Dr. Aptullah Kuran (4 December 1927 – 1 April 2002) was a Turkish professor of

Ottoman architecture Ottoman architecture is the architectural style that developed under the Ottoman Empire. It first emerged in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century and developed from earlier Seljuk architecture, Seljuk Turkish architecture, with influen ...

and founding president of

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. It has six faculties and tw ...

. After graduation from

Robert College The American Robert College of Istanbul ( tr, İstanbul Özel Amerikan Robert Lisesi or ), often shortened to Robert, or RC, is a Selective school, highly selective, Independent school, independent, mixed-sex education, co-educational Secondary ...

, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Architecture at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and his doctoral degree in History of Art at Ankara University. He returned to Robert College in 1968, and became the first president of

when ''Robert Yüksek'' was converted into a state university by Turkish authorities in 1971. Aptullah Kuran is also the father of

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

professor

Timur Kuran Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His work spans economics, political science, history, and law. ...

, Suzan Kuran, and Melisa Kuran Fowler.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuran, Aptullah 1927 births 2002 deaths Rectors of Boğaziçi University Robert College alumni Yale University alumni Turkish architects Burials at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery