Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul (, commonly referred to as İTÜ), is an

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located in

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. It is the world's third-oldest

dedicated to engineering and natural sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey. İTÜ is ranked 79th globally and first in Turkey in the field of Engineering and Technology, as well as 182nd globally and first in Turkey in the field of Natural Sciences, according to the

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for 2025. The university has 92 undergraduate programs and 188 graduate programs in 14 faculties, 277,160 m² of laboratory space, and 12 research centers. Acceptance to the university is highly competitive, with admission to most departments requiring a score within the top 1% of approximately 3 million applicants in the national university entrance examination held annually. Graduates of ITU have received many

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science and TÜBA awards. ITU alumni have also become members of the academy of sciences in the

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and

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. The university's basketball team,

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, is in the

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History

Ottoman Empire

Considered as the world's third institution of higher learning specifically dedicated to engineering education, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) has a long and distinguished history. ITU was founded in 1773 by Sultan

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, as an important institution in the Nizam-ı Cedid reforms, as the Imperial School of Naval Engineering (

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: ''Mühendishâne-i Bahrî-i Hümâyun''), in the Kasımpaşa quarter on the

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, originally dedicated to train ship builders and cartographers for the

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. In 1795 the

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() was established in the nearby Hasköy quarter on the Golden Horn, and the scope of the school was broadened to train technical military staff for the modernization of the

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. In 1845 the engineering function of the school was further widened with the addition of a program devoted to the training of architects. The scope and name of the school were extended and changed again in 1883, and in 1909 the school became a public engineering school which was aimed at training civil

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who could provide the infrastructure for the rapidly developing country.

Modern Turkey

By 1928 the institution had gained formal recognition as a university of engineering which provided education in both engineering and architecture. In 1944 the name of the institution was changed to Istanbul Technical University and in 1946 the institution became an autonomous university with

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, civil, mechanical, and electrical

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faculties. With its long history of 251 years, its modern teaching environment, and well-qualified teaching staff, Istanbul Technical University today is the personification of

and architectural education in Turkey. Istanbul Technical University not only played a leading role in the modernization movement of the

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, but has also maintained its leadership position in the changes and innovations taking place in the construction, industrialization, and technological realms during the modern days of the Turkish Republic. Engineers and architects trained at Istanbul Technical University have played significant roles in the construction of Turkey. Alumni also played a significant role in Turkish politics.

Academics

The structure of faculties, except the Faculty of Science and Letters, at ITU is comparable to those of "schools" in the U.S. institutions, where each faculty is composed of two or more departments in line with a comprehensive engineering field. For example, the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering consists of the departments of

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, robotics and autonomous systems engineering,

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. ;Faculty of Civil Engineering *Civil Engineering *Geomatics Engineering *Environmental Engineering ;Faculty of Architecture *Architecture *Urban and Regional Planning *Industrial Design *Interior Architecture *Landscape Architecture ;Faculty of Mechanical Engineering *Mechanical Engineering ;Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering *Electrical Engineering *Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering *Electronics and Communication Engineering ;Faculty of Computer and Informatics *Computer Engineering *Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering *Cybersecurity Engineering *Information Systems Engineering (Joint programme with SUNY) ;Faculty of Mines *Mining Engineering *Mineral Processing Engineering *Geological Engineering *Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering *Geophysical Engineering ;Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering *Chemical Engineering *Metallurgical and Materials Engineering *Food Engineering *Bioengineering (DDP) ;Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering *Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering *Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering ;Faculty of Sciences and Letters *Mathematics Engineering *Physics Engineering *Chemistry *Molecular Biology and Genetics ;Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics *Aeronautical Engineering *Astronautical Engineering *Climate Science and Meteorological Engineering ;Faculty of Management *Management Engineering *Industrial Engineering *Economics *Data Science and Analytics ;Maritime Faculty *Marine Engineering *Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering ;Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design *Textile Engineering *Fashion Design *Textile Development and Management ;Cyber Security Vocational School *Cyber Security Analyst and Operator ITU TRNC Education and Research Campuses * Computer Engineering * Electrical-Electronics Engineering * Industrial Engineering * Economics and Finance * Architecture * Interior Architecture * Maritime Business Management * Maritime Transportation Management Engineering * Marine Engineering * Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering * Preparatory School of Foreign Languages

