There many US colleges low income US students could attend that are less expensive than colleges in Turkey. Tuition for international students at [Bilkent University](http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/admission/fees/int_admit.html), which is nearly $14k, + $2k round trip [airfair from NYC to Ankara](http://www.farecompare.com/flights/New_York-NYC/Turkey-TR/citycountry.html) in the fall and $2k round trip for the spring semester, + ~$5200 for [housing, food, books, & personal expenses](Bilkent University - Exchange Programs) = ~$23k.
Our in-state universities in NY are only $20k. US citizens can also attend college as out-of-state students more cheaply in Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, and probably many more that I don’t have time to look up.