Boğaziçi University

Infobox_University
name = Boğaziçi University

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established = 1971
type = Public
president = Kadri Özçaldıran
undergrad = 8,539
postgrad = 2,291
staff = 1,271
city = Bebek, Istanbul
country = Turkey
campus = Urban, 96 acres/39 ha
free_label = Athletics
free = 41 varsity teams
nickname = Boğaziçi
affiliations = EUA
website= [http://www.boun.edu.tr/ www.boun.edu.tr]

Boğaziçi University ( _tr. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey. The university is located on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul (hence the name, which means 'Bosphorus University'). The institution currently known as Boğaziçi University was established in 1971 on the campus of Robert College, which, in turn, was established in 1863 as the first American school outside of the United States. In respect of preferring of students taking part in first 100, Boğaziçi University became first in all kinds of points of Student Selection Exam (ÖSS) in 2006 and 2007 in Turkey. [http://www.tanitim.boun.edu.tr/pages/oss_verileri/2007/]

History

* [http://www.boun.edu.tr/about/history.html A detailed history of Boğaziçi University]

List of presidents and rectors

Presidents of Robert College

* Cyrus Hamlin - 1863-1877
* George Washburn - 1877-1903
* Caleb Frank Gates - 1903-1932
* Paul Monroe - 1932-1935
* Walter Livingston Wright - 1935-1943
* Floyd Henson Black - 1944-1955
* Duncan Smith Ballantine - 1955-1961
* Patrick Murphy Malin - 1962-1964
* Dwight James Simpson - 1965-1967
* John Scott Everton - 1968-1971

Rectors of Bogazici University

* Abdullah Kuran - 1971-1979
* Semih Tezcan - 1979-1982
* Ergün Toğrol - 1982-1992
* Üstün Ergüder - 1992-2000
* Sabih Tansal - 2000-2004
* Ayşe Soysal - 2004-2008
* Kadri Özçaldıran - 2008-Present

Currently, the maximum time a rector may serve two consecutive terms of four years each.

Campus

Aside from the South Campus (Güney Kampüs) which was inherited from Robert College, the University at the moment has buildings in five other campuses. Of those, the North Campus (Kuzey Kampüs), Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near the Güney Campus. The South Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek and Rumeli Hisarüstü while the North Campus and Hisar Campus are located in Rumeli Hisarüstü itself. The Kandilli Campus is located in the Asian side of the Bosphorus (in Çengelköy) and hosts the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. The newest campus is in Kilyos and is called the Sarıtepe Campus.

Main Campus
*South Campus:
**Hülya Bozkurt Art Studio
**The Atatürk Institute For Modern Turkish History
**Psychology and Sociology Building
**Administration Building (Gates Hall) and Central Heating
**Mithat Alam Film Center
**Rectorate
**Center for Economic Design - Center for Economics and Econometrics
**Assembly Hall (Albert Long Hall), Men's Residence Hall I (Hamlin Hall)
**Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Washburn Hall)
**Students Activities Building (Henrietta Washburn Hall and Dodge Gymnasium)
**Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anderson Hall)
**Computer Center, Faculty of Engineering (Perkin's Hall)
**School of Foreign Languages
**Women's Residence Hall III (Theodorus Hall)
**Preschool Education Center and Guest House
**Infirmary
**Kennedy Lodge
**Lecture Hall
**Foreigner Language Testing Office
**Lecture Hall
**BUMED
**BUVAK
**Executive MBA
**Natuk Birkan Building
**Tevfik Fikret (Aşiyan Museum)
**Post Office

*Hisar Campus:
**School of Applied Disciplines
***Management Information Systems
***Tourism Administration
***International Trade
**Institute of Environmental Sciences
**Wooden House "Ağaç Ev" (Restaurant & Cafe)
**Post Office

Notable Alumni

* Cem Yilmaz- comedian, actor and screenwriter (drop out)
* Gülse Birsel - screenwriter, actress, journalist
* Nil Karaibrahimgil - singer and composer
* Aylin Aslım - singer, composer
* Serdar Erener - advertising executive
* Teoman - singer and composer
* Seray Sever - actress, singer
* Özlem Savas - actress
* Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Film director winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival
* Derviş Zaim - Film director
* Ezel Akay - commercial director
* Harun Tekin - rock musician, frontman of Mor ve Ötesi
* Murat Akser - cultural historian
* Pelin Batu - actress, writer, historian
* Ahmet Yalçınkaya - poet
* Perihan Mağden - writer
* Felix Mertz - writer, real-life actor, comedian
* Murat Gülsoy - writer
* Aydemir Güler - President of Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
* Hadi Elazzi - talent manager, founder of GRGDN Music Production

Notable Faculty (Present)

* John Freely - Professor of Physics, Author
* Kemal Kirişci - Professor of International Relations, Director of European Studies Center
* Huricihan İslamoğlu - Professor of Economic History and Political Economy
* Çağlar Keyder - Professor of Sociology, Author of "Classes and State in Turkey"
* Şevket Pamuk - Professor of Economic History, Former President of European Historical Economics Society, older brother of Orhan Pamuk
* Taha Parla - Professor of Political Science
* Yesim Arat - Professor of Political Science
* Ilkay Sunar - Professor of Political Science
* Yilmaz Esmer - Professor of Political Science
* Suna Kili - Professor of Political Science
* Fikret Adaman - Professor of Economics
* Eser Borak - Professor of Marketing
* Zafer Toprak - Professor of Turkish History
* Edhem Eldem - Professor of History
* Selim Deringil - Professor of History
* Selçuk Esenbel - Professor of History
* Binnaz Toprak - Professor Political Science
* Mine Eder - Professor of Political Economy
* Faruk Birtek - Professor of Sociology
* Biray Kolluoglu Kirli - Assistant Professor of Sociology
* Nesrin Ozoren - Associate Professor of Biology
* Yilmaz Akyildiz - Professor of Mathematics
* Irem Nuhoglu- Assistant Professor of Accounting
* Fatma Nevra Seggie - Assistant Professor of Higher Educational Administration

Noted Faculty (Past)

* Attila Aşkar - Professor of Mathematics, Rector of Koç University since 2001
* Halil Berktay - Professor of History, Sabanci University
* Ali Çarkoğlu- Professor of Political Science, Sabanci University
* Erdal İnönü - Former Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey, Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Sabanci University
* Tansu Çiller - Former Prime Minister of Turkey
* Ersin Kalaycıoğlu - Professor of Political Science, Rector of Işık University since 2004
* Metin Kunt - Professor of History, Sabanci University
* Şerif Mardin - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Sabanci University
* Murat R. Sertel - Former Dean, Professor of Economics (deceased)
* Karl von Terzaghi - Civil engineer, known as the Father of Soil Mechanics
* Engin Arık - Professor of Physics
* Ibrahim al-Marashi - Visiting Faculty Member History

ee also

*Robert College
*List of universities in Turkey

External links

* [http://www.boun.edu.tr Boğaziçi University home page] tr icon
* [http://www.boun.edu.tr/index_eng.html Boğaziçi University main page] en icon

References and notes

* http://www.tanitim.boun.edu.tr/pages/oss_verileri/2007/