Institutes and Research Centers

There are severa
Research Groups in ITU
including: * Energy Institute * Institute of Science and Technology * Social Sciences Institute * Institute of Informatics * Eurasia Earth Sciences Institutes * Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics Research Center (MOBGAM) * ARI Technopolis * Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing * National Center for High Performance Computing * Rotorcraft Center of Excellence (ROTAM) * Mechatronics Education And Research Center (MEAM) * Center of Excellence for Disaster Management * Prof.Dr. Adnan Tekin Materials Science and Production Technologies Applied Research Center (ATARC) * Housing Research and Education Center * Women's Studies Center in Science, Engineering and Technology Planned Research Center Projects: * Vehicle Technology Research Center * Rf/Mixed Signal Processing Research Center * Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advanced Research Center Finally, ITU also has the following departments / educational institutes that are not tied to any of the faculties, but serve as independent departments. These include * School of Foreign Languages * School of Fine Arts * School of Athletic Education * State Conservatory of Turkish Classical Music * Advanced Musical Sciences Research Institute * Polar Research Center

International perspective and rankings

26 engineering departments of ITU are accredited by

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(ABET). Also ITU's Faculty of Architecture is accredited by

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and the Faculty of Maritime is accredited by IMO. Minimum score of 72 from

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IBT, or success in the English proficiency exam is one of the prerequisites to register the Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level courses at ITU. Instruction is offered in both English and Turkish, with approximately 30% of courses conducted in English and 70% in Turkish, while some disciplines are taught entirely in English. Master and Doctorate courses are mostly held in English. ITU is highly reputable institution in the area of engineering sciences within the Europe. Therefore, the university provides a broad range of options, that involve highly reputable institutions, to its students for the Erasmus Mobility. Istanbul Technical University is consistently featured as one of the highest-ranked universities in Turkey. In the

2023, ITU is ranked within the top 150 universities in the subject areas "Engineering - Petroleum", "Engineering - Mineral & Mining", "Engineering - Civil and Structural", "Engineering - Electrical and Electronics", "Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing", within the top 250 in "Engineering - Chemical", "Architecture & Built Environment", "Computer Science and Information Systems", "Material Sciences", within the top 300 in "Environmental Sciences", "Mathematics", "Business and Management", "Chemistry", and within the top 450 in "Physics and Astronomy", "Economics and Econometrics.

Campus

Istanbul Technical University walkway with trees

ITU is a

university. It has six campuses, five of which are located in the most important areas of

and one is located in

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. Among ITU's six campuses, the main campus of

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, in

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, is a suburban campus, covering a total area of 1.600.000 m². The University Rectorate, swimming pool, stadium, along with most of the faculties, student residence halls and the central library of ITU are located there. Another suburban campus of ITU is the Tuzla Campus. It serves the Maritime Faculty students and faculty members. It is located in the Tuzla district of

, which is a dockyard area. The three urban campuses are near to one another and are situated close to

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. Taşkışla campus is where the Faculty of Architecture is located. The

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building is one of the most renowned historical buildings in Istanbul. It dates backs to the Ottoman era and was used as

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. The Gümüşsuyu campus, home to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and the Maçka campus, housing the Faculty of Management, are both located in historically significant buildings in Istanbul. The Famagusta campus at

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is currently the first and only campus that hosts the ITU TRNC Education and Research Campuses faculty.

Library Services

The library at ITU houses approximately 533,000 books, 500,000 volumes of periodicals, and 6,000 rare Ottoman and

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books. ITU Library has access to international libraries and online databases and boasts the largest collection of technical materials in Turkey, particularly in science and engineering. The Mustafa Inan Library, named after

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, a former rector of the university, serves as the central library and coordination center for the university's library services. The history of ITU Library Services dates back to 1795, originating from the printing house of the ''Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyu''n of the Ottoman Empire.

Triga Mark-2 Nuclear Reactor

ITU's

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of Triga Mark-2 is in the Maslak campus. It is located at the Energy Institute.

Arı Technopolis

Since the foundation in 2003 Arı Technopolis, which is located at the Ayazağa Campus, provides companies with research, technology development and production opportunities at the university, in cooperation with the researchers and academicians. The technopolis have two buildings:Arı-1 and Arı-2. Arı-3 building in Maslak and another building in Floria are announced to build. Arı Technopolis has the 49% of export among technopolises in Turkey.

