UPON ARRIVAL

• Find out from the Provost’s Office and the International Center about any orientation programs that are scheduled.
• Visit the Personnel Office to finalize official procedures, and submit your medical check-up report (obtained from the University Health Center).
• If you choose to sign up for the group health insurance plan, ask about the details and procedure at the Personnel Office.
• Obtain your YU number (*foreign ID number), which will be provided to you by the Turkish government after you obtain your residency permit. Please go to the following address to access your YU number by using your residence permit number and birth year. http://tckimlik.nvi.gov.tr/web/ForeignQueryIdentityNumber.aspx (click on the fourth blue inquiry button)
• Please inform the Personnel Office if you had a YU number issued in your name at any time in the past.
• Report to the Housing Office, located in Building 19 on Main Campus, or in Building C on East Campus, and sign the inventory form listing the items provided in your residence.
• Fill out an application form to open an e-mail account at the Bilkent Computer Center (BCC) located on Main Campus in Building B (next to the Faculty of Science). It is very important that you have an e-mail account as soon as possible in order to be able to receive general notices sent by the University.
• Register at your embassy.

*Foreign ID number: An identification number for non-citizen residents of Turkey.

For more information about Turkey, the following websites may be helpful before you start on your journey:
www.tourismturkey.org
www.goturkey.com
www.tuik.gov.tr