You are considered as a nonresident for the tax year of 2016 and will not qualify for any educational credits or deduction, unfortunately. And that's why your school did not issue a Form 1098-T.
As TurboTax does not support the Form 1040-NR, you are
advised to use our partner,
Sprintax
to complete your filing.
Here is why:
As a F-1 visa holder, you are
considered as "exempt" meaning not counting days for five years
starting from the date of your first arrival in the United States. After
the five years period, you will start counting days by using the Substantial Presence Test to see if you qualify to be
treated as a US resident for tax purposes.
In your situation, you are
considered as a nonresident from 2015-2019 filing a Form 1040-NR. Starting
from 01/01/2020, you will start counting your days. If you meet the
Substantial Presence Test in 2020, you will be considered a US resident for tax
purposes and file a Form 1040 for your tax year of 2020.
For more examples, see :https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/alien-residency-examples
