u/North_Dentist_3081

Hello everyone,

I’ll be coming to Ankara for my masters as an international student soon. I’ve looked into rent prices, but I’d like to know how much I should expect to spend monthly on everything else (groceries, utilities if not included, transport, phone/internet, social life, etc.).

I’m trying to budget realistically – nothing too luxurious, but not extreme frugality either.

Thanks in advance!

Hey! Incoming international grad student here 👋 I got conditionally admitted which means I need to get at least a BB in my first 2 courses in the first term to secure my full admission.

How is grading at the graduate level? Is BB doable if you put in the work or should I be stressing lol

Any tips welcome!

hey, first year international student here, wanted to ask if landing a candidate engineer position or internship during first year is actually doable?

I already did a couple internships back home so I'm not starting from zero, but I'm not sure how the whole process works here as a foreigner — whether companies are open to hiring internationals, if there are language barriers in applications, stuff like that

basically just wondering if anyone's been in a similar spot or has tips on where to even start. any advice is appreciated 🙏

Hey! I'm moving to Ankara for my master's and flying into Istanbul first. From there I can either take a domestic flight or the YHT train (~4.5h) to get to Ankara.

Which would you go for? I'll have a couple bags with me so any practical advice is welcome. Also open to any general tips for a newcomer to the city 🙏

Hey everyone! I just got accepted into a master's program at METU and I'm trying to figure out housing before I arrive. I'm doing all my research remotely which is… fun :')

Mainly wondering:

- Is KYK worth trying to get as an international student or is the waitlist basically hopeless?

- Any neighborhoods close to METU that are student-friendly and not too expensive?

-Any general "wish I knew this before moving to Ankara" tips welcome too honestly

Thanks in advance!

Hey! I got accepted into the grad program (Data Informatics) and I'm trying to figure out housing before I move to Ankara in the fall. I've been looking at the KYK dorms vs private options but honestly the info I'm finding online is kind of all over the place.

A few things I'm curious about:

- Is it even realistic to get a KYK spot as an international grad student or is that a lost cause?

- Are the dorms on campus actually decent or should I just go straight for a private place near campus?

- Any neighborhoods you'd recommend for a student on a budget?

Any tips appreciated, even the "avoid X at all costs" kind :')

Hey everyone! I just got accepted into a master's program at METU and I'm trying to figure out housing before I arrive. I'm doing all my research remotely which is… fun :')

Mainly wondering:

- Is KYK worth trying to get as an international student or is the waitlist basically hopeless?

- Any neighborhoods close to METU that are student-friendly and not too expensive?

-Any general "wish I knew this before moving to Ankara" tips welcome too honestly

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone! So I just got accepted into an AI master's program in Ankara and I'm lowkey panicking about the language barrier lol. I speak English, Arabic and French so picking up new languages isn't usually too bad for me, but Turkish looks... different.

I'm not trying to become fluent overnight, realistically I just want to be able to read signs, survive daily life, and not look completely lost when talking to professors or admin staff.

Anyone have recommendations for where to start? Apps, YouTube channels, specific courses, anything really. Free stuff preferred but I'm open to paid if it's actually worth it.

Also curious on how long did it take you to get conversational from zero? And is Turkish as hard as people say or is that just drama ?

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to move more into local LLMs instead of relying on paid stuff, mainly for coding + some general use (and maybe small agent/RAG projects).

My setup is:

• i7-11gen
• 32GB RAM
• Intel Iris Xe (so yeah… no real GPU :D)

I’ve been looking into Qwen (especially coder), Llama, Mistral, etc., but there’s so many options that it’s kinda hard to know what actually works well in practice vs benchmarks.

So I wanted to ask:

• What models are you actually running on similar specs?
• What’s been surprisingly good / not worth it?
• Any setups that felt close to a “Claude/GPT-lite” experience locally?