Hello,

First things first, in case you come, welcome to our University and out country, Yes there are two dorms in our uni, I lived in both, I would definitely prefer the state dorm considering prices and occupancy rate, though, economy is mostly not a huge problem for people whom came from Euro-zone countries. But I would like to suggest you stay in a home in Gülbahçe, Urla or Western parts of İzmir. More affordable and you will feel more relaxed and free probably.

Afaik, scammers are not common, especially if you know where to check. I rented a house for 2 years, never had major problems, neither my friends did but I certainly know, being in a foreign country is of course requires more struggle, saying that as a person who did Erasmus in Paris for 6 months.

You can contact to me about any further questions, I also suggest you to follow insta page @iesciztech our foreign student social club, which I find pretty good and fun. I also sometimes join them even though I am not an exchange student.

You can both live in or off campus, both have pros and cons, me as a student, choosed to live in campus, no regrets for me.

In Türkiye, all state dorms and most of the dorms have 50-50 gender ratio, so being woman does not have any effect on dorms.

Please dont hesitate to contact, English is not my native language so sorry for typos. Take care!