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Istanbul Kültür University

İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 1997
  • 4 campuses
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Overview

İstanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) is one of the many private universities located in Istanbul, Turkey. It has a total of four campuses all in close proximity to each other in the western part of Istanbul. The three campuses are located in Şirinevler, İncirli, Basın Ekspres and Ataköy This non-profit University was founded in 1997; its Industrial Engineering started in the 1997–98 academic year.

Istanbul Kültür University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1997. It teaches on 4 campuses. Its academic units include 8 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 149 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 13,329 students; 2,456 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (378) are full scholarships.

Source: Wikipedia — Istanbul Kültür University · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was Istanbul Kültür University founded?
Istanbul Kültür University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1997. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Istanbul Kültür University have?
13,329 students in 2025-2026; 2,456 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Istanbul Kültür University have?
49.7 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (268 faculty members, 459 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Istanbul Kültür University have?
4 campuses: , , , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Istanbul Kültür University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 149 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Istanbul Kültür University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 175, Türkiye 175; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 7482, Türkiye 96. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

4 campuses

Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul Bus Metrobus Metro

Istanbul

Academic structure

Associate
52
Bachelor’s
97
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 8

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 381,70 17.747
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 328,51 113.855
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 22 350,07 57.730
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 404,62 6.495
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 326,45 120.886
    · 4 yrs DİL 36 304,03 65.231
    · 4 yrs DİL 6 426,60 12.257
    · 4 yrs DİL 2 248,45 95.686

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 363,82 149.405
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 258,03 530.479
    · 4 yrs SAY 28 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 372,22 136.230
    · 4 yrs SAY 14 263,67 490.257
    · 4 yrs EA 58 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 10 369,98 77.007
    · 4 yrs EA 10 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 42 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 8 424,03 13.113
    · 4 yrs DİL 4 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 93 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 15 418,44 14.189
    · 4 yrs EA 3 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 20 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 338,12 162.809
    · 4 yrs EA 5 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 15 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 350,07 125.177
    · 4 yrs EA 10 222,86 1.124.619
    · 4 yrs EA 15 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 341,46 151.422
    · 4 yrs EA 15 223,86 1.113.490
    · 4 yrs EA 32 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 7 337,88 163.644
    · 4 yrs EA 15 190,20 1.424.366
    · 4 yrs EA 50 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 10 342,88 146.818
    · 4 yrs EA 14 266,68 625.793
    · 4 yrs EA 31 262,78 666.218
    · 4 yrs EA 5 369,93 77.116
    · 4 yrs EA 3 307,81 299.925
    · 4 yrs EA 34 228,62 1.058.434
    · 4 yrs EA 6 348,77 128.862
    · 4 yrs EA 4 265,91 633.664
    · 4 yrs EA 42 220,38 1.152.533
    · 4 yrs EA 8 355,02 111.639
    · 4 yrs EA 4 290,98 411.625

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 387,69 114.558
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 41 254,27 758.586
    · 4 yrs EA 7 346,82 134.571
    · 4 yrs EA 38 237,87 949.121
    · 4 yrs EA 6 349,79 125.958

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 60 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 11 417,10 79.243
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 317,35 251.706
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 421,64 74.228
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 327,30 224.599
    · 4 yrs SAY 56 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 11 415,91 80.573
    · 4 yrs SAY 16 338,08 199.008
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 420,22 75.755
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 374,71 132.618
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 24 204,43 1.111.132
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 341,36 191.772
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 230,99 799.306
    · 4 yrs SAY 17 225,35 868.552
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 332,42 212.000
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 273,49 429.543
    · 4 yrs SAY 47 268,95 456.298
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 363,19 150.462
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 251,16 586.368

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 32 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 352,94 168.709
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 13 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 352,73 52.782
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 15 211,71 998.170
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 9 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 372,35 25.863
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 14 219,07 942.358
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 23 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 366,12 32.739
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 15 229,96 849.837
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 384,39 15.871
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 291,65 298.264

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
13.329
2025-2026 academic year
New students
3.475
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
2.456
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%49,7
6.630 / 13.329

By level

  • Associate 3.366 %25
  • Bachelor 8.793 %66
  • Master 1.032 %7,7
  • Doctorate 138 %1,0

By mode of study

  • Formal 13.321 %100
  • Evening 1 %0,0
  • Distance 7 %0,1

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——1.570
2013-2014——1.823
2014-2015——2.016
2015-201612.4653.3492.071
2016-201714.7733.8282.661
2017-201815.5903.7802.797
2018-201915.6973.4092.514
2019-202015.9793.6553.447
2020-202115.9373.6513.405
2021-202214.9573.2553.063
2022-202313.7333.8992.655
2023-202414.3184.1542.668
2024-202513.6203.7192.456
2025-202613.3293.475—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
459
Faculty members
268
Students per faculty member
49,7

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 378 %14
  • 50% discount 2.041 %73
  • 25% discount 58 %2,1
  • Fee-paying 310 %11

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 2.787 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
434

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 64 TR Dizin
  2. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 42 TR Dizin
  3. Hukuk Fakültesi 39 TR Dizin
  4. Mimarlık Fakültesi 39 TR Dizin
  5. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 37 TR Dizin
  6. Mühendislik Fakültesi 24 TR Dizin
  7. Eğitim Fakültesi 21 TR Dizin
  8. Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi 20 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Source: iku.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

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Website
iku.edu.tr
E-mail
kultur@iku.edu.tr
Phone
0212 498 41 41
Address
Ataköy Yerleşkesi, 34156 Bakırköy / İSTANBUL

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