Yeditepe University is a private foundation university situated in

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. Established by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation ( tr, İstanbul Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı, İSTEK Vakfı) in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 74 foundation universities in Turkey. Students pay fees that vary according to discipline and faculty.

History

The University was established in 1996 by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation ( tr, İstek Vakfı) which seeks to promote educational opportunities on a non-profit basis. it is financially independent of the Turkish Government Treasury Department, not subject to any significant external financial controls or constraints, and receives no income from the state.

Campus

Yeditepe University is principally located in a purpose-built campus at Kayisdagi on the Asian side of Istanbul. However, the Faculty of Dentistry and the University Hospital are located in other locations on the Asian side of the city. The campus consists of 236,000 m² of built space, and 125,000 m² or open space. It has 319 classrooms, 22 lecture halls, 32 computer labs, and 74 professional labs for the Fine Arts, Architecture, Communication, Engineering and Sciences Faculties and 2 professional photographic studios. There are 34 academic administration units, 287 Faculty Offices, 28 student club rooms, a 3000 m² Central Library equipped with computers with internet access and private reading areas, Residence Halls with a capacity for 1400 people, a multipurpose Conference Hall with a 1200-person

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, a Cinema Complex with a 100-person

each, a Theatre Hall with a 100

, a 524 square meter and 384 square meter professionally equipped two television studios and 200 m² educational TV studio lab, 150 m² educational radio facilities, 550 m² indoor basketball court with seating facilities, and outdoor basketball courts, outdoor volleyball and tennis courts, indoor and outdoor half Olympic sized swimming pools, 300 m² fully equipped fitness and aerobics center, 783 m² modern shopping complex, and large grassy areas with benches and picnic facilities. Parking is in 400 vehicle capacity indoor lots. The 26 August Campus has a unique architecture feel, inspired by styles of the Seljuk Empire. The main entrance is 22 meters high, opening to a lit courtyard reminiscent of Seljuk architecture. Buildings are covered in Anatolian stone. The symbol of the university is a double-headed eagle, representing men and women. This symbol is present in the main entrance of the campus and repeated elsewhere.

Organization

All academic programs are offered in

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except for a program in political science and international relations in French, a program of business administration in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

and a program of art and design in

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. Currently, Yeditepe University is a signatory to Student Exchange Protocols and Memoranda of Understanding with over 30 universities in the

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and is actively involved with developing the ERASMUS / SOCRATES program with European institutions of higher education. Yeditepe has signed an educational affiliation agreement with the

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. Yeditepe University comprises eleven faculties, three graduate institutes and one vocational school of higher education:

Faculties

*School of Applied Sciences *Faculty of

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

*Faculty of Arts and Science *Department of Mathematics *Faculty of

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

*Faculty of

Communications Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

*Faculty of

Dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

*Faculty of

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and Administration Sciences *Faculty of

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

*Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

*Faculty of

Health Sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple acad ...

*Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

*Faculty of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

*Faculty of

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

Graduate Institutes

*Institute of Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering *Institute of Health Graduate Studies *Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Studies

Vocational Schools of Higher Education

*School for Advanced Vocational Studies

Students and faculty

According to the University's official web page, the total student population has reached 15,000 (over 20,000 by 2010). Of these, 20% are students enrolled in graduate programs. The teaching staff comprises about 1,350 lecturers of which over two-thirds are full-time faculty members. The current

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of Yeditepe University is Canan Aykut Bingol.

References

External links

* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1996 Private universities and colleges in Turkey Kadıköy 1996 establishments in Turkey Sultanbeyli

History

Campus

Organization

Faculties

Graduate Institutes

Vocational Schools of Higher Education

Students and faculty

See also

References

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