Boğaziçi University

state university in İstanbul, Turkey
Organization public_university Q896267
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Summary

Boğaziçi University is a public university[1]. It draws 547 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #174 of 933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boğaziçi University was a member of Anatolian University Libraries Consortium Association[3].
  • Boğaziçi University was a member of NeurotechEU[4].
  • Boğaziçi University was a member of Utrecht Network[5].
  • Boğaziçi University is located in Istanbul[6].
  • Boğaziçi University is in the country of Turkey[7].
  • Boğaziçi University is in the country of Ottoman Empire[8].
  • Boğaziçi University's instance of is recorded as public university[9].
  • Boğaziçi University's founder is recorded as Cyrus Hamlin[10].
  • Boğaziçi University's founder is recorded as Christopher Rheinlander Robert[11].
  • Boğaziçi University's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[12].
  • The location of Boğaziçi University was Istanbul[13].
  • Boğaziçi University's child organization or unit is recorded as Feza Gürsey Institute[14].
  • Boğaziçi University's child organization or unit is recorded as Kandilli Observatory[15].
  • Boğaziçi University's Commons category is recorded as Boğaziçi University[16].
  • 1971 marks the founding of Boğaziçi University[17].
  • 1863 marks the founding of Boğaziçi University[18].
  • Boğaziçi University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.083555555556, 'lon': 29.050597222222}[19].
  • Boğaziçi University's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Marmara Region[20].
  • Boğaziçi University's official website is recorded as https://bogazici.edu.tr/[21].
  • Boğaziçi University's official website is recorded as http://www.boun.edu.tr/[22].
  • Boğaziçi University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boğaziçi University[23].
  • Boğaziçi University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+514'}[24].
  • Boğaziçi University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+399'}[25].
  • Boğaziçi University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+418'}[26].
  • Boğaziçi University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+371'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Cyrus Hamlin[10] and Christopher Rheinlander Robert[11]. Recorded inception include 1971[17] and 1863[18].

Operations

Boğaziçi University's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[12]. Subsidiaries include Feza Gürsey Institute[14], a research institute[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1983[30] and Kandilli Observatory[15], an observatory[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1868[33].

Why It Matters

Boğaziçi University draws 547 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #174 of 933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . uye.ankos.org.tr. Retrieved . uye.ankos.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . qschina.cn. Retrieved . qschina.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . qschina.cn. Retrieved . qschina.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . qschina.cn. Retrieved . qschina.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . topuniversities.com. topuniversities.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 39
    Country → Turkey, Ottoman Empire
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'diq', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Ottoman Empire"
  2. 9w ago · Denizmiş · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Anatolian University Libraries Consortium Association, NeurotechEU, Utrecht Network
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Member of: European University Association"
  3. 23w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+514'}, {'amount': '+399'}, {'amount': '+418'} +1
    Location → Istanbul
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 41.083555555556, 'lon': 29.050597222222}
    Inception → +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1863-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ranking: 371, Add ranking for 2026 via wudr"
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