An orientation program was organized for the international students who will attend Yıldırım Beyazıt University with support from Yunus Emre Institute, which hosts thousands of students from more than 100 countries in its Turkish Summer School program every year.

Yıldırım Beyazıt University kicked off its 2018-2019 academic year with 500 international students. In cooperation between Yunus Emre Institute and Yıldırım Beyazıt University, an orientation program was conducted for the students who have come to Turkey for attending the university in Turkey to facilitate their adaptation to Turkey and the Turkish culture.

On Thursday, October 11, 2018, a ceremony was held at Yıldırım Beyazıt University's Esenboğa Campus before the international students were taken to a tour in Ankara Castle and Hamamönü. The first day of the program was wrapped up with a dinner in Hamamönü.