Marmara University is one of the oldest educational institutions in Turkey. Established on 16 January, 1883 under the name Hamidiye Ticaret Mekteb-i Âlisi, and affiliated with the Commercial, Agriculture, Forestry and Mining industry, Marmara University began its life in a house behind the Istanbul High School for Girls in Cağoğlu. The first graduates (13 people) matriculated in 1887. On 21 September, 1889 the school was affiliated with the Education Ministry; in 1893 the school was closed, with the idea that it would be reformed and reopened in the near future. On 15 October, 1897 the school, still affiliated with the Education Ministry, was reopened; from this date on the university has provided education.
Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. It is one of the leading universities in the country in terms of research output. The language of instruction at METU is English.
METU hosts over 1,500 regular international students, Erasmus Programme participants, and bilateral exchange students from nearly 80 different countries.
In addition to the main campus covering 11,100 acres of forested area in Ankara, METU has campuses in Erdemli and Northern Cyprus.
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Öğrenci Odaklı Eğitim Anlayışı
48039 Lisans Öğrencisi
12536 Yüksek Lisans Öğrencisi
6625 Doktora Öğrencisi
Yetkin Akademik ve İdari Kadrolar
961 Profesör
440 Doçent
622 Doktor Öğretim Üyesi
1372 Araştırma Görevlisi
324 Öğretim Görevlisi
6199 İdari Personel
İnsan Odaklı Tarihi ve Modern Yerleşkeler
10 Yerleşke
17 Fakülte
2 Meslek Yüksek Okulu
14 Enstitü
1 Nobel Edebiyat Ödülü (Orhan Pamuk)
1 Nobel Kimya Ödülü (Prof.Dr. Aziz Sancar)
Kütüphane Koleksiyonu
Kitap Sayısı: 2.1 Milyon (Yaklaşık)
Rektör
Prof.Dr. Osman Bülent Zülfikar