Istanbul Şehir University (not to be confused with Istanbul University

Istanbul University

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) is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul

Istanbul

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, Turkey

Turkey

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. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı (BSV), a foundation for science and arts. The university started its education in the academic year of 2010-11 at its campus in Altunizade, Istanbul following a ceremony held on October 5, 2010 that was also attended by State president Abdullah Gül

Abdullah Gül

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, Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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 and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoğlu

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Organization

The university has currently four faculties, two institutes and a language school, organized as follows:

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Political Sciences and International Relations
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • History
  • Turkish Language and Literature
• Faculty of Communications
  • Cinema and Television
• Faculty od Business and Management
  • Management
• Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
• Institute of Natural Sciences
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Institute of Social Sciences
  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Modern Turkish Studies
• School of Languages
  • English Prep Program

Campus

Istanbul Şehir University is developing its main campus in Dragos, Istanbul, which will enter in service in 2011. Currently, lectures are held at the Altunizade Campus.