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British-curriculum international schools in Turkey use the framework of England’s National Curriculum and commonly prepare students for Cambridge IGCSEs at 14 - 16 and AS/A-Level or other post-16 pathways thereafter; some schools also combine British Key Stages with the IB or other qualifications at sixth-form level. Instruction is almost always English-medium, while most schools offer Turkish lessons (and often add other modern languages), and a few run bilingual Turkish - English streams or prepare students for Turkish equivalence where needed. Fees vary widely by city and school quality of facilities, but in major centres such as Istanbul day-school tuition commonly runs from roughly US$8,000 a year at lower-cost options up to the mid-tens of thousands for larger international campuses; additional costs for transport, meals and examinations are typical. Schools generally follow a Northern-hemisphere academic year with a September intake; admissions commonly require an application, recent school reports, an English assessment and sometimes an interview or placement tests, and popular year groups can have waiting lists, so families usually start enquiries several months before the desired start date.
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