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İstanbul University, the oldest university
in İstanbul, was founded in 1453
Discover the
City of İstanbul
İstanbul has 49 universities, 9 of
which are public and 40 are private,
mostly owned by foundations.
Tens of thousands of papers
are published each year and respectable
research has been carried
out in the universities.
With a population of 14.1 million, the
young generation ratio in İstanbul
between the ages 15-39 is nearly 55
percent. With this statistics the city
has many alternatives depending
on the young people’s preferences
in terms of education. İstanbul has
joined to the Erasmus Student Exchange
programme in 2003 and in
2013 nearly 40 thousand students
and academicians from European
countries chose İstanbul to study.
Located in Beyazit in European
area İstanbul University – the oldest
university in İstanbul – is founded
in 1453 and has studies from engineering
to medicine. With students
up to 88 thousand İstanbul University
is among the best 500 universities
around the world since 2006.
Founded in 1979 Galatasaray University
is a highly prestigious place
with providing education in French.
Only nearly 500 students are accepted
every year. Social and politics
studies are widely respected in
Galatasaray University.
Educating only in English, Boğaziçi
University is founded in 1971 and is
one of the highest reputable universities
in the country. Also İstanbul
and Yıldız Technical Universities
provide quality engineering and
science studies while Mimar Sinan
University gives arts, graphic and
architecture educations.
Marmara University that has campuses
in both sides of İstanbul is a
major academy place that provides
education in many of the all branches
and publishes major studies.
The foundation universities like
Kadir Has University, Bilgi University,
Yeditepe University, Işık
University, Aydin University,
Bahçeşehir University, Kültür University,
Koç University, İstanbul
Commerce University, Sabancı
University are among the 40 that
the young generation considers.
Universities in İstanbul not only
provide distinguished education
but also enable students to socialize
in clubs of sports, theatre, music
and many more.
DıD YOu KNOW?
With 49 universities, both public and
private, İstanbul is truly an academic city.
It holds nearly 600,000 of Turkey’s total
5,500,000 higher education students.
In 2013, nearly 40,000 students and
academics from European Universities
chose İstanbul to study via the
international Erasmus programme.
A view from Bogazici University