Bilkent University (İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi)

Bilkent University (İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a recognised university in Türkiye. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityAnkara

RegionAsia

TypePrivate

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Engineering & Technology; Arts & Humanities

AccreditationCouncil of Higher Education (Yükseköğretim Kurulu / YÖK) — apex regulator for Turkish HEIs established 1981 post-1980 coup as centralized national HE coordinator. Plus various accreditation agencies (THEQC for evaluation). Turkish HE: (1) PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — ~130 including ancient Istanbul University (1453 Ottoman heritage, OLDEST in Turkey), Ankara (1946 first republican flagship), elite trio METU-ITU-Boğaziçi, regional comprehensives in all 81 provinces (Turkey-wide university expansion ~2006-2015); (2) PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNIVERSITIES — ~80 including Koç (Koç Group chaebol), Sabancı (Sabancı Holding), Bahçeşehir, Bilkent (first private 1984); (3) ISLAMIC/RELIGIOUS — Necmettin Erbakan, Ibn Haldun, 29 Mayıs, Marmara Theological; (4) MILITARY — National Defense University; (5) SPECIALIZED — Anadolu Open University (largest distance learning), arts conservatories. Total ~210 HEIs. Turkish is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially in Istanbul + elite universities (Boğaziçi, METU, Koç, Sabancı, Bilkent are 100% English-medium); German-medium at Turkish-German University; extensive Pakistani student community via Türkiye Bursları (Turkey Scholarships) program.

Official websitehttps://www.bilkent.edu.tr

Accreditation registryhttps://www.yok.gov.tr/en

Founded 1984 (chartered as Turkey's FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı; English-medium throughout; "Bilkent" = "Bilim Kenti" = "Science City"). TURKEY'S FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1984 by PROF. İHSAN DOĞRAMACI — same founder as Hacettepe University. Established as private foundation university breaking Turkish public-only HE tradition. ~13,000+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM throughout. "BİLKENT" (Turkish) = abbreviation of "BİLİM KENTİ" = "SCIENCE CITY". TOP-500 GLOBAL. Strong engineering + business + music conservatory.

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