Yıldız Technical University ( Tr. ''Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi'', often simply referred to as YTU or Yıldız) is a prominent

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dedicated to

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and natural sciences as well as

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s recently, and is one of the oldest educational institutions in

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. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district. The new lies within the

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district. The university has 10 faculty, three vocational schools, and two institutions.

History

Yıldız Technical University has a distinguished history that dates to 1911. YTU was founded as Kondüktör Mekteb-i Âlisi (Conductors School of Higher Education) in order to meet the "science officer" (known previously as conductors, and today as technicians) needs of the Municipality Public Works Section. The school was modeled on the syllabus of the "Ecole de Conducteur" and was affiliated with the Ministry of Public Works. The school's name was changed to Nafia Fen Mektebi (School of Public Works) in 1922. The duration of education was increased to two and a half years in 1926 and three years in 1931. Following the increase in public facilities and the requirement for technical services, a ruling ordered the closure of Nafia Fen Mektebi and the establishment of a Technical School to supply the workforce for the gap between technical officers and professional engineers. The school provided a two-year program for technical officers and a four-year program for engineers. Buildings were granted from the

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annexes, which are still in use today. In the early period, the school consisted of civil and mechanical departments, educating students as technical officers and engineers. Starting with the 1942-1943 semester, electrical and architecture departments were added as part of the Department of Engineering. The school was established as an autonomous higher education and research institution in 1969. With a law which ruled for the closing of special vocational schools in 1971, engineering schools were affiliated with the Istanbul State Engineering and Architectural Academy.

Campuses history

Yıldız University was formed by the merger of the Istanbul State Engineering and Architectural Academy along with affiliated schools of engineering, and related faculties and departments of the Kocaeli State Engineering and Architecture Academy together with the Kocaeli Vocational School. The new university incorporated a Science Institute, a Social Sciences Institute, and the departments of Science-Literature and Engineering, Foreign Languages,

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, Atatürk Principles & the History of Revolution, Physical Education and Fine Arts. The university took its final name in 1992 as Yıldız Technical University. The Faculty of Engineering was divided into four faculties and restructured as: Faculty of Electrical-Electronics, Faculty of Construction, Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical-Metallurgy, and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. The Kocaeli Faculty of Engineering and the Kocaeli Vocational School were separated from the university to be restructured as

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Faculties

*Faculty of Electric and Electronics *Faculty of Literature and National Culture Studies *Faculty of Arts & Sciences *Faculty of Art and Design *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences *Faculty of Civil Engineering *Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering *Faculty of Mechanical Engineering *Faculty of Naval Architecture and Maritime *Faculty of Architecture *Faculty of Applied Sciences

Institutes and schools

*Institute of Science and Engineering *Institute of Social Sciences *School of Vocational Studies *School of Foreign Languages

Affiliations

The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.

Rankings

In 2018,

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ranked the university top 1000 in the world. In the

QS World University Rankings ''QS World University Rankings'' is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS system comprises three parts: the global overall ranking, the subject rankings (which name the world's top universities for the ...

2020, YTU is ranked at 351-400th in the subject areas "Electrical & Electronics Engineering" and "Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering". In "Physics & Astronomy", YTU attained 501-550th position. Moreover, in the broad subject area of "Engineering & Technology", YTU stands at 451-500th place worldwide. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019, YTU is ranked at 201-300th in the subject area "Civil Engineering", 301-400th in the subject area "Mechanical Engineering", and 401-500th in the subject areas "Physics" and "Chemical Engineering". The Best Global Universities Ranking of the '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranks YTU 769th in the world and 292nd in the subject area "Engineering" as of 2019. By

CWTS Leiden Ranking The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an annual global university ranking based exclusively on bibliometric indicators. The rankings are compiled by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies ( Dutch: ''Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies ...

2019, YTU is ranked 762nd (overall), 450th in the subject area "Physical Sciences and Engineering" and 422nd in the subject area "Mathematics and Computer Science". By

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2018, Yildiz Technical University is ranked 868th (overall) and 461st in the subject area "Engineering". By

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2019, YTU is ranked 660st in the world, 529th in the "Technical Sciences" and 598th in the "Natural Sciences".

Notable faculty

Oktay Sinanoğlu Oktay Sinanoğlu (February 25, 1935 – April 19, 2015) was an internationally renowned Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist. Private life Sinanoğlu was born in Bari, Italy on February 25, 1935 to Nüzhet Haşim and Rüveyde (K ...

* Şirin Pancaroğlu

Notable alumni

''See also'' Yıldız Technical University alumni ''for the detailed list.'' * Ayşegül Abadan *

Tarık Akan Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. ...

* Ali Coşkun *

Hasan Doğan Hasan Doğan (15 March 1956 – 5 July 2008) was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in the southwest Turkish Riviera, where he was on vacation. He was incumbe ...

* Fuat Güner *

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 17 June 1974) is a Turkish actor and former model. İmirzalıoğlu appeared in the action films ''Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali'' (The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali) and '' Kabadayı'' (For Love and Honor). He returned to te ...

* Fikret Orman *

Kazim Öz Kazim Öz (born 1973, Dersim) is a Kurdish film director, scriptwriter and producer. In 1992 he began acting at Teatra Jiyana Nû, while also working on movies. Early life and education Kazim Öz lived in the countryside in the Dersim region ...

Yiğit Özşener Yiğit Özşener ( born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. Biography His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala (Ottoman Empire, now in Greece), and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. ...

* İlhan Şen * Ahu Türkpençe * Murat Yildirim - Actor * Alp Navruz - Actor *

Ceylan Ertem Ceylan Ertem (born 1 December 1980) is Turkish singer-songwriter. Early life and career Ceylan Ertem started her musical career by joining the Akhisar Municipality’s children choir. She started learning how to play piano in 1995 and moved to ...

* Nejat İşler * Ertuğrul Sağlam

Gallery

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References

External links

YTU Official Page

YTU Official English Page
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