Boğaziçi University

Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Former names
Robert College
(1863–1971)
Motto
Yarından Sonrası İçin
Motto in English
"For the Day After Tomorrow"
TypePublic research university
Established1863 (1863)
FounderDr. Cyrus Hamlin, Christopher Rheinlander Robert
RectorMehmet Naci İnci
Academic staff
1183
Administrative staff
798
Total staff
1981
Students14548
Undergraduates12409
Postgraduates1507
632
Location,
Campus7 campuses
LanguageEnglish
ColoursBlue and navy blue
   
NicknameBoğaziçi Sultans
(American Football)
Affiliations
Websitebogazici.edu.tr

Boğaziçi University is a public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus in Bebek is located just west of the Bosphorus, from which the institution takes its name. It is historically linked to Robert College, the first American college founded outside the United States.