About Us
As the official Turkish teaching center of Bursa Technical University, we teach the Turkish language and Turkish culture to students from all over the world.
About Our Center
BTÜ TÖMER is the official Turkish language training and examination center operating within Bursa Technical University. We deliver the level-based Turkish programmes from A1 to C1 and administer the official Turkish examinations (TDYS and TSTS).
Bursa Technical University, to which we belong, is a state university founded in 2010. With an academic structure spanning Engineering and Natural Sciences, Forestry, Architecture and Design, Maritime Studies and Communication, it is counted among Türkiye's most entrepreneurial and innovative universities. Our center is what that academic depth looks like in language teaching.
Some of our students are scholarship holders who come to Türkiye through Türkiye Scholarships (YTB), some are international students preparing for undergraduate and graduate programmes, and others are learners studying Turkish for professional or personal reasons. Our classrooms are multicultural environments where students from dozens of countries learn side by side.
500+
Active Students
45+
Countries Represented
CEFR
A1–C1 · CEFR Levels
98%
Success Rate
Our Mission
To teach Turkish to international students by making them love it, and to integrate them into social, cultural and academic life as quickly as possible. To develop innovative assessment and evaluation systems using evolving educational technologies.
Our Vision
To become a leading language center recognized worldwide for its international-standard education, original teaching programs and digital materials, and one of the pioneering institutions shaping Turkish language diplomacy.
Our Teaching Approach
Beyond traditional grammar instruction: a communication-driven model that balances all four skills and is nourished by culture.
A communicative approach
Lessons are built around real-life communication situations rather than memorising grammar rules. Students speak Turkish from day one.
Balance across four skills
Listening, reading, speaking and writing are taught with equal weight at every level — and assessed with equal weight. No skill is left behind.
Preparation for academic Turkish
At B2 and C1, students work specifically on following lectures, taking notes, presenting, searching sources and writing academic texts.
Learning through culture
City trips, museum visits, culture days and country presentation events let the language be learned inside a living context.
Our Values
The principles that guide every decision we make, inside the classroom and beyond.
Student-centred
Programmes, calendars and support processes are shaped around what the student needs.
Academic rigour
Our teaching and assessment decisions rest on the field literature and current pedagogical principles.
Cultural sensitivity
A respect-based classroom where every student can be present with their own culture.
Innovation
A curriculum continuously renewed with digital materials and current teaching technologies.
Inclusiveness
Equal opportunity regardless of language, faith, country of origin or prior learning experience.
Transparent assessment
An exam system with criteria shared in advance, a right of appeal, and documented results.
What We Offer
A single center for every stage of the journey into Turkish.
General Turkish Courses (A1–C1)
Our core programme: CEFR-aligned, organised in levels, developing all four skills together.
Academic Turkish Preparation
Content focused on following lectures, note-taking, presenting and academic writing for students moving on to university study.
Turkish Language Proficiency Exam (TDYS)
An exam awarding an official proficiency certificate at B2 and C1 level, open to external candidates as well.
Turkish Level Placement Exam (TSTS)
A placement exam that measures your current level so you start in the right class.
Culture, Trips and Orientation
Visits to historic sites, museum trips, culture days and events supporting adaptation to life in Türkiye.
Certificates and Documents
Online document processes for level completion certificates, proficiency certificates and transcript requests.
Our Academic Staff
Our team consists of lecturers with postgraduate training in Turkish language education and in teaching Turkish to speakers of other languages. Our instructors do not only teach a language — they are also the first point of contact for a student's academic and social adaptation in Türkiye.
Our staff also take part in the center's Turkish Language Proficiency (TDYS) and Level Placement (TSTS) exam processes; speaking and writing assessments are carried out by instructors trained in the field.
Campus and Location
Our center is located on the Yıldırım Campus of Bursa Technical University. Our students benefit from the university's library, dining halls, sports facilities and student clubs.
Bursa — the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, a city whose historic fabric is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, set at the foot of Mount Uludağ — is a place where you can go on learning Turkish well outside the classroom.
- AddressMimar Sinan Mah. Mimar Sinan Bulvarı, Eflak Cad. No:177, 16310 Yıldırım / BURSA
- Phone+90 (224) 300 33 10
- Emailtomer@btu.edu.tr
The next step is yours
To register for a course, take a placement test or apply for the TDYS, all you need to do is fill in the online application form.