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{{Short description|Technical university in Istanbul, Turkey}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Istanbul Technical University
 | native_name            = İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
 | native_name_lang       = tur
 | image                  = Istanbul_Technical_University_emblem.svg
 | image_size             = 160px
 | caption                = 
 | motto                  = Asırlardır Çağdaş
 | motto_lang             = tur
 | mottoeng               = Contemporary through the Ages
 | established            = {{Start date and age|1773}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.edu.tr/?itu-hakkinda/tarihce|title=İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi|author=İTÜ/BİDB Bilgi İşlem Daire Başkanlığı - DGMND|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=25 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525202936/http://www.itu.edu.tr/?itu-hakkinda%2Ftarihce|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | founder                = [[Mustafa III]]
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
 | endowment              = 
 | rector                 = Hasan Mandal<ref name="itu.edu.tr/en/about-us">{{Cite web|url=https://www.itu.edu.tr/en/about-us|title=İTÜ &#124; About|website=Anasayfa|access-date=2020-11-14|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115214820/https://www.itu.edu.tr/en/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = 
 | provost                = 
 | students               = 37,092<ref name="itu.edu.tr">{{Cite web |url=https://sayilarla.itu.edu.tr|title= Sayılarla İTÜ}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 25,470<ref name="itu.edu.tr"/>
 | postgrad               = 11,622<ref name="itu.edu.tr"/>
 | city                   = [[Istanbul]]
 | state                  = 
 | country                = Turkey
 | campus                 = 4 urban, 1 suburban, 1 abroad
 | sporting_affiliations  = Turkish Basketball Division II<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ituspor.org.tr/|title=ITU Spor Kulubu|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710191914/http://www.ituspor.org.tr/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />ITU Hornets <br />(American football)<br />Ünilig Super League
 | mascot                 = [[Bee]]
 | affiliations           = [[European University Association|EUA]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1165|title=ITU INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PAGES|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705064810/http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1165|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1164|title=ITU INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PAGES|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705082611/http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1164|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[CESAER Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1166|title=ITU INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PAGES|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705055715/http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1166|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> EAIE<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1167|title=ITU INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PAGES|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705044124/http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=1167|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ATHENS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=4750|title=ITU INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PAGES|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705081203/http://www.international.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=4750|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 | website                = {{URL|http://www.itu.edu.tr}}
 | logo                   = Istanbul_Technical_University_logo.svg
 | calendar               = 
 | faculty                = 2,277; professor 547 <ref name="itu.edu.tr"/>
 | colors                 = [[Navy blue]] and honey yellow {{Color box|#002855}} {{Color box|#97804f}}
}}

'''Istanbul Technical University,''' also known as '''Technical University of Istanbul''' ({{langx|tr|İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi}}, commonly referred to as '''İTÜ'''), is a [[public university|public]] [[technical university]] located in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. It is the world's third-oldest [[technical university]] dedicated to engineering and natural sciences as well as social sciences recently.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2007/overall_rankings/worlds_oldest_universities|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115092116/http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2007/overall_rankings/worlds_oldest_universities|url-status=dead|title=World Oldest Universities|archivedate=January 15, 2008}}</ref>

İTÜ is ranked 79th globally and first in Turkey in the field of Engineering and Technology, as well as 182nd globally and first in Turkey in the field of Natural Sciences, according to the [[QS World University Rankings]] for 2025.<ref name="qs">{{Cite web |title=Istanbul Technical University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/istanbul-technical-university |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> The university has 92 undergraduate programs and 188 graduate programs in 14 faculties, 277,160 m<sup>2</sup> of laboratory space, and 12 research centers.<ref name="itu.edu.tr"/>

Graduates of ITU have received many [[Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey|TÜBİTAK]] science and [[Turkish Academy of Sciences|TÜBA]] awards. ITU alumni have also become members of the academy of sciences in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Russia]]. The university's basketball team, [[İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K.]], is in the [[Turkish Basketball Super League]].

==History==
{{See also|List of Istanbul Technical University rectors}}

===Ottoman Empire===
Considered as the world's third institution of higher learning specifically dedicated to engineering education, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) has a long and distinguished history. ITU was founded in 1773 by Sultan [[Mustafa III]], as an important institution in the [[Nizam-ı Cedid]] reforms,<ref name=islamans>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.islamansiklopedisi.info/| title=Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyun|encyclopedia=[[İslam Ansiklopedisi]] |publisher=Türk Diyanet Vakfı |pages=516–8 |year=2006| volume=31}}</ref> as the [[Naval High School (Turkey)#History|Imperial School of Naval Engineering]] ([[Ottoman Turkish]]: ''Mühendishâne-i Bahrî-i Hümâyun''),<ref name=larousse>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyun|encyclopedia=Büyük Larousse Ansiklopedisi|publisher=[[Milliyet]] |page=8440|year= | volume=16}}</ref> in the [[Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu#History|Kasımpaşa]] quarter on the [[Golden Horn]], originally dedicated to train ship builders and cartographers for the [[Ottoman Navy]]. In 1795 the [[Imperial School of Military Engineering]] ({{langx|ota-Latn|Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyun}}) was established in the nearby [[Hasköy, Beyoğlu|Hasköy]] quarter on the Golden Horn, and the scope of the school was broadened to train technical military staff for the modernization of the [[Ottoman Army]].<ref name=islamans/><ref name=larousse/> In 1845 the engineering function of the school was further widened with the addition of a program devoted to the training of architects. The scope and name of the school were extended and changed again in 1883, and in 1909 the school became a public engineering school which was aimed at training civil [[engineers]] who could provide the infrastructure for the rapidly developing country.

