Istanbul University

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Istanbul University (Turkish İstanbul Üniversitesi ) was founded as an institution of higher education named Darülfünun in 1863. It was refounded as İstanbul Darülfünunu in 1912. İstanbul Darülfünunu was closed by Kemal Atatürk in 1933 and Istanbul University was established in its place. Interestingly, the University claims that the date of establishment is 1453, which seems to have no relevant historical background.

The university currently has sixteen faculties on five campuses, the main campus being in Istanbul. It has a teaching staff of 2,000 professors and associates and 4,000 assistants and younger staff, and 60,000 undergraduate and 8,000 postgraduate students.

Its graduates have frequently been the main source of academic staff for the Turkish university system, as well as providing a very large number of Turkish bureaucrats, professionals, and business people.

Faculty of law
Faculty of journalism
Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Forestry
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Communication
Faculty of Water Products
Faculty of Political Sciences
Faculty of Theology

Notable alumni

External link

[Istanbul University Website] () ()

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