ANKARA
The Presidency of Turks Overseas & Relative Communities will give scholarships to 3,914 foreign students in the 2012-2013 academic year.
The organization received applications for scholarship from 45,000 foreign students.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), the President of the Department of Turks Overseas & Relative Communities Kemal Yurtnac indicated that most of the applications came from Afghanistan (7,224).
"Somali students received most of the scholarships. A total of 301 Somali students received scholarships," Yurtnac noted.
"The quota for Syrian students has been increased by 100 percent," Yurtnac also said.
