FeesIstanbul Nişantaşı UniversityIstanbul Nişantaşı UniversityFees

From TRY 374,000

FeesIstanbul Nişantaşı UniversityIstanbul Nişantaşı UniversityFees

From TRY 374,000

Vocational School of Health Services

Operating Room Services

Ön LisansTurkish2 years

Applications open

Tuition and study format

Full scholarshipFree
50% scholarshipTRY 654,500$13,071
Full feeTRY 1,309,000$26,142

Academic year: 2026/27

Intakes and application dates

2026/2027 Ön BaşvuruApplications open
January 1, 2026 — August 31, 2027

Programme information package

The programme's definition and learning outcomes, as the university publishes them in its official information package.

Programme definition

History

Operating Room Services Program started its primary and secondary education education in the 2010 - 2011 academic year and continues its activities within the Vocational School of Health Services. The program accepted its first students in the 2010-2011 academic year and had its first graduates in 2012.

Qualification Awarded

Degree: Operating Room Services Associate Degree Diploma Title: Operating Room Technician

Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)

Associate Degree.(EQF-LLL Level 5)

Specific Admission Requirements

Turkish Citizens: Students are accepted to the program through central placement according to their TYT score type. Students placed in the program by ÖSYM must complete their financial obligations and register definitively within the announced registration dates. Foreign Nationals: Foreign students are accepted in accordance with the criteria determined by the University Senate. Please review the relevant web page. Horizontal Transfer: A student who has started his or her education in an equivalent program at home or abroad can apply for horizontal transfer. A student's acceptance is examined and evaluated individually before the start of the semester, taking into account each student's conditions and the degree to which he/she has applied. Please review the relevant legislation. Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Education Horizontal Transfer Directive Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs at Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer Exchange Students: Within the scope of student exchange programs approved by the university and the framework of which is determined by an agreement, students from home and abroad can take the courses offered in the program

Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Students' previous education and achievements can be recognized in accordance with the "Istanbul Nişantaşı University Recognition of Previously Acquired Qualifications, Course Equivalence and Adaptation Principles Directive" and exemption from the necessary courses can be provided accordingly. Link to access the instructions:

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Qualification Conditions and Rules are as explained in the "Graduation Requirements" section.

Profile of The Programme

Vision: To lead the training of qualified operating room technicians who are preferred in our country and in the international health sector, who are competent in their profession, problem-solving oriented, value people and human health, have strong communication skills and aim to constantly improve themselves. Mission: To train Operating Room Technicians to meet the need for professional knowledge and skills, competent and socially beneficial intermediate staff needed in operating room services.Purpose/Targets: It aims to train operating room technicians who have received universal training, are equipped with the features that will assist the team as a member of the surgical team in maintaining operating room services, and have adopted the ethical values of the profession. For this purpose, our students are required to have the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to use materials and tools in harmony with the surgeon during surgery and in accordance with the needs of the surgical process and to prepare and protect them for other surgeries after use, and to take part in different operating room conditions and different surgical teams. The priority is to raise them as competent individuals. General Information: Operating room technicians can ensure that all surgical materials used in the operating room are prepared and used during the surgery, can be directly involved in all surgical teams, prepare the environment, materials and equipment where the surgical procedure will be performed, and prepare materials and equipment as the physician deems appropriate during the surgical procedure, both outside the sterile area. They carry out tasks such as ensuring that the environment is made suitable, assisting the physician by personally joining the surgical team in the sterile field, ensuring that the tools, equipment and environment are collected and prepared for re-operation after the surgical procedure, and performing the duties assigned to them by the responsible physician.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Our students graduate with the title of Operating Room Technician by completing all of the professional practices and internships in the program. Graduates; They can work in all health institutions where the operating room is located, such as university and state hospitals, private hospitals, medical centers, branch centers and maternity hospitals.

Access to Further Studies

Program graduates can be placed in relevant 4-year (undergraduate) departments with the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) held annually by ÖSYM. You can find the list of relevant undergraduate departments that can be transferred vertically from the ÖSYM DGS Guide.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students who register for the relevant course at the beginning of the semester must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the applied courses in order to take the final exam. Students are subject to midterm and final exams for each course. The success grade is included in the midterm exam (as the midterm exam grade). homework, laboratory exam, quiz, etc. The contribution of scores obtained from measurement tools such as scores can also be evaluated) is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. For the measurement and evaluation criteria of each course, you can click on the course name in the Curriculum (below). You can review the relevant regulations and guidelines. Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations Exam and Success Evaluation System Directive Nişantaşı University Foreign Languages Department Education and Examination Directive Nişantaşı University Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center (Nişantaşı Tömer) Education and Examination Directive

