchange within the scope of Erasmus+. Considering all these reasons, it is very advantageous to study in the accounting department with an affordable education in Turkey. In addition to Erasmus, there are many exchange programs such as Mevlana and Farabi that support student and academic staff mobility in Turkey. Having hosted many deep-rooted civilizations in its lands for thousands of years, Turkey is almost a cultural mosaic. In this country that has hosted countless civilizations, everyone is tolerant and respectful to each other. Turkey is ideal for students with its safe and peaceful environment. Moreover, it has very successful educational institutions in business fields such as accounting and finance.
The Accounting Department education period is 4 years. Training is given in the field of business and accounting in the first year, corporate accounting in the second year, financial management in the third year and Turkish tax system in the fourth year. Graduates of the Department of Accounting can work as accountants, accounting specialists, finance specialists and financial advisors. There are opportunities to work in all institutions and organizations, tax offices and notaries in Turkey and in the world. Foreign students who want to study accounting in Turkey are recommended to learn Turkish as majority of the classes are given in Turkish. However, there are also some private universities that offer fully English accounting education programs in Turkey.
Turkey has very good schools for foreign students to study accounting. The top 3 institutions to receive accounting education in Turkey, which has a very good education quality, are as follows.
Başkent University
After Baskent University established the Turkish Organ Transplantation, Burn and Treatment Foundation in 1980, the Dialysis Center in 1982, the first hospital in 1985 and the Haberal Education Foundation in 1986; was established to meet the need for higher education institutions and to establish a modern education system. Baskent University carries out education and research activities on three campuses, mainly on the Bağlıca Campus. The application hotels of the university; Kızılcahamam Patalya Thermal Resort and Gölbaşı Patalya Lakeside Resort Hotels provide services to university students within the framework of educational activities.
İstanbul Arel University
Istanbul Arel University was established with the aim of raising people who synthesize national values and universal values in the globalizing world, respond to the expectations of the society, sensitive to republican values, democratic and liberal, research, produce and create. In the first stage, the university, which started education in the Küçükçekmece-Sefaköy campus, has grown rapidly. Sefaköy campus with a closed area of 18,560 m2 is at a central point on the E5 Highway in Küçükçekmece. In the campus where Vocational Schools and Institutes are located, there are 80 smart classrooms, 6 lecture halls, project halls, Radio and Television Studio, laboratories, workshops, library, conference hall, cafeteria.
İstanbul Aydın University
Istanbul Aydın University has Erasmus+ bilateral agreements with 266 universities from 49 countries, 28 of which are European countries, within the scope of ERASMUS program. In this context, in addition to hosting many students from abroad, it also offers many students the opportunity to study abroad. Being aware of the fact that scientific research and development is possible with advanced technology, it also takes a step with the principle of "Technological University" and provides uninterrupted service to the students of Istanbul Aydın University with its foreign language, food and computer laboratories equipped with advanced technology. Istanbul Aydın University has been awarded the ECTS Label and Diploma Supplement Label (ECTS Label), which increases the prestige and quality of the institution, given to higher education institutions that correctly implement the European Credit Transfer System in all associate, undergraduate and graduate programs, as a result of a rigorous examination by the European Commission. DS Label) has been awarded.
Foreign students who want to study accounting undergraduate education at a university in Turkey should apply directly to the relevant universities. Every university in Turkey accepts students in line with the conditions it has determined. These conditions generally include the following items;
Having a high school diploma from a school equivalent to Turkish high schools after a total of 11-12 years of primary and secondary education (a transcript showing the high school grades must also be submitted),
To have a sufficient score from an internationally recognized exam (GCE, SAT, ACT, etc.) or the university entrance exams of some countries (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, China) or the Foreign Student Exam (YÖS) held in Turkey.
Some of the universities might also require English level exams such as IELTS.
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