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The differing financial levels of the provinces in Turkey, is one of the important starting point of the planned development. Accordingly,the realization of financial development witin the country at different speeds, expose some dispariies. The development levels between the provinces in the country can be balanced by implementation of successful financial policies which are based on the results and the interpretation of such spatial studies. One of the most important indicator which is taken into account in determining the differences in development is education. Open Education Faculty of Anadolu University is of great importance n the open education system of Turkey. This study aims to investigate, how the provincal financial development affects the demand towards the open education system. We examined the provincial Financial Development Index and the demand for Anadolu University Open Education System as of the year 2012. We employed two different techniques as linear nad nonlinear regression. According to the analysis results we found that the demand for the open education system in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir possess special characteristics in relation with the financial conditions. Then we continued the analysis by the exclusion of these three provinces. We examined the results of Linear and Nonlinear Regression Models statistically. In conclusion, we have identified a positive relationship between the level of financial development of the province and the demand for Anadolu University Open Education System.