Istanbul is the educational leader of Turkey due to high number of universities in the city. There are 57 universities in Istanbul, 13 being state-owned and 44 being foundation-owned. 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. [1] Istanbul is home to 29,61 percent of all universities in Turkey.[2]

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. [3]

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. [4]

Primary Education and Secondary Education Institutions

According to 2018 data, there are 9 thousand 103 schools, 6 thousand 792 offering formal education and 2 thousand 311 offering non-formal education; and there are 118 thousand 761 classrooms, 104 thousand 87 classrooms offering formal education and 14 thousand 674 classrooms offering non-formal education in Istanbul.

170 thousand 410 teachers teach at these schools, with 155 bin 39 teachers working at formal education and 15 thousand 371 at non-formal education, whereas 3 million 649 thousand 257 students and trainees have education, with 3 million 97 thousand 450 being at formal education and 551 thousand 807 being at non-formal education.

For primary education and secondary education institutions in Istanbul, please visit http://www.meb.gov.tr/baglantilar/okullar/index.php?ILKODU=34.

List of Universities in Istanbul

State Universities

Istanbul University

Marmara University

Boğaziçi University

Istanbul Technical University

Yıldız Technical University

Mimar Sinan 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

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

Istanbul Şehir University

Acıbadem University

Piri Reis University

Istanbul Science Univeristy

MEF University

Bezmialem Foundation University

Istanbul Ayvansaray University

Istanbul Kent University

Beykoz University

Istanbul 29 Mayıs University

Fenerbahçe University

Biruni University

Gedik University

Işık University

Istanbul Arel University

Istanbul Esenyurt University

Istanbul Kemerburgaz University

Istanbul Rumeli University

Nişantaşi University

Yeni Yüzyıl University

İstanbul Medipol University

Lokman Hekim University

Istanbul Atlas University

Samarkand University of Science and Civilization (Under Construction)

İbn-i Haldun University

Demiroğlu Science University

Foundation-Owned Vocational Schools of Higher Education

Europe Vocational School of Higher Education

Istanbul Kavram Vocational School of Higher Education

Ataşehir Adıgüzel Vocational School of Higher Education

Istanbul Şişli Vocational School of Higher Education

[1] http://www.istanbul.gov.tr/Files/ebulten/2016-7/icerikuniversite.html

[2] http://www.istanbul.gov.tr/Files/ebulten/2017-10/icerik%C3%BCniversite.html

[3] http://www.istanbul.gov.tr/Files/ebulten/2016-7/icerikuniversite.html

[4] http://www.istanbulkulturturizm.gov.tr/TR-209699/egitim-turizmi.html