Measuring the financial literacy levels of university students: A research on Gaziantep University and Hasan Kalyoncu University

The world develop and change constantly with technology. This development provides oppotunities in financal derivates and diversification whereas it aslo creates an even complex market and affects negatively affects people. Nowadays, people face the the complexity and the costs of their financial decisions. For this reason, the increase in finacial literacy levels will poisitively affect the financial attitudes and behaviors of young people and their welfare level.In this context, questionnaire form was applied to 392 university students in total with SPSS analysis to measure the financial literacy levels of Gaziantep University and Hasan Kalyoncu University students. Depending on these questions, general and specific hypotheses are included. Comparison of financial leves was made with given scale averages. In the study, the financial literacy evels of Gaziantep University and Hasan Kalyoncu university students were measured, and as a result, the literacy levels of Gaziantep University students were higher considering the majority of the students.