History
A detailed history of Bogaziçi University
List of presidents and rectors
Presidents of Robert College
- 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
Rectors of Bogazici University
Abdullah Kuran - 1971-1979
Semih Tezcan - 1979-1982
Ergün Togrol - 1982-1992
Üstün Ergüder - 1992-2000
Sabih Tansal - 2000-2004
Ayse Soysal - 2004-Present
Currently, the maximum time a rector may serve two consecutive terms of four years each.
Campus
Aside from the South Campus (Güney Kampüs) which was inherited from Robert College, the University at the moment has buildings in five other campuses. Of those, the North Campus (Kuzey Kampüs), Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near the Güney Campus. The South Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek and Rumeli Hisarüstü while the North Campus and Hisar Campus are located in Rumeli Hisarüstü itself. The Kandilli Campus is located in the Asian side of the Bosphorus (in Çengelköy) and hosts the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. The newest campus is in Kilyos and is called the Saritepe Campus.
The former Robert College building on South CampusMain Campus
South Campus:
Swimming Pool
Hülya Bozkurt Art Studio
The Atatürk Institute For Modern Turkish History
Psychology and Sociology Building
Administration Building (Gates Hall) and Central Heating
Mithat Alam Film Center
Rectorate
Center for Economic Design - Center for Economics and Econometrics
Assembly Hall (Albert Long Hall), Men's Residence Hall I (Hamlin Hall)
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Washburn Hall)
Students Activities Building (Henrietta Washburn Hall and Dodge Gymnasium)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anderson Hall)
Computer Center, Faculty of Engineering (Perkin's Hall)
School of Foreign Languages
Women's Residence Hall III (Theodorus Hall)
Preschool Education Center and Guest House
Infirmary
Kennedy Lodge
Lecture Hall
Foreigner Language Testing Office
Lecture Hall
BUMED
BUVAK
Executive MBA
Natuk Birkan Building
Tevfik Fikret (Asiyan Museum)
Post Office
Hisar Campus:
School of Applied Disciplines
Management Information Systems
Tourism Administration
International Trade
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Swimming Pool
Fitness Center
Agaç Ev (Restaurant & Cafe)
Post Office
Notable Alumni
- Güler Sabanci (1955) - Chairperson of Sabanci Holding and one of the most influential businesswomen in Europe according to Financial Times and in the world according to ACCA Global and Forbes
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Film director winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
- Dervis Zaim - Film director
- Ezel Akay - commercial director
- Harun Tekin - rock musician, frontman of Mor ve Ötesi
- Teoman - singer
- Nil Karaibrahimgil - singer and composer
- Murat Akser - cultural historian
- Pelin Batu - actress, writer, historian
- Ahmet Yalçinkaya - poet
- Gülse Birsel - writer, actress, comedian
- Seray Sever - actress, singer
- Serdar Erener - advertising executive
- Cem Boyner - Businessman
- Perihan Magden - writer
- Cem Yilmaz- comedian, actor and screenwriter
Noted Faculty (Present)
Burak Erman - Professor of Engineering, known with his work on rubber elasticity in collaboration with Nobel laurate Paul J. Flory
Kemal Kirisci - Professor of International Relations, Director of European Studies Center
Noted Faculty (Past)
- Attila Askar - Professor of Mathematics, Rector of Koç University since 2001
- Halil Berktay - Professor of History, Sabanci University
- Ali Çarkoglu- Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sabanci University
- Erdal Inönü - Former Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey, Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Sabanci University
- Ersin Kalaycioglu - Professor of Political Science, Rector of Isik University since 2004
- Metin Kunt - Professor of History, Sabanci University
- Serif Mardin - Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Sabanci University
- Murat R. Sertel - Former Dean, Professor of Economics (deceased)
- Karl von Terzaghi - Civil engineer, known as the Father of Soil Mechanics