Özyeğin University is a private, non-profit university located in

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History

Established in 2007 by the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, Özyeğin University is an entrepreneurial research university focused on global impact, student development, and academic excellence. It offers 25 bachelor’s, 36 master’s, and 10 doctoral programs across 7 faculties and 3 graduate schools. Özyeğin University is committed to advancing its research capabilities, with a rapidly growing research output driven by its ambitious graduate programs and a dynamic academic community that fosters innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Recognized internationally, the university ranks second globally among foundation and private universities newly established within the last 20 years in the “THE Young Universities Rankings.” It has also led Türkiye’s foundation universities in the “THE Impact Rankings” for six (6) consecutive years.

Campus

Altunizade Campus is the university's first campus, which was opened in June 2008. The university launched the main new campus in

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, Istanbul. Later the building in Altunizade was evacuated and all departments moved to the

Campus in May 2013.

Organization and structure

Özyeğin University aims to contribute to the development of Turkish society by producing original, creative, and valuable knowledge with its thoroughly modern education system, innovative structure, and service sector oriented education programs as well as being financially accessible to all students through an effective scholarship and financial support model.

Academics

Faculties * Faculty of Business * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Architecture and Design * Faculty of Applied Sciences Graduate Schools * Graduate School of Engineering and Science * Graduate School of Business * Graduate School of Social Science Schools * School of Languages (ScOLa)

Notable alumni

* İrem Karamete (born 1993), Olympic fencer * Tutya Yılmaz (born 1999), Olympic gymnast

References

External links

Official website

Official website

Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation
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