International University

My name is Ahmed Ali. I am from Yemen. I am a 5th grade student at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine. After completing my high school education, I came to Turkey as a beneficiary student. Then I chose Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Before I came to Turkey, I thought that I would not be successful in medical education due to my language level, but after my arrival and after a good Turkish preparatory education, all my fears disappeared. When I first came to Turkey, one of the old Yemeni students met me at the airport and brought me to Tekirdağ. Later, he introduced me to TUDER (Tekirdağ International Students Association). TUDER assigned a person to our side and we took care of all our transactions with him. I think I developed myself culturally by meeting students from different countries and Turkish students. At the same time, I think I improved myself socially by participating in activities organized at the university. I also improved myself scientifically by participating in scientific studies organized at the faculty. In our faculty, each student has an advisor. When we encounter any difficulties, we report it to our advisor and he helps in solving our problem. I am satisfied with the academic studies and the facilities and laboratories offered to us here. The communication of the professors with us is very nice. A lot of activities are organized here both within the university and by TUDER. For example, we can have volleyball tournament, football tournament and chess tournament. Foreign students have the opportunity to introduce their country on an organized day. On that day, we are promoting our own country. I went to other cities, I traveled there, but Tekirdağ is calmer than those cities and people in Tekirdağ are more friendly. It can be experienced in a better way in Tekirdağ. From here, I recommend Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University to all international students. They can be sure that they will be satisfied with the training and activities to be organized here. I am thinking of returning to Yemen after I graduate and complete my specialty training. From here, I invite all international students to Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University.