Sabanci University Ranking 2019

Istanbul University (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi) is a prominent publicresearch university located in Istanbul, Turkey.

Public university in Istanbul, Turkey

Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, , a day after the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks,[3] it was reformed in as the first Ottoman higher education institution based on European traditions.[4][5] The successor institution, which has been operating under its current name since , is the first university in modern Turkey.[6] Some pre Western sources refer to it as the University of Constantinople, after the previous name of the city,[7] while one in French referred to it as the Université de Stamboul ("Stamboul" the name for the historic inner city).[8]

At present, there are 66, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students[9] studying in 33 academic units,[10] including faculties, institutes, colleges, and vocational schools at 10 campuses.[11] The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square in Fatih, the capital district of the province, on the European side of the city.

Strict entry requirements (Some faculties require scoring among the top 1% of over 2 million applicants at the national university entrance examination every year[12][13]) posit the University as one of the most prestigious in Turkey. Besides being a member of the Coimbra Group,[14] the University took first place in Turkey and was globally placed in the top according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities published in [15] Moreover, Istanbul University is ranked in the top 25 at the QS Universities In Emerging Europe And Central Asia Ranking.[16] In , the university's AACSB accredited Business School[17] was ranked 2nd in Turkey, according to Eduniversal.[18] The Faculty of Transport and Logistics is accredited by the International Road and Transport Union.[19] In addition, the Faculty of Natural Sciences represents Turkey in four major studies conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.[20]

Istanbul University alumni include 2 Nobel laureates, Aziz Sancar (in Chemistry) and Orhan Pamuk (in Literature),[21][22] the longest-serving President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, two Prime Ministers of Israel (David Ben-Gurion and Moshe Sharett), President of Turkey Abdullah Gül, six Prime Ministers of Turkey (Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Sadi Irmak, Nihat Erim, Refik Saydam, Naim Talu, Yıldırım Akbulut), and the current Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu.