Istanbul University

Istanbul University

 

The current campus of Istanbul University was built as Harbiye Nezaret ( Military Administration) in the 19th centurey.  However Istanbul University has ahistory of 550 years as the longest established and biggest university institution of our country. The university offers about 55 thousand students bachelors and masters degrees with 17 faculties 12 academies 13 institutes and over 30 reserch centers. The additional branch program offers sertificates to students for secondary fields of specialization. In additiont there are student exchanges with European, American and Asian countries.l This year application of double diplomas for bachelors and masters degree started based on agrements with various foreign universities such as Köln, Bonn, Ruhr and Bochum Universities in Germany this year. The university is now spread over various residential areas of Istanbul. Different academies and faculties of the university and the rectorate are located in Beyazıt, Laleli, Saraçhane and Vezneciler. Two big campuses are located in Avcılar and Bahçekoy which are about 25 km from the city centre.