Boğaziçi University
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Boğaziçi University is widely considered to be one of the prominent educational institutions in Turkey. The university is located on the European Side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul (hence the name, which means 'University of Bosphorus'). The institution currently known as Boğaziçi University was established in 1971 on the campus of Robert College, which, in turn, was established in 1863 as the first American school outside of the United States.
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List of rectors
- Cyrus Hamlin - 1863-1877
- George Washburn - 1877-1903
- Caleb Frank Gates - 1903-1932
- Paul Monroe - 1932-1935
- Walter Livingston Wright - 1935-1943
- Floyd Henson Black - 1944-1955
- Duncan Smith Ballantine - 1955-1961
- Patrick Murphy Malin - 1962-1964
- Dwight James Simpson - 1965-1967
- John Scott Everton - 1968-1971
- Aptullah Kuran - 1971-1979
- Semih Tezcan - 1979-1982
- Ergün Toğrol - 1982-1992
- Üstün Ergüder - 1992-2000
- Sabih Tansal - 2000-2004
- Ayşe Soysal - 2004-Present
Campus
Aside from the Güney Campus that was inherited from Robert College, the University at the moment has buildings in five other campuses. Of those Kuzey Campus, Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near to the Güney Campus. Güney Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek and Rumeli Hisarüstü. Kuzey Campus and Hisar Campus are located in Rumeli Hisarüstü. Kandilli Campus is located in the Asian side of the Bosphorus (in Çengelköy) and hosts KOERI (Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute). The newest campus is in Kilyos and called Sarıtepe Campus.
Main Campus
- South Campus: Swimming Pool, Hulya Bozkurt Art Studio, The Ataturk Institute For Modern Turkish History, Psychology and Sociology Building, Administration Building (Gates Hall) and Central Heating, Mithat Alam Film Center, Rectorate, Center for Economic Design - Center for Economics and Econometrics, Assembly Hall (Albert Long Hall), Men's Residence Hall I (Hamlin Hall), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Washburn Hall), Students Activities Building (Henrietta Washburn Hall and Dodge Gymnasium), Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anderson Hall), Computer Center, Faculty of Engineering (Perkin's Hall), School of Foreign Languages, Women's Residence Hall III (Theodorus Hall), Preschool Education Center and Guest House, Infirmary, Kennedy Lodge, Lecture Hall, Foreigner Language Testing Office, Lecture Hall, BUMED, BUVAK, Executive MBA, Natuk Birkan Building, Tevfik Fikret (Asiyan Museum), Post Office
Notable Alumni
- Engin Ardıç - Journalist, author
- Ismail Cem - (Class of '58) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, former President of the now defunct New Turkey Party, journalist, political scientist
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Film director winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
- Tansu Çiller - (Class of '67) Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Former President of the True Path Party , economist
- Bülent Ecevit - (Class of '44) Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Former President of the Democratic Left Party, journalist, poet, writer (deceased)
- Şenes Erzik - Former president of the Turkish Football Federation and current UEFA vice president
- Talat S. Halman - First Minister of Culture of Turkey
- Rahmi Koç - Turkish businessman and industrialist
- Güler Sabancı (1955) - Chair of Sabancı Holding
- Nevra Serezli - Actress
- Cem Yılmaz - stand-up comedian, caricaturist
- Ahmet Yalcinkaya - poet
- Gülse Birsel
Noted Faculty (Past and Present)
- Attila Aşkar - Professor of Mathematics, Rector of Koç University since 2001
- Halil Berktay - Professor of History
- Ali Çarkoğlu- Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sabanci University
- Erdal İnönü - Former Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey, Former President of the Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti (Social Democrat Peoples' Party), Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics
- Ersin Kalaycıoğlu - Professor of Political Science, Rector of Işık University since 2004
- Metin Kunt - Professor of History
- Şerif Mardin - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
- Murat R. Sertel - Former Dean, Professor of Economics (deceased)
- Karl von Terzaghi - Civil engineer, known as the Father of Soil Mechanics
- Burak Erman - Professor of Engineering, known with his work on rubber elasticity in collaboration with Nobel laurate Paul J. Flory
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Universities and colleges in Turkey | Education in Istanbul