Type Public school Location Istanbul, Turkey Website www.mines.itu.edu.tr Founded 1 March 1953 | Dean Prof. Dr. Fatma Arslan Campus Urban Phone +90 212 285 60 62 | |
Established March 1, 1953; 64 years ago (1953-03-01) Address Reşitpaşa Mahallesi, Ord. Prof. B. Karafakıroğlu Cad., 34467 Sarıyer/İstanbul, Turkey Similar Istanbul Technical University, İTÜ Yabancı Diller Yük, Yıldız Technical University, Trakya University, Özyeğin University | ||
ITU School of Mines (Turkish: İTÜ Maden Fakültesi), located in Maslak campus, is one of the faculties in Istanbul Technical University, which has five departments. As of 2013, the dean is Prof. Dr. Fatma Arslan. Among the notable faculty of the ITU School of Mines are Galip Sağıroğlu, İhsan Ketin, Aykut Barka, Celal Şengör and Kazım Ergin. in past and present.
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History
The Faculty of Mines was established March 1, 1953 in Istanbul. At its first years, the faculty composed of mainly Turkish and German professors, and its program was similar to those days’ famous mining schools such as RWTH Aachen University, Clausthal University of Technology then in West Germany and Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in East Germany. The Faculty of Mines accepted its first students in 1953 with a faculty of eleven scientists.