The City of Universities: Istanbul
Istanbul is the educational leader of Turkey due to high number of universities in the city. There are a total of 61 universities in Istanbul, 14 being state-owned, 44 being foundation-owned and 3 being foundation-owned vocational schools of higher education. Besides, there are Air Force Academy and Naval Academy as well as 4 foundation-owned vocational schools of higher education which are not affiliated with any university. Istanbul is home to 29.61 percent of all universities in Turkey.
These universities, which are rich in educational quality and social activities, are quite popular among students. Universities are renewing themselves and presenting new opportunities to their students with today's modern education systems to that end.
The total number of students studying at higher education institutions is 1 million 834. 553 thousand 203 students are studying at state universities, 440 thousand 586 students are studying at foundation-owned universities, whereas 8 thousand 45 students are studying at foundation-owned vocational schools of higher education.
State and foundation universities host a large number of foreign students from the overseas, Europe in particular, each year. Students who come to Istanbul both as exchange students and to complete their higher education in the city make a major contribution to the city economy and play a role in the promotion of Istanbul when they go back home.
List of Universities in Istanbul
State Universities
- Istanbul University
- Marmara University
- Boğaziçi University
- Istanbul Technical University
- Yıldız Technical University
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
- Turkish-German University
- Galatasaray University
- İstanbul Medeniyet University
- Health Sciences University
- University of National Defense
- Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa
- Turkey Japanese Science and Technology University
- Turkey International Islamic, Science and Technology University
Foundation Universities
- Bahçeşehir University
- Yeditepe University
- Beykent University
- İstanbul Bilgi University
- Istanbul Aydin University
- Koç University
- Istanbul Gelişim University
- Istanbul Okan University
- Üsküdar University
- Istanbul Kültür University
- Sabancı University
- Özyeğin University
- Maltepe University
- Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
- Kadir Has University
- Haliç University
- Doğuş University
- Altınbaş University
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University
- Piri Reis University
- Istanbul Galata University
- MEF University
- Bezmialem Foundation University
- Istanbul Ayvansaray University
- Istanbul Kent University
- Beykoz University
- Istanbul 29 Mayıs University
- Fenerbahçe University
- Biruni University
- Istanbul Gedik University
- Işık University
- Istanbul Arel University
- Istanbul Esenyurt University
- Istanbul Health and Technology University
- Istanbul Rumeli University
- Nişantaşi University
- Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University
- Istanbul Medipol University
- Istanbul Commerce University
- Istanbul Atlas University
- İstinye University
- İbn-i Haldun University
- Demiroğlu Science University
Foundation-Owned Vocational Schools of Higher Education
- Istanbul Vocational School of Health and Social Sciences
- Ataşehir Adıgüzel Vocational School of Higher Education
- Istanbul Şişli Vocational School of Higher Education
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