47th IEFT March Fairs have been successfully completed, bringing together 200 institutions from 30 different countries and welcoming approximately 15,000 students and parents across three cities. Now, we are getting ready for IEFT October Events and you can reserve your space with the early-bird rate to meet prospective Turkish students this fall! As IEFT, the leading student recruitment fair we look forward to supporting you in the Turkish market. Please find the can find the details below. if you have any questions please let us know, we will be happy to assist you. You can take a look at the full list of participants through here.

48th IEFT Fall Fairs 2026

20 October Tuesday - Izmir Ege Palas Business Hotel
22 October Thursday - Ankara Sheraton Hotel
24-25 October Saturday&Sunday - Istanbul European Side, Hilton Bosphorus
26 October Monday - Istanbul Asian Side, Hilton Kozyatagi

ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES

1. Turkish High School Counsellors Workshop
This exclusive event provides an invaluable platform for universities to engage with top high school counsellors around 50 leading Turkish high schools from Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other cities in one place. As you know, meeting 50 top high schools in one visit is very difficult for the universities and as IEFT, we are bringing together the high school counsellors to meet with you on the same day at the same place. As this is a very unique event and we accept limited prestigious institutions please do not forget to register shortly. For more details please click here.

Date: 23 October 2026 Friday
Venue: Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus
Fee: 3.500 Euros

2. High School Visits

We will also organize high school visits either right before and immediately after the fairs, giving you the opportunity to meet students in Ankara and Istanbul. This exclusive event will be offered specifically to THSCW participants.

SCHEDULE:
21 October 2026 Wednesday - Ankara
27 October 2026 Tuesday - Istanbul

3. VIP Visitor Entrance

Many Turkish parents are now eager to invest in their children’s futures — even willing to pay a small entrance fee for the exclusive opportunity to meet university representatives face-to-face, away from the crowds and long waiting lines. That’s why we’re introducing a Premium 1-on-1 Meeting Session — a special 2-hour event (11:00–13:00) designed specifically for Year 11 and 12 students for undergraduate programs and last year of university students for master programs to connect directly with top university representatives in a focused, personalized setting. To ensure only genuinely interested participants attend, a modest participation fee will be applied — and the fund will be donated as scholarships to academically outstanding students. There will be no additional charge for your university to take advantage of this feature.

4. On-site Seminars at IEFT Fairs

We will be happy to organize an on-site seminar during IEFT fairs so you can promote your institution to a wider audience where you will have a chance to share a presentation and have Q&A session. General fee is 1.000 Euro per seminar. Since spots are limited, we recommend reserving your place as soon as possible.

IEFT Talks Webinars

IEFT Talks Webinars attract thousands of students and parents with online sessions. We have organized around 2000 sessions with more than 500 universities, colleges from around 30 different countries since the pandemic. Each Webinar registered around 100-200 students and parents and attendance rate is 40-50%. We will be happy to organize an online session for your institution to support your recruitment journey so you can get the best of it! General price of one session of IEFT Talks is 1.000 Euros. You can easily book your session through the following link in a couple of seconds.

6. Program Based Marketing

Currently in Türkiye, programs such as psychology, engineering, IT, business and law are highly popular, and we will be highlighting these fields for our visitors at the March fairs. If you would like to promote your undergraduate and graduate programs in Türkiye, IEFT is the right address for you!

7. High School and Summer School Pavilion

Currently, the interest for high school education abroad is booming in Türkiye. With local private school tuition fees going up a lot, more and more families are looking into sending their kids abroad for high school. Turkish students are very focused on academics and getting into good institutions, so there's a strong interest in summer schools with academic, arts, sports, or internship themes. At our previous 46th Fall Fairs, we proudly hosted nearly 30 leading schools, and the feedback from both institutions and families was exceptional. Participants found the fair well organized, with students showing strong interest and families actively engaged.

WHO ATTENDED IEFT MARCH 2026 FAIRS?

We are also proud to have welcomed 45 universities in the top 500 ranking list such as University of Oxford, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, The University of Edinburgh, NYU - New York University, University of Bristol, The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Warwick, University of Groningen, Durham University, University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London, University of St Andrews, University of Bath, Newcastle University, Radboud University, University of York, University of Exeter, University of Ottawa, University of Reading - Henley Business School, University of Surrey, Keio University, LUT University, University of Strathclyde, University of Galway, Swansea University, University of Essex, Dublin City University, City St George's, University of London, University of Verona, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Oxford Brookes University, University of Genoa, SOAS University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, University of Guelph, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Goldsmiths, University of London, Constructor University, University of Plymouth, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Huddersfield, Politecnico di Bari.Click here to see the list of all participants.

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