Istanbul University
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#
Prime Ministers#*
Abdullah Gül#*
Refik Saydam#*
Yıldırım Akbulut#*
Sadi Irmak#*
Mehmet Naim Talu#*
Suad Hayri Ürgüplü#*
Nihat Erim#
Ministers#*
Mehmet Ali Sahin#
Scientists#*
Hulusi Behcet#*
Aykut Barka#
Writers#*
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar#*
Orhan Pamuk#*
Omer LUtfi Mete#*
Oben Özaydın#
Poets#*
Orhan Veli#*
Attila İlhan#*
Onat Kutlar#
Musicians#*
Arif Mardin*
Istanbul University Website 
