Istanbul Şehir University (Turkish: İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi, literally City University of Istanbul) is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı (BiSaV or BSV, English: Foundation for Science and Arts). The university started its education in the academic year of 2010-11 at its campus in Altunizade, Üsküdar, following a ceremony held on October 5, 2010 that was attended by then State President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoğlu.
The university has currently (2016) six faculties, three graduate institutes, a vocational high school, and a language school, organized as follows:
College of Humanities and Social SciencesPolitical Science and International Relations (in English)Political Science and International Relations (in Turkish)Sociology (in English)Psychology (in English)Psychology (in Turkish)History (in English)Turkish Language and Literature (mainly in Turkish, but few courses are in English)Philosophy (in English)College of Engineering and Natural SciencesComputer Science & Engineering (in English)CS Faculty MembersElectrical Engineering (in English)Industrial Engineering (in English)Industrial Engineering (in Turkish)School of Management and Administrative SciencesManagement (in English)International Trade and Management (in English)Entrepreneurship (in Turkish)Management Information Systems (in Turkish)College of CommunicationsCinema and Television (in English)Cinema and Television (in Turkish)Public Relations (in Turkish)School of Law (mainly in Turkish, but few courses are in English)School of Islamic Studies (in Turkish, English, and Arabic)Graduate School of Humanities and Social SciencesCultural Studies (in English)Political Science and International Relations (in English)Modern Turkish Studies (in English)History (in English)Sociology (in English)Public Law (in Turkish)Private Law (in Turkish)Clinical Psychology (in Turkish)Urban Studies (in Turkish)Cinema and Television (in Turkish)Graduate School of BusinessBusiness Non-Thesis Graduate Program (in Turkish)Executive MBA (in Turkish)Executive MBA (in English)Graduate School of Natural and Applied SciencesElectronics and Computer Engineering (in English)Industrial and Systems Engineering (in English)Cybersecurity Engineering (in Turkish)Data Science (in English)Vocational High School (all in Turkish)School of JusticeComputer ProgrammingChild DevelopmentPhotography and VideographyGraphic DesignSchool of LanguagesSehir English Preparatory Program (SEPP)Turkish for International Studentsthe School offers also language courses in: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Latin, Persian, Russian, Spanish, (Ottoman) Turkish , ...Istanbul Şehir University has three campuses, West Campus, East Campus, and South Campus, all of which are located in Altunizade, Üsküdar. Istanbul Şehir University is also developing its main campus in Dragos, Kartal, where construction has finally started after long delays due to environmental concerns. Currently, lectures are held at the three Altunizade Campuses.
