Universities

Bahçeşehir University

Bahçeşehir University is a private educational institution located on the European side, on the edge of the Bosphorus in Beşiktaş. From the United States to China, from France to South Korea, over a thousand foreign students from a wide geographical area are studying at BAU. The University consists of 9 Faculties, 1 Vocational School and 3 Institutes providing post-graduate education, with 14,304 registered students. Its library, built on a 1,400 square-metre field, offers 242,088 publications. Bahçeşehir University was given the “Superbrands of Turkey” award in 2007.

Web site: bau.edu.tr

Boğaziçi University

Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul. It has four faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees. Founded in 1863, it is the first American higher education institution founded outside the United States, having strong ties to the American educational system through Robert College. The language of instruction is English, and it consistently ranks among the highest universities in Turkey.

Web site: bogazici.edu.tr

Galatasaray University

Galatasaray University was first established in 1481 by Sultan Beyazit II as an “Enderun School” (Imperial School) and was called the “Galata Sarayı”. It is the only educational institution in Turkey maintaining its reputation, traditional structure and mission to this day. The University Charter was signed by Turkish and French committees in 1991, and it was transformed into a state university in 1994.

Web site: gsu.edu.tr

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) was established in 1773, during the time of Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III. In 1946, ITU became an autonomous university, including the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. It continues to define and update the methods of engineering and architecture in Turkey.

Web site: itu.edu.tr

Kadir Has University

Kadir Has University was founded in 1997 in Istanbul, with five faculties — Engineering and Natural Sciences, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law and Fine Arts. Its central campus is located at Cibali on the Golden Horn, in a restored tobacco factory erected in 1884, officially opened as a university on 30 December 2002.

Web site: khas.edu.tr

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to fine arts, located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Istanbul. Founded on 1 January 1882 as the “School of Fine Arts” by the renowned painter Osman Hamdi Bey, it was the first of its kind in Turkey. It became Turkey’s first academy in 1928 and took its current name in December 2003.

Web site: msgsu.edu.tr

Yıldız Technical University

Yıldız Technical University is one of the seven public universities in Istanbul and the third oldest university in Turkey, with its history dating back to 1911. It has 10 Faculties, 2 Institutes, and more than 30,000 students.

Web site: yildiz.edu.tr