Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university focuses on research and education in engineering, natural sciences and social sciences, offering 41 undergraduate programs across five faculties and 105 master's and 70 doctoral programs through five graduate schools. The main campus of METU spans an area of 11,100 acres (4,500 ha), comprising, in addition to academic and auxiliary facilities, a forest area of 7,500 acres (3,000 ha), and the natural Lake Eymir. METU has more than 120,000 alumni worldwide. The official language of instruction at METU is English.
Boğaziçi University, also known as Bosphorus University, is a public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational institution, Robert College. Robert College was the first American college to be founded outside the United States. The main campus of Boğaziçi University is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. It has seven faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees and seven institutes offering graduate degrees. Traditionally, the language of instruction is English.
Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul, is a prominent public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, it was reformed as the first Ottoman higher education institution influenced by European approaches. The successor institution, which has been operating under its current name since 1933, is the first university in modern Turkey.
Bilkent University is a private non-profit research university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by İhsan Doğramacı, the first president of the Council of Higher Education and the head of the prominent Doğramacı family, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research in 1984. It has constantly been ranked among the top Turkish universities since its establishment. In 2011, it was ranked 112th in the world by The World University Rankings. Bilkent University was modeled after Harvard University and was the first non-profit private university established in the country. The name Bilkent is an abbreviation of bilim kenti, meaning "city of science" in Turkish.
Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul, is an public technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey.
Fatih University was a leading private (foundation) university located in the metropolitan Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, the university was closed by the Turkish government in July 2016 and is now a part of Istanbul University.
Ankara University is a public research university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the Turkish republic in 1923.
Koç University is a private non-profit research university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000. Koç University is ranked highest in Turkey according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2022 QS World University Rankings. Koç University currently consists of Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities, Administrative Sciences and Economics, Science, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Medicine. Koç University offers 22 undergraduate, 43 master's and 30 Ph.D. programs. The university is home to more than 8,000 students. The university accepts international students from various countries and has an extensive network of over 250 partner-universities including the University of California, Northwestern University, Cornell University and Georgetown University.
Istanbul Bilgi University is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı.
Erciyes University, commonly referred to as ERU, is a public research university located in Kayseri, Turkey. Established in 1978, the university has become a center for education, research, and innovation, contributing to academic and scientific development in the region. Erciyes University was designated by the Council of Higher Education as one of the first 10 universities in Turkey to be classified as a research university, and it was the only institution outside of Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir.
Yıldız Technical University is a prominent public technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences, as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the oldest educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district and the new Davutpaşa campus lies within the Esenler district. Additionally, the university's research park is located in Başakşehir. The university is composed of ten faculties, three vocational schools, and two institutions.
Girne American University is a non-profit university in Kyrenia, a city in Northern Cyprus. The university was founded in 1985 by Mr Serhat Akpinar as an institution of American-style higher education. It part of YÖDAK, the higher education coordinating council of Northern Cyprus and YÖK, its Turkish parallel.
İhsan Doğramacı was a Turkish paediatrician, entrepreneur, philanthropist, educationalist and college administrator of Iraqi Turkmen descent born in modern Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq then Ottoman Empire.
Gebze Technical University (Turkish: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi (GTÜ)), formerly known as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), is one of two institutes of technology in Turkey, the other being İzmir Institute of Technology. Located in Gebze, one of the most industrialized regions of the Marmara Region, the university focuses on undergraduate and graduate studies as well as research activities.
Sabancı University is a private research university that adopts a liberal arts education approach, established in 1994 and located on a 1.26 million squaremeter campus which is about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. The first academic session started on October 20, 1999.
Altınbaş University is a foundation university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university was established in 2008 as Istanbul Kemerburgaz University and changed to its current name in 2017. Altınbaş University has more than 5000 international students from 89 countries, approximately 40% of the students are international. The university has 3 campuses located in Istanbul, which are in Bağcılar, Bakırköy and Şişli. Home to 9 undergraduate schools, 3 graduate schools, 2 vocational schools as of the academic year 2019–2020, Altınbaş University is currently offering 30 bachelor's degree programmes, 34 associate degree programmes, 28 master's degree programmes and 6 PhD programmes.
Cyprus Science University was founded in 2013 by the Özok company. It is accredited by YÖK, the Higher Education Council of Turkeyl; and YÖDAK, the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and coordination Council of Northern Cyprus; but not yet by any international accrediting agency. Lale Ayşegül BÜYÜKGÖNENÇ is the Acting Rector.
Turkish-German University is a state university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university was founded in 2013 with the intent of having an institute merging academic traditions from both Germany and Turkey. The university offers courses in Turkish, English and German.
Education in Ankara is primarily provided by public schools and private schools. Compulsory education lasts 12 years. Ankara is the center of education in Turkey. Many foundations such as Ministry of National Education, Council of Higher Education and Education and Science Workers' Union is centered in the city.
TED University is a private, non-profit university located in Ankara, Turkey. Established by the Turkish Education Association Higher Education Foundation on July 7, 2009, it began offering education in the 2012–2013 academic year with an initial cohort of 320 students. The university conducts its programs in English and is the second institution in Turkey to adopt a liberal arts-style education model, following Sabancı University. In 2021, it was one of three foundation universities in Turkey accredited by the Higher Education Quality Board, alongside Koç University and Bilkent University.
