Application & registration fees and deposits
- Transfer / entrance exam: a fee is charged for paid transfer-student entrance exams (example: a published transfer exam fee is TRY 750).
- Reservation / ‘yedek kayıt' deposit: a deposit is required to reserve a place for candidates on waiting lists. For preschool (anaokulu) the reserve payment is set at 10% of the relevant education fee and is refunded if no place opens; the deposit is credited against the final registration fee if the student is accepted.
- Minimum advance on new / renewed registrations: for registrations after the first registration window, parents must typically pay a minimum percentage of the relevant period fee to secure the place (for 2026–27 the required minimum advance is 20% by the specified registration date).
Tuition and related fees by year group (published fee levels for the 2026/27 academic year; amounts shown excluding VAT)
- Kindergarten / Anaokulu (education, meal, stationery & activities):
- Education: TRY 650,760 (if paid by 13 March) — TRY 690,390 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 732,500 (after 1 June).
- Meal: TRY 151,200 (by 13 March) — TRY 160,400 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 170,200 (after 1 June).
- Stationery & activities: TRY 48,415 (by 13 March) — TRY 51,300 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 54,500 (after 1 June).
- Installment options (where available) are shown as alternative totals and vary by payment window (examples include totals with 12-, 8- or 6-installment plans).
- Primary school / İlkokul (education fees per grade; education fee shown excluding meal and activity fees):
- 1st grade: Education — TRY 875,000 (by 13 March) — TRY 929,000 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 985,000 (after 1 June). Installment totals shown: TRY 1,024,000 (12 installments) — TRY 1,028,000 (8 installments) — TRY 1,059,000 (6 installments).
- 2nd grade: Education — TRY 875,000 / TRY 929,000 / TRY 985,000. Installment totals: as for 1st grade above.
- 3rd grade: Education — TRY 800,000 / TRY 849,000 / TRY 900,000. Installment totals: TRY 936,000 (12) / TRY 940,000 (8) / TRY 968,000 (6).
- 4th grade: Education — TRY 550,270 / TRY 584,000 / TRY 620,000. Installment totals: TRY 644,000 (12) / TRY 647,000 (8) / TRY 667,000 (6).
- Common additional items (primary / middle / high): meal and “educational activities & digital platform” fees are charged separately (meal example for these levels: TRY 162,000 by 13 March; educational-activity fee example: TRY 29,049 by 13 March).
- Middle school / Ortaokul (education fees per grade):
- 5th grade: Education — TRY 854,800 (by 13 March) — TRY 906,800 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 962,000 (after 1 June). Installment totals: TRY 999,500 (12) / TRY 1,003,300 (8) / TRY 1,034,000 (6).
- 6th grade: Education — TRY 776,500 / TRY 823,800 / TRY 874,000. Installment totals: TRY 908,800 (12) / TRY 911,500 (8) / TRY 939,800 (6).
- 7th grade: Education — TRY 728,500 / TRY 772,800 / TRY 820,000. Installment totals: TRY 852,600 (12) / TRY 855,100 (8) / TRY 881,800 (6).
- 8th grade: Education — TRY 464,384 / TRY 492,600 / TRY 572,600. Installment totals: TRY 543,500 (12) / TRY 545,000 (8) / TRY 610,900 (6).
- High school / Lise (education fees per grade):
- 9th grade: Education — TRY 1,046,000 (by 13 March) — TRY 1,078,000 (14 March–31 May) — TRY 1,110,500 (after 1 June). Installment totals: TRY 1,220,000 (12) / TRY 1,250,000 (8) / TRY 1,280,000 (6).
- 10th grade: Education — TRY 1,024,000 / TRY 1,086,000 / TRY 1,152,500. Installment totals: TRY 1,098,000 (12) / TRY 1,138,000 (8) / TRY 1,188,000 (6).
- 11th grade: Education — TRY 803,300 / TRY 852,200 / TRY 890,300. Installment totals: TRY 919,400 (12) / TRY 930,100 (8) / TRY 939,800 (6).
- 12th grade: Education — TRY 524,735 / TRY 556,700 / TRY 575,400. Installment totals: TRY 586,500 (12) / TRY 604,300 (8) / TRY 610,300 (6).
- Separate meal and educational-activity / digital platform fees apply for high school as well (examples: high-school meal and platform fees are listed separately and vary by registration window). IB Diploma Program students are additionally charged the USDP fee in line with the Ministry's regulation. iPad recommendations and accessory costs are communicated at registration; devices are not included in the tuition.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Registration windows with different published fee levels: there are three published billing windows that affect published fee totals — early registration (payment by 13 March), a mid registration window (14 March–31 May) and late registration (after 1 June). Fees increase for later registration windows.
- Installments and deferred payment: installment-payment options are available; the number of permitted installments and the total amount depend on the payment window and the chosen plan (examples shown in published schedules include 12, 8 and 6 installment totals for many grades; some plans are structured as 1 upfront payment + a fixed number of monthly installments). The school collects taksitli payments through a campus installment platform administered by VakıfBank (“VİNOV”).
- Minimum payment to confirm registration: for later registration windows a minimum advance (example: 20% of the period fee) is required by the stated registration date in order for the registration to be considered complete. If a family chooses a taksitli plan, the specific upfront percentage and the installment schedule are governed by the bank's Vinov plan.
Boarding / dormitory fees
- Boarding: no boarding/dormitory fees are published for ALKEV; the school's published fee schedules do not include any resident/boarding charges, and ALKEV operates as a day school with separately billed meal services.
Other costs or fees (uniforms, transport, devices, exam and activity fees)
- Uniforms and student transport (servis) are not included in the tuition figures and are charged separately; these costs are not included in the posted tuition totals. School-supplied items that are excluded from the tuition total include school clothing, bus service fees and individual lesson materials (instruments, calculators, personal tablets, etc.).
- Stationery & activity charges (where shown) are published as separate line items (examples given for anaokulu; primary/middle/high levels have separate “educational activities & digital platform” fees). These items include intra-school class activities, city-trip costs, and subscriptions for digital learning platforms.
- External exam / certification fees: language diplomas and external exam programmes (for example DSD language examinations and IB-related fees/USDP obligations) are handled according to the programme rules and external-registration charges are applied where required; IB Diploma–related USDP fees are charged in accordance with the regulation. Specific external exam registration fees vary by exam and year and are billed separately.
Refunds and cancellation
- Withdrawal before school opening: if a registered family requests cancellation before the school's opening date, the school's published policy refunds 90% of the total paid fee (i.e., a 90% refund of total fee if cancellation occurs before school opens).
- Unsuccessful waiting-list (yedek) reservations: reserve deposits paid for waiting-list positions are refunded when a place does not open or if the candidate is not accepted from the waiting list. When a waiting-list payment is applied to an accepted registration, the deposit is deducted from the applicable registration fee.
