Overview

The Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Hons) course at BahçeÅŸehir University (BAU) has rapidly become one of the most competitive and sought-after degrees because Turkey is investing heavily in becoming a regional AI powerhouse through national strategies, large-scale public-private R&D projects, and the establishment of AI-focused technology development zones.

Key Facts

Many graduates are hired abroad directly from campus by companies in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Gulf countries, while others launch their own AI startups supported by TÜBÄ°TAK grants and techno-parks. Within three to five years, high-performing graduates advance to senior AI engineer, machine learning research scientist, AI solutions architect, or chief AI officer roles with compensation packages that rapidly reach upper six figures in Turkish lira equivalents plus significant stock options in technology firms.

The social prestige of AI engineers has reached extraordinary levels among younger generations, who view them as the architects of the future and key contributors to both national technological sovereignty and global scientific progress.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Calculus and Linear Algebra

Programming for AI

Data Structures and Algorithms

Deep Learning and Neural Networks

Computer Vision

Natural Language Processing

Reinforcement Learning

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Big Data Technologies

AI Ethics and Responsible AI

Probabilistic Reasoning and Statistics

Generative AI Models

AI System Design and Deployment

Graduation Project in Artificial Intelligence Engineering

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

55

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Disciplines

Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence View 50 other Bachelors in Software Engineering in Turkey

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

55

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General requirements

The first step is to create an application through the application portal. After you have completed all the required information that we need, your application will be evaluated based on the country and programme requirements.

Passport

High School Diploma (original copy)

High School Transcript (original copy and must contain all the years)

Translation of the high school documents in case they are not neither in English or Turkish

1 Passport size photograph

Language Proficiency Result (if any)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12000 USD / year

≈ 12000 USD / year
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12000 USD / year

≈ 12000 USD / year

Living costs

Istanbul

Turkey

2000 - 3240 TRY / month

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