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İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi
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Istanbul 29 Mayis University
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Istanbul 29 Mayis University

İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 2010
  • 1 campus

Overview

Istanbul 29 Mayıs University aims to be one of the exemplary and leading universities in knowledge production and higher education, based on analyzing its past and present from a scientific perspective, understanding it in a healthy way, and sharing the results it achieves with humanity.

Istanbul 29 Mayis University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2010. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 6 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 58 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 5,492 students; 575 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 13% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (204) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Istanbul 29 Mayis University founded?
Istanbul 29 Mayis University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2010. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Istanbul 29 Mayis University have?
5,492 students in 2025-2026; 575 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Istanbul 29 Mayis University have?
42.6 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (129 faculty members, 187 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Istanbul 29 Mayis University have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Istanbul 29 Mayis University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 58 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Istanbul 29 Mayis University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 192, Türkiye 192. Positions as published by each ranking.

Photos

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Campuses

1 campus

Istanbul Bus Metro

Academic structure

Associate
8
Bachelor’s
50
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 6

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 50 178,82 136.386
    · 4 yrs DİL 8 400,99 21.238
    · 4 yrs EA 30 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 300,13 347.399
    · 4 yrs EA 30 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 316,31 253.992
    · 4 yrs EA 58 308,78 294.451
    · 4 yrs EA 9 368,71 79.626
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 38 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 397,93 8.855
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 38 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 349,44 58.898
    · 4 yrs DİL 34 317,24 58.646
    · 4 yrs DİL 5 423,26 13.362
    · 4 yrs DİL 55 353,53 41.549
    · 4 yrs DİL 9 436,84 9.427

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 51 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 8 373,31 32.715
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 303,69 223.831
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 385,31 15.272
    · 4 yrs EA 51 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 8 360,53 97.938
    · 4 yrs EA 42 333,15 180.569
    · 4 yrs EA 7 366,33 84.706
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 358,34 43.432
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 379,27 19.701
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 407,15 5.787
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 330,03 217.705
    · 4 yrs DİL 46 373,58 32.589
    · 4 yrs DİL 7 426,60 12.255

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 113 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 17 411,50 19.040

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 51 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 8 345,54 138.469
    · 4 yrs EA 51 250,20 804.474
    · 4 yrs EA 8 348,67 129.143
    · 4 yrs EA 47 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 7 311,02 282.055
    · 4 yrs EA 51 310,27 286.152
    · 4 yrs EA 8 382,38 53.961

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 332,46 101.087
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 456,00 558

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 401,15 97.585
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 42 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 345,54 427.384
    · 2 yrs TYT 42 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 322,35 613.138
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Research Centres 2

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
5.492
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.431
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
575
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%65,7
3.610 / 5.492

By level

  • Associate 76 %1,4
  • Bachelor 4.952 %90
  • Master 340 %6,2
  • Doctorate 124 %2,3

By mode of study

  • Formal 5.492 %100

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2013-2014——47
2014-2015——42
2015-20161.191391135
2016-20171.398387101
2017-20181.586342196
2018-20191.647347293
2019-20201.698438263
2020-20212.175803261
2021-20222.699899255
2022-20233.4441.090286
2023-20244.4861.472535
2024-20254.9471.410575
2025-20265.4921.431—
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
187
Faculty members
129
Students per faculty member
42,6

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 204 %13
  • 50% discount 1.309 %87

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 1.513 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
206

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Edebiyat Fakültesi 34 TR Dizin
  2. Eğitim Fakültesi 30 TR Dizin
  3. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 11 TR Dizin
  4. Uluslararası İslam ve Din Bilimleri Fakültesi 9 TR Dizin
  5. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 8 TR Dizin
  6. Arapça Öğretimi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi 2 TR Dizin
  7. Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu 1 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

All research data →

News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

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Contact

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Website
29mayis.edu.tr
Address
Elmalıkent Mah. Elmalıkent Cad. No:4 Ümraniye / İSTANBUL

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Sources

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Where does this information come from?

Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
Sources:
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