Quoting erdinc:

I think you will find the books very cheap comparing to the prices you pay now in your country. Only some imported books are going to be expensive but there aren't going to be any imported books related to Turkish Language and Literature.

Quoting Deli_kizin:

Is it possible to buy books from the university which are not related to your own faculty? For example if I would be interested in German and English literature (which I am), would I be able to buy those books from the University itself too.. or is it only meant for those who attend the faculty they are produced for?

Quoting caliptrix:

It depends on the university and department

Quoting erdinc:

If a book has been published by a State University's publisher then normally it is much cheaper than what a smillar book would cost in a normal bookshop.

For instance Ege University has their own publications. It is called "Ege Ãœniversitesi Yayınları".

Here you see a list of publication by the "Faculty of Letters" or Ege University:
http://edebiyat.ege.edu.tr/yayin.htm

I don't mean that most course books are going to be published by the university. This entirely depends on the departent and it depends to the university and lecturers. But I would expect more course books among university publications for the "Faculty of Letters" comparing to "faculty of science" for instance.

I think you will find the books very cheap comparing to the prices you pay now in your country. Only some imported books are going to be expensive but there aren't going to be any imported books related to Turkish Language and Literature.

Quoting caliptrix:

I agree. In my faculty, some books are 5 YTL =~ USD 3.
Most of them are not more expensive than USD 10.

Quoting erdinc:

University publications are sold to public. They are definately available to anyone on their campus bookshop. Sometimes they are also available on high street bookshops. Some universities, for instance Boğaziçi, have their online bookshop. Recently I called Boğaziçi University's bookshop for the book "Kayıp Çanta" as it was out of print.
They have a series of books for foreigners. For instance their famous " Turkish For Foreigners" books (2 volumes) are widely available on everywhere.
Here is a link to their official page:
http://www.bupress.com/ToolBoxVA/Tools/Mds/Scripts/Books/Series.asp?ID=174

Not all university publications are so organised. A few times I went to some universities just to buy their books. I remember going to Hacettepe and Ege Universities and the prices were comical. The bonus was that I could meet the author as well and talk about their books.
I met Ioanna KUÇURADI at Hacettepe university. She is a famous Turkish Philosopher and she was very kind as I didn't have even an appointment.

Quoting Deli_kizin:

What do you usually pay for the books you need to use at university? In Holland, depending on the university, you have to pay between €400,- and €500,- each year for the books you buy or use. But I heard that in Türkiye they also use a lot of copies. Is this true? Or does it depend on university? If so, then what do you pay for the books at university?

Thanks in advance.