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| Established | 1971 |
| Type: | State |
| President: | Ayşe Soysal (interim president) |
| Staff: | 940 |
| Undergraduates: | 8,582 |
| Postgraduates: | 2,305 |
| Location | Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Campus: | Urban, 96 acres/39 ha |
| Athletics: | 41 varsity teams |
| Nickname: | Boğaziçi |
| Website: | www.boun.edu.tr |
Boğaziçi University (Turkish: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey. The university is located on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul (hence the name, which means 'Bosphorus University'). 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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History
List of presidents and rectors
Presidents of Robert College
- 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
Rectors of Bogazici University
- Abdullah Kuran - 1971-1979
- Semih Tezcan - 1979-1982
- Ergün Toğrol - 1982-1992
- Üstün Ergüder - 1992-2000
- Sabih Tansal - 2000-2004
- Ayşe Soysal - 2004-Present
Currently, the maximum time a rector may serve two consecutive terms of four years each.
Campus
Aside from the South Campus (Güney Kampüs) which was inherited from Robert College, the University at the moment has buildings in five other campuses. Of those, the North Campus (Kuzey Kampüs), Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near the Güney Campus. The South Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek and Rumeli Hisarüstü while the North Campus and Hisar Campus are located in Rumeli Hisarüstü itself. The Kandilli Campus is located in the Asian side of the Bosphorus (in Çengelköy) and hosts the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. The newest campus is in Kilyos and is called the Sarıtepe Campus.
The former Robert College building on South Campus
Main Campus
- South Campus:
- Swimming Pool
- Hülya Bozkurt Art Studio
- The Atatürk 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 (Aşiyan Museum)
- Post Office
- Hisar Campus:
- School of Applied Disciplines
- Management Information Systems
- Tourism Administration
- International Trade
- Institute of Environmental Sciences
- Swimming Pool
- Fitness Center
- Wooden House "Ağaç Ev" (Restaurant & Cafe)
- Post Office
- School of Applied Disciplines
Notable Alumni
- Güler Sabancı (1955) - Chairperson of Sabancı Holding and one of the most influential businesswomen in Europe according to Financial Times[1] and in the world according to ACCA Global[2] and Forbes[3]
- Cem Boyner - Businessman
- Cem Yilmaz- comedian, actor and screenwriter (dropped out)
- Gülse Birsel - screenwriter, actress, journalist
- Nil Karaibrahimgil - singer and composer
- Aylin Aslım - singer, composer
- Serdar Erener - advertising executive
- Teoman - singer and composer
- Seray Sever - actress, singer
- Özlem Savas - actress
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Film director winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
- Derviş Zaim - Film director
- Ezel Akay - commercial director
- Harun Tekin - rock musician, frontman of Mor ve Ötesi
- Murat Akser - cultural historian
- Pelin Batu - actress, writer, historian
- Ahmet Yalçınkaya - poet
- Perihan Mağden - write
- Felix Mertz - writer, real-life actor, comedian
- Murat Gülsoy - writer
Noted Faculty (Present)
- Kemal Kirişci - Professor of International Relations, Director of European Studies Center
- Huricihan İslamoğlu - Professor of Economic History and Political Economy
- Çağlar Keyder - Professor of Sociology, Author of "Classes and State in Turkey"
- Şevket Pamuk - Professor of Economic History, Former President of European Historical Economics Society
- Fikret Adaman - Professor of Economics
- Eser Borak - Professor of Marketing
- Zafer Toprak - Professor of Turkish History
- Edhem Eldem - Professor of History
- Selim Deringil - Professor of History
- Selçuk Esenbel - Professor of History
- Binnaz Toprak - Professor Political Science
- Mine Eder - Professor of Political Economy
- Faruk Birtek - Professor of Sociology
- Ibrahim al-Marashi - Visiting Faculty Member History
Noted Faculty (Past)
- Attila Aşkar - Professor of Mathematics, Rector of Koç University since 2001
- Halil Berktay - Professor of History, Sabanci University
- Ali Çarkoğlu- Professor of Political Science, Sabanci University
- Erdal İnönü - Former Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey, Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Sabanci University
- Tansu Çiller - Former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Ersin Kalaycıoğlu - Professor of Political Science, Rector of Işık University since 2004
- Metin Kunt - Professor of History, Sabanci University
- Şerif Mardin - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Sabanci University
- Murat R. Sertel - Former Dean, Professor of Economics (deceased)
- Karl von Terzaghi - Civil engineer, known as the Father of Soil Mechanics
See also
External links
- Boğaziçi University home page (in Turkish)
- Boğaziçi University main page (in English)
References and notes
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| State | Boğaziçi University · Galatasaray University · Istanbul Technical University · Istanbul University · Marmara University · Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts · Yıldız Technical University |
| Private | Bahçeşehir University · Beykent University · Doğuş University · Fatih University · Haliç University · Işık University · Istanbul Bilgi University · Istanbul Commerce University · Istanbul Kültür University · Kadir Has University · Koç University · Maltepe University · Okan University · Sabancı University · Yeditepe University · Beykent University |
| Military | Air Force Academy · Naval Academy |
