Istanbul University

public university in Istanbul, Turkey
Organization public_university Q192964
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Istanbul University

Summary

Istanbul University is a public university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Istanbul University was a member of European University Association[3].
  • Istanbul University was a member of Anatolian University Libraries Consortium Association[4].
  • Istanbul University was a member of Coimbra Group[5].
  • Istanbul University is located in Fatih[6].
  • Istanbul University is in the country of Turkey[7].
  • Istanbul University's instance of is recorded as public university[8].
  • Istanbul University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[9].
  • Istanbul University's founder is recorded as Mehmed II[10].
  • Istanbul University followed Darülfünun[11].
  • Istanbul University followed Ottoman University for Women[12].
  • Istanbul University followed Sahn-ı Seman Medrese[13].
  • Istanbul University's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[14].
  • The location of Istanbul University was Istanbul[15].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Bilimsel Araştirma Projeleri Birimi, Istanbul Üniversitesi[16].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul Zoology Museum[17].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi[18].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul Faculty of Medicine[19].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Law[20].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Letters[21].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Science[22].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Economics[23].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of Pharmacology, Istanbul University[24].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry[25].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as İstanbul University School of Business[26].
  • Istanbul University's child organization or unit is recorded as Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences[27].

Body

Founding

Istanbul University's founder is recorded as Mehmed II[10]. Recorded inception include May 30, 1453[28], July 21, 1846[29], and August 1, 1933[30].

Identity

Predecessors include Darülfünun[11], Ottoman University for Women[12], and Sahn-ı Seman Medrese[13].

Operations

Istanbul University's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[14]. Subsidiaries include Bilimsel Araştirma Projeleri Birimi, Istanbul Üniversitesi[16]; Istanbul Zoology Museum[17], a natural history museum[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1933[33]; İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi[18], a museum[34], in Turkey[35], founded in 2019[36]; Istanbul Faculty of Medicine[19], a medical school[37], in Turkey[38], founded in 1827[39]; Istanbul University Faculty of Law[20], a law school[40], in Turkey[41], founded in 1874[42]; and Istanbul University Faculty of Letters[21], a faculty[43], in Turkey[44], founded in 1933[45].

Why It Matters

Istanbul University has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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  1. [7] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . uye.ankos.org.tr. Retrieved . uye.ankos.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . coimbra-group.eu. Retrieved . coimbra-group.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . istanbul.edu.tr. Retrieved . istanbul.edu.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . istanbul.edu.tr. Retrieved . istanbul.edu.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . istanbul.edu.tr. Retrieved . istanbul.edu.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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