Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Former names
Robert College (1863–1971)
TypePublic
Established1971; 53 years ago (1971)
RectorMehmet Naci İnci[1]
Academic staff
890[2]
Administrative staff
751[2]
Students16,497 [2]
Undergraduates13116[2]
Postgraduates3,381[2]
2618[2]
Location,
Campus7 campuses [2], 1.93 square kilometres (477 acres)[2]
Language
  • English[3]
  • Turkish
ColoursLight blue and dark blue   
Affiliations
Websiteboun.edu.tr

Boğaziçi University (Turkish: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University,[5] is a prominent public research university in Istanbul, Turkey founded in 1971 on the campus inherited from a former American educational institution, Robert College. It is the first American university to be founded outside the United States.[5] Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. It has seven faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees and seven institutes offering graduate degrees. Traditionally, the language of instruction is English.[6]

Boğaziçi University is a center of attraction for students who excel in the nation-wide entrance examination, as well as for distinguished faculty.[7] Its liberal approach has fostered an interdisciplinary and international research environment, and the peaceful coexistence of different lifestyles and worldviews.[8]

  1. ^ "Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nin yeni rektörü Prof. Dr. Mehmet Naci İnci oldu". 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "About BU - Facts and Figures". Boğaziçi University Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The University". boun.edu.tr. Boğaziçi University. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017. The language of instruction at BU is English
  4. ^ "Our founding universities". The European University of Brain and Technology. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Boğaziçi University". Times Higher Education (THE). Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Boğaziçi University - History of Boğaziçi University". web.archive.org. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "2019 taban puanları | Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tanıtım Sitesi". web.archive.org. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Boğaziçi University - About BU". web.archive.org. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.