The Problems of Turkish Students Studying at Universities of Kyrgyzstan

This study aims to determine problems encountered by Turkish students studying at universities of Kyrgyzstan. This is a qualitative, single case study. Participants were 20 students studying at Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, who were selected through maximum variation sampling In this study, data were obtained through semi-structured interviews Descriptive analysis was carried out to analyze the data. Data obtained from interviews were coded and analyzed in detail. The significant findings of this study revealed that students mostly encountered problems related to communication and bribery during the first days in Kyrgyzstan Among the main problems related to education, an education system, which is based upon rote learning, insufficient language instruction and course materials at preparatory classes were listed.