Bogazici University
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Boğaziçi University is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey, located at the European Side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul. The institution currently known as Boğaziçi University was established in 1971 on the campus of Robert College which in turn was establised in 1863 as the first US school outside the country. Although there are doubts about the tradition's existence in the academical and social structures within the community, Boğaziçi is an extension of Robert College's Higher Education Departments.
Aside from the Güney Campus that was inherited from Robert College, the university at the moment has offices in five other locations. Of those Kuzey Campus, Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located in the same area as the Güney Campus. Kandilli Campus is located on eastern side of the Bosphorus and hosts KOERI (Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute). The newest campus is in Kilyos and called Sarıtepe Campus
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Former Presidents
- 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
- Aptullah Kuran - 1971-1979
- Semih Tezcan - 1979-1982
- Ergün Toğrol - 1982-1992
- Üstün Ergüder - 1992-2000
- Sabih Tansal - 2000-2004
- Ayşe Soysal - 2004-Present
Noted Alumni
- Cem Akas - Novelist, Publisher
- Murat Akser - (Class of '95) Film Director, Cultural Historian
- Ismail Cem - (Class of '58) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Journalist, Political Scientist
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Film Director, won Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival
- Tansu Çiller - (Class of '67) Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Economist
- Bülent Ecevit - (Class of '44) Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Journalist, Poet, Writer
- Talat S. Halman - First Minister of Culture of Turkey
- Rahmi Koç - Turkish Businessman, Industrialist
Noted Faculty (Past and Present)
- Attila Aşkar - Professor of Mathematics, President of Koç University since 2001
- Halil Berktay - Distinguished Professor of History
- Erdal İnönü - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics
- Ersin Kalaycıoğlu - Professor of Political Science, President of Işık University since 2004
- Metin Kunt - Professor History of Ottoman Empire
- Şerif Mardin - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
