List of universities in Istanbul
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Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
lists the universities within the city limits of Istanbul.
Public universities
| Name | Year of foundation |
|---|---|
| Istanbul University Istanbul University Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the... |
1453 |
| Boğaziçi University Bogaziçi University Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees... |
1863 |
| Galatasaray University Galatasaray University Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother... |
1992 |
| İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi | 2010 |
| Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey... |
1773 |
| Marmara University Marmara University Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country... |
1883 |
| Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey.-History:... |
1882 |
| Yıldız Technical University Yildiz Technical University Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began... |
1911 |
Private universities
| Name | Year of Foundation | Founder Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Acıbadem University Acıbadem University Acıbadem University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 2007 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. The University is supported by the financial resources of the Kerem Aydınlar Foundation, set up by Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, a leading Turkish businessman, the largest shareholder and the CEO of... |
2007 | Acıbadem Health and Education Foundation |
| Bahçeşehir University Bahçesehir University Bahçeşehir University is a private educational institution in Turkey, on the European side of Istanbul. The Turkish National Assembly authorized the establishment of the University of Bahçeşehir by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998. An academic and strategic protocol was signed... |
1998 | Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation |
| Beykent University Beykent University Beykent University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching in English. The typical enrolment is 15,000 students.It has four faculties comprising 28 academic departments in the fields of Engineering and Architecture, Fine Arts, Science, Economics and Administrative Sciences; a school... |
1997 | Adem Çelik-Beykent Education Foundation |
| Bezm-i Alem University | 2010 | Bezm-i Alem Foundation |
| Doğuş University Dogus University Doğuş University , is a private university located Acıbadem, Kadıköy, İstanbul. It stands on the lower side of Acıbadem Hill.-History:... |
1997 | Doğuş Education Foundation |
| Fatih University Fatih University Fatih University is a private university mainly located in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. The university was established in 1996 by the Turkish Association of Health and Medical Treatment... |
1996 | Health and Treatment Foundation of Turkey |
| Fatih Sultan Mehmet University | 2010 | Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation |
| Haliç University Haliç University Haliç University is a foundation university, which was founded in 1998 by the Children Leukemia Foundation, which obtained much love and respect both in Turkey and over the world as a result of the remarkable works it has carried out successfully for 25 years.... |
1998 | Our-Children Leukemia Foundation |
| Işık University Isik University Işık University is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is a part of the Feyziye Schools Foundation which was established in Thessaloniki in 1885.-History:... |
1996 | Feyziye Mektepleri Foundation |
| Istanbul 29 Mayıs University | 2010 | Turkish Piety Foundation |
| Istanbul Arel University | 2007 | Kemal Gözükara Education and Culture Foundation |
| Istanbul Aydın University | 2007 | Anadolu Education and Culture Foundation |
| Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University is a private, non-profit university in Istanbul, Turkey. It was actually established in 1994 under the name ISIS , but its name was changed to Istanbul Bilgi University with the foundation of the school on June 7, 1996... |
1996 | Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation |
| Istanbul Bilim University | 2006 | Turkish Cardiology Foundation |
| Istanbul Kemerburgaz University | 2008 | Mehmet Altınbaş Education and Culture Foundation |
| Istanbul Kültür University Istanbul Kültür University - About İKÜ :İstanbul Kültür University is a private university located in İstanbul, Turkey. It has three campuses, Ataköy, Bahçelievler and İncirli. The University was founded in 1997 and has five schools and two vocational schools... |
1997 | Kültür College Education Foundation |
| Istanbul Medipol University | 2009 | Medipolitan Education and Health Foundation |
| Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University | 2008 | İlim Yayma Foundation |
| Istanbul Şehir University Istanbul Şehir University Istanbul Şehir University is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı , a foundation for science and arts... |
2008 | Science and Arts Foundation |
| Istanbul Commerce University Istanbul Commerce University Istanbul Commerce University is a private university founded in 2001. The University is founded and supported financially by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.The suppoter foundation is founded in 1876... |
1992 | Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Education and Social Services Foundation |
| Kadir Has University Kadir Has University Kadir Has University ' or as mostly preferred by its students ', was founded in 1997, in Istanbul. A private university, it has seven faculties, Engineering, Sciences and Humanities, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law and Fine Arts, as well as its several vocational schools,... |
1992 | Kadir Has Foundation |
| Koç University Koç University Koç University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 1993 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the top universities in Turkey, it is supported by the financial resources of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, set up by Vehbi Koç, a leading Turkish businessman, “to serve humanity by increasing... |
1992 | Vehbi Koç Foundation |
| Maltepe University | 1997 | Istanbul Marmara Education Foundation |
| Okan University Okan University Okan University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey.-History:The university was founded by Okan Holding, a Turkish company, in 1999.The university's first year of offering education was 2003.The first graduations took place in 2007.... |
1999 | Okan Culture, Education and Sports Foundation |
| Özyeğin University Özyegin University -History:The university was founded by the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, and its establishment was approved by Foundation Act No 5656 published in the Official Gazette No 26526 on May 18, 2007.... |
2007 | Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation |
| Piri Reis University Piri Reis University Piri Reis University is a private university founded in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis Piri Reis University is a private university founded in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis Piri Reis... |
2008 | Turkish Maritime Education Foundation |
| Sabancı University Sabanci University Sabancı University is a private research institution located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996. SU is a small and highly focused university with 2861 undergraduates and 624 graduates, maintaining a strong emphasis on social and natural sciences... |
1996 | Sabancı Foundation |
| Süleyman Şah University | 2010 | Sistem Education and Culture Foundation |
| Yeditepe University Yeditepe University Yeditepe University is a foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey.... |
1996 | İstanbul Education and Culture Foundation |
| Yeni Yüzyıl University | 2009 | Vatan Health and Education Foundation |
Private vocational schools
| >Name | Year of Foundation | Founder Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| European School of Higher Education | 2009 | European Education Foundation |
| Beykoz Logistics School of Higher Education | 2009 | Logistics Research and Education Foundation of Turkey |
| Gedik School of Higher Education | 2010 | Gedik Education and Social Aid Foundation |
| Istanbul Gelişim School of Higher Education | 2009 | Gelişim Education, Culture, Health and Social Services Foundation |
| Istanbul Kavram School of Higher Education | 2009 | Kavram Education Foundation |
| Nişantaşı School of Higher Education | 2010 | Engin Fikirler Education and Culture Foundation |
| Plato School of Higher Education | 2010 | Riva Foundation |