Türkiye plays this morning — and while you wait for kickoff, here are 6 fully funded ways to actually spend a season or a year in the country. From media production and TV/radio broadcasting at the Bulbulzade Foundation in Şehitkamil and BEKAM's professional TV studio and radio stations to two-month short-term Yozgat work with sports, arts, environment and disaster awareness, sport and youth community life in Ankara, summer Youth Bridge work supporting refugees and earthquake-affected families, and the From Waste to Transformation upcycling training open to participants from France, Hungary, North Macedonia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine — six fully funded placements with flights, accommodation, food and pocket money all covered.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. The Erasmus+ training covers travel, accommodation and meals. Three deadlines fall 20 June, with three longer-term placements running through July and August.
What's in this batch:
5 ESC Volunteering Placements · 1 Erasmus+ Training Course · All in Türkiye
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
🇹🇷 Ankara — Sport & Youth Activities Experience 🏀
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
Spending your days organizing sports, connecting with young people and being part of community life in Ankara — this project is all about movement, energy and interaction. If you enjoy active environments and working with people, this is one of those experiences that keeps you moving.
🇹🇷 Yozgat — Short Term Volunteer for Two Months with Sports, Arts, Environment and Disaster Awareness 🌍
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
A two-month volunteering adventure combining activities in sports, arts, education, environment, healthy lifestyles, entrepreneurship and disaster awareness — gain new skills, meet people from different cultures and contribute to the community through non-formal learning workshops, intercultural activities and digital content creation.
🇹🇷 Youth Bridge with Media Skills, Humanitarian Aid and Community Activities 📸
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2026
A summer placement supporting young people, refugees, earthquake-affected families and local communities — support educational activities for children and youth, create media content and build skills in photography, video editing, digital storytelling, radio and TV production, take part in humanitarian aid and community-based social activities, join environmental initiatives including tree planting and contribute to sports and arts.
🇹🇷 Şehitkamil — Together We're Better at Bulbulzade 📺
📅 Deadline: 15 August 2026
Join Bulbulzade Foundation in Şehitkamil for media production, TV/radio broadcasting, sports, arts, humanitarian aid and environmental work — shared rooms, 3 meals daily, visa covered, airport transfers and Henner insurance included. A multi-skill Turkish experience.
📋 New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know — how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered — is in one place. Read the complete guide →
🇹🇷 BEKAM Şehitkamil — Youth Bridge, Media, Sports, Arts & Humanitarian Aid 🎬
📅 Deadline: 15 August 2026
A wide-open project — work with local students, dive into a professional TV studio and radio stations, train in content creation and video editing, take art classes in guitar, piano, violin or bağlama, or join humanitarian aid distribution and psychosocial support for refugees and earthquake-affected communities — gym, swimming pool and forest activities too.
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
🇹🇷 From Waste to Transformation — Practical Sustainability Workshop, Training Course ♻️
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
Transform waste into creative products through upcycling workshops, conduct local sustainability interviews, join psychology and climate crisis sessions led by expert psychologists and produce a project booklet and informative videos — open to participants from France, Hungary, North Macedonia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine.
🗺️ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries — including many outside the EU. Check eligibility →
Türkiye's offer this season leans heavily on media production and humanitarian work — three of the six placements (Bulbulzade, BEKAM and Youth Bridge) revolve around TV/radio broadcasting, video editing and supporting refugees and earthquake-affected families. Şehitkamil hosts two of the longest-term placements, both running through 15 August. The Erasmus+ side brings a single From Waste to Transformation training with international participants from six countries. Three deadlines close 20 June. The biggest cluster runs through July and August.
