Marmara University

Marmara University
Marmara Üniversitesi
TypePublic
Established1883: Hamidiye Ticaret Mekteb-i Âlis
1959: Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy
1982: Marmara University
RectorProf. Dr. Mustafa Kurt
Academic staff
2,835
Administrative staff
1,375
Students50,092
Location,
CampusCity
AffiliationsEUA
Websitewww.marmara.edu.tr
Building details
Imperial College of Medicine, currently the Haydarpaşa Campus of Marmara University in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul. The building was designed by architects Alexander Vallaury and Raimondo D'Aronco.
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University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1]201-210 (2022)

Marmara University (Turkish: Marmara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey.

The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of Hamidiye Ticaret Mekteb-i Âlisi, in a house in the center of Istanbul.[2] It offers courses in five languages (Turkish, English, German, French, Arabic), the only multilingual university in Turkey.[2] The university has 13 campuses, 11 institutes, 8 colleges and 28 research centers.[2]

Prominent alumni include Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, comic actor Kemal Sunal, and media mogul Aydın Doğan.

  1. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Marmara University". Times High Education. 30 November 2021.

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