Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University

Many students who are interested in the field of technical sciences in Turkey want to study in the Istanbul Technical University.

Istanbul Technical University which consists of four main campuses in total gives higher education in its six institutes and thirteen faculties. More than twenty five thousand students are studying at the university per year and there are two thousand two hundred academic staffs, four hundred thirty of them are professor.

All degree programs are accredited by the institutions such as IMO, NAAB, EUA and ABET. The language of instruction is English and a rich library which serves all day and night is found in Istanbul Technical University.

There are many departments in the Istanbul Technical University. Departments of Civil Engineering, Geometrics Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Ship and Ocean Technological Engineering, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics Engineering, Physics Engineering, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Human and Social Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Meteorology Engineering, Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Marine Engineering, Marine Transportation and Management Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Food Engineering, Textile Engineering, Fashion Design, Textile Development and Marketing and Computer Engineering are some of them. In addition, institutes and conservatories are found in the boundaries of the university.
History of Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University has a long history dating back to the period of Sultan Mustafa III., Ottoman ruler. The university was founded with the name of “House of the Imperial Naval Engineers” in1773 by Baron de Tott, whose origin is Hungarian. The school serving within the shipyard of Golden Horn was training the professionals who draw maps and prepare marine and ship building projects.

Although it was not known clearly, the person who had the title of the school’s first “head teacher” was Algerian Seyyid Hasan Teacher. Algerian Seyyid Hasan Teacher knew more than one language and was trained in the field of ship engineering. It is claimed that Seyyid Hasan Teacher provided lots of books to the library of the school. Baron de Tott, the founder of the university, also worked in the institution.

Selim III, the ruler of that era, gave importance to the school, therefore, he sent several books for the library of the school from Topkapı Palace and also he gave the order to make a printing press done and to buy many educational tools.

In 1847, the architecture courses were added to the curriculum of the school and the most important architects of the Ottoman Empire began to be cultivated. In 1909, civil engineers and architects began to be graduated while the institution was training the military personnel until that day.

After the proclamation of the Republic, curricula were renewed and the university continued training in the field of architecture, railway, road and construction. The school’s name was called as “Engineer School” in that time.

In the 1940’s, the school had international academic staffs and was the important position in Turkey and in the world. In 1944, the name of the school was changed to “Istanbul Technical University”.

Today, the university gives education in the field of technical issues and is one of the most important institutes training engineers in the world.