National High Performance Computing Center

NHPCC
is located in the Ayazağa Campus. It is the national center for high performance computing. The super computer of this center was one of the world's top 500 list super computers (240th).

Student life

Athletics

Having a suburban campus like Maslak has created the opportunity of building many sports areas. Ayazağa Gymnasium is the center of sports in ITU. Ayazağa Gymnasium also has a stadium with a

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of 3500 for basketball and volleyball matches. A fitness center is also located there. Basketball matches are among the most important sports activities in ITU. The ITU basketball Team, which won the

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Championship five times, currently plays in the Turkish Basketball League's Second Division (TB2L). Ayazağa Gymnasium is the home of the ITU Basketball Team. Despite the successes in basketball, the football team of ITU plays in the amateur league. A football

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is also located in Ayazağa, where the football team plays its matches. Tennis courts and an indoor Olympic swimming pool, which is opened in May 2007, are also available in the Ayazağa Campus. An open-air swimming pool serves the ITU faculties. ITU's American football team ITU Hornets has won the Unilig (Turkish University Sports Leagues) Super League of American football in the 2013-2014 season and in 2014-2015 season. Other sports clubs and activities in ITU are badminton, ultimate, fencing, diving, winter sports, dancing and gymnastics, tennis, paintball, aikido, athletics, mountaineering, bridge, swimming, cycling and triathlon, skiing, parachuting, korfball, handball, iaido, capoeira, wrestling, archery, ultimate frisbee and sailing.

Social life

ITU offers many options to students who like doing

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work during their studying years. The most popular ones are Rock Club, Cinema Club, Model United Nations, EPGIK, International Engineering Club. Also ITU has an option for those who like to organise events and socialise with people from various European countries in the Local Board of European Students of Technology Group which had 40 members in 2007. Despite all these, it can still be a little quiet in the campus from time to time because students can choose the city of

over the campus life.

ITU Model United Nations (ITUMUN)

Model United Nations Society of ITU is one of the most active student clubs in the University. Participating in MUN conferences regularly, both domestic and international, MUN society offers an opportunity for personal development. Model United Nations is a conference where students participate as United Nations delegates. Participants research and formulate political positions based on the actual policies of the countries they represent.

Housing

ITU dormitories have a capacity of 3,000 students. They include Lakeside Housings, IMKB Dormitory, Verda Urundul, Ayazağa Dormitory and Gumussuyu dormitory.

Radio ITU

Radio ITU (or Technical University

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) is the first

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station in

. Radio ITU is located in the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering building on

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Entertainment

ITU Stadium is one of the most popular locations in Istanbul for concerts and such those performances. For instance,

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(in 2014),

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(in 2014), and

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(in 2013) gave concerts at the ITU stadium.

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also performed at the stadium on September 16, 2014 to a sold-out crowd of 25,157 people as part of her artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball.

Notable faculty

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— Turkish mathematician *

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— Executive director of the

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* Aykut Barka — Turkish geologist *

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— German sculptor * Nihat Berker — Turkish physicist * Kerim Erim — Turkish mathematician and physicist *

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— Turkish flutist * İştar Gözaydın — Turkish political scientist *

- Turkish civil engineer * İhsan Ketin — Turkish geologist * Kazim Cecen — Hydraulic engineer * Emin Halid Onat — Turkish architect * Erdoğan Şuhubi — Turkish mathematician *

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— Austrian civil engineer, founder of soil mechanics *

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— Turkish geologist

Notable alumni

Many of the graduates take role in the development of Turkey, with many of them playing significant roles in constructing bridges, roads and buildings. For instance, Emin Halid Onat and Ahmet Orhan Arda are architects of

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Süleyman Demirel Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel (; 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the List of Presidents of Turkey, 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously serv ...

(in Civil Engineering) and

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(in Electrical Engineering) are the two former presidents of Turkey.

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(in Mechanical Engineering) and

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(in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering) were former prime ministers of Turkey. File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg,

, 8th president of

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, 9th president of

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, 23rd prime minister of

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, 27th prime minister of