Graduation Requirements

In order to be eligible for graduation, students must have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum (equivalent to at least 120 ECTS in total) and their overall weighted GPA at graduation must be at least 2.00 out of 4.00. For graduation, the student must also successfully complete the internship or graduation project (see the Curriculum below). You can review the relevant regulations and guidelines. Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations Directive on the Issuance of Nişantaşı University Diploma, Diploma Supplement and Other Documents

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Tam Zamanlı

Address, Programme Director or Equivalent

Head: Lecturer Ebru Şen Email: ebru.sen@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul

Facilities

Our students graduate with the title of Operating Room Technician by completing all of the professional practices and internships in the program with the opportunity to improve their professional skills in our fully equipped operating room laboratory, which also includes a sterilization department. The courses in the program are supported by practice-oriented education and our students are trained as fully equipped Operating Room Technicians. At the same time, our students have the opportunity to complete the Nursing Department with the Vertical Transfer Exam. Our graduates can work in all health institutions where the operating room is located, such as university and state hospitals, private hospitals, medical centers, branch centers and maternity hospitals.

Programme outcomes

To know the operating room technology and the basic features of the environment.
To know the practices and concepts related to patient, employee and workplace safety in the operating room.
To have the knowledge and skills to prepare the operating room before, between and after the surgery.
To help the patient prepare for the surgical procedure, take them to the operating room and then transport.
To prepare basic materials and surgical sets required for surgical intervention.
To be included in the surgical team during the surgical procedure as deemed appropriate by the physician.
To know the principles of making the surgical instruments and materials ready for reuse, storage and preservation after surgery.
To have knowledge about diseases that require surgical intervention and current surgical treatment methods.
To have basic medical knowledge about the field.
To be able to protect and keep the physical and mental health at the highest level.
To express social, scientific, cultural and professional ethical values.
To be able to use information and communication technologies in the subjects related to their fields, to be able to transfer professional knowledge through written, verbal / non-verbal communication.
To be able to act in accordance with quality management and processes and to participate in these processes.
To be able to communicate in a foreign language at a basic level.
To be able to apply changing techniques depending on the developing technology, to use new tools and devices.
To update the knowledge, skills and competencies related to their field with lifelong learning awareness and to develop themselves personally and professionally.
To be able to apply first aid in unusual situations.
To perform the assigned tasks using the knowledge of the services performed in the operating room.
To know professional authority and responsibilities, to work as a member of the surgical team.
To know and apply surgical asepsis rules.

Programme outcomes and the Turkish Qualifications Framework

Each line is an item of the Turkish Qualifications Framework; the numbers beside it are the programme outcomes that meet it.

KNOWLEDGE

1
Possess theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with updated information, practice equipments and other resource on basic level based on qualifications gained at secondary education level.
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 14 · 18 · 20

SKILLS

1
Gain the skills to use basic level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired within the field in the same field of a higher education level or in a field of same level.
Programme outcomes4 · 16
2
Interpret and evaluate data, define problems, do analysis, produce solutions based on proof with using basic level knowledge and practices gained within the field.
Programme outcomes3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 17 · 18 · 20

COMPETENCES ( Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility )

1
Conduct studies at basic level within the field independently.
Programme outcomes14 · 16 · 17
2
Take responsibility as a team member in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced in the implementations within the field.
Programme outcomes4 · 18
3
Conduct activities towards the development of subordinates within a project.
Programme outcomes10 · 12 · 13 · 19 · 20

COMPETENCES ( Learning Competence )

1
Evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills at basic level within the field with a critical approach, determine and respond to learning needs..
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 5 · 8
2
Direct the education received to a higher education level in the same field or to an occupation in the same level.
Programme outcomes3 · 7 · 9 · 10 · 15
3
Gain awareness of lifelong learning.
Programme outcomes12 · 14 · 16 · 17

COMPETENCES ( Communication and Social Competence )

1
Transfer the ideas based on the basic knowledge and skills acquired within the field through written and oral communication.
Programme outcomes14
2
Share the ideas and solution proposals to problems about issues within the field with professionals and non-professionals.
Programme outcomes13
3
Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
Programme outcomes6
4
Use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Basic Level software knowledge.
Programme outcomes11 · 12 · 19

COMPETENCES ( Field Specific Competence )

1
Possess social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field.
Programme outcomes11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 19
2
Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, workers health and security.
Programme outcomes3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 17 · 18 · 20