===Modern Turkey===
By 1928 the institution had gained formal recognition as a university of engineering which provided education in both engineering and architecture. In 1944 the name of the institution was changed to Istanbul Technical University and in 1946 the institution became an autonomous university with [[architecture]], civil, mechanical, and electrical [[engineering]] faculties.

With its long history of 251 years, its modern teaching environment, and well-qualified teaching staff, Istanbul Technical University today is the personification of [[engineering]] and architectural education in Turkey. Istanbul Technical University not only played a leading role in the modernization movement of the [[Ottoman Empire]], but has also maintained its leadership position in the changes and innovations taking place in the construction, industrialization, and technological realms during the modern days of the Turkish Republic. Engineers and architects trained at Istanbul Technical University have played significant roles in the construction of Turkey. Alumni also played a significant role in Turkish politics.

==Academics==
[[File:Istanbul asv2020-02 img69 Maçka Armory.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Maçka, Istanbul|Maçka]] campus of Istanbul Technical University]]
[[File:Istanbul asv2021-10 img09 Taşkışla.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Taşkışla]] campus of Istanbul Technical University]]
[[Image:Itu sdkm.jpg|thumb|250px|[[ITU Suleyman Demirel Cultural Center|Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center]] at the [[Maslak|Ayazağa]] campus of Istanbul Technical University]]
[[Image:ITU-Lecture-Hall.JPG|thumb|250px|Lecture Hall at the [[Maslak|Ayazağa]] campus of ITU]]
[[File:Istanbul asv2020-02 img71 Maçka Gondola.jpg|250px|thumb|Sky Tram between the Maçka and Taşkışla Campuses of Istanbul Technical University]]

The structure of faculties, except the Faculty of Science and Letters, at ITU is comparable to those of "schools" in the U.S. institutions,{{dubious|date=June 2018}} where each faculty is composed of two or more departments in line with a comprehensive engineering field. For example, the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering consists of the departments of [[electrical engineering]], [[Robotics|robotics and autonomous systems engineering]], [[electronics engineering|electronics and communication engineering]].

;Faculty of Civil Engineering
*Civil Engineering
*Geomatics Engineering
*Environmental Engineering
;Faculty of Architecture
*Architecture
*Urban and Regional Planning
*Industrial Design
*Interior Architecture
*Landscape Architecture
;Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
*Mechanical Engineering
;Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
*Electrical Engineering
*Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering
*Electronics and Communication Engineering
;Faculty of Computer and Informatics
*Computer Engineering
*Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering
*Cybersecurity Engineering
*Information Systems Engineering (Joint programme with SUNY)
;Faculty of Mines
*Mining Engineering
*Mineral Processing Engineering
*Geological Engineering
*Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
*Geophysical Engineering
;Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
*Chemical Engineering
*Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
*Food Engineering
*Bioengineering (DDP)
;Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
*Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
*Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering
;Faculty of Sciences and Letters
*Mathematics Engineering
*Physics Engineering
*Chemistry
*Molecular Biology and Genetics
;Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
*Aeronautical Engineering
*Astronautical Engineering
*Climate Science and Meteorological Engineering
;Faculty of Management
*Management Engineering
*Industrial Engineering
*Economics
*Data Science and Analytics
;Maritime Faculty
*Marine Engineering
*Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering
;Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design
*Textile Engineering
*Fashion Design
*Textile Development and Management
;Cyber Security Vocational School
*Cyber Security Analyst and Operator
'''ITU TRNC Education and Research Campuses'''

* Computer Engineering
* Electrical-Electronics Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Economics and Finance
* Architecture
* Interior Architecture
* Maritime Business Management
* Maritime Transportation Management Engineering
* Marine Engineering
* Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
* Preparatory School of Foreign Languages

===Institutes and Research Centers===
There are several [http://calismagruplari.itu.edu.tr/ Research Groups in ITU], including:
* Energy Institute
* Institute of Science and Technology
* Social Sciences Institute
* Institute of Informatics
* Eurasia Earth Sciences Institutes
* Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics Research Center (MOBGAM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobgam.itu.edu.tr/|title=DR. ORHAN ÖCALGİRAY MOLEKÜLER BİYOLOJİ-BİYOTEKNOLOJİ VE GENETİK ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ Ana Sayfa|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705054027/http://www.mobgam.itu.edu.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ARI Technopolis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariteknokent.com.tr/|title=Ana Sayfa - İTÜ ARI Teknokent|work=İTÜ ARI Teknokent|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=16 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316060746/http://www.ariteknokent.com.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscrs.itu.edu.tr/content/uhuzaming.php |title=İTÜ UHUZAM Resmi Web Sitesi |access-date=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429062549/http://www.cscrs.itu.edu.tr/content/uhuzaming.php |archive-date=2013-04-29 }}</ref>
* National Center for High Performance Computing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uybhm.itu.edu.tr/|title=UHeM|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312003437/http://www.uybhm.itu.edu.tr/|archive-date=12 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Rotorcraft Center of Excellence (ROTAM)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rotam.itu.edu.tr/v2/about.php |title=ROTAM - İTÜ Rotorlu Hava Araçları Tasarım ve Mükemmeliyet Merkezi |access-date=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724091613/http://www.rotam.itu.edu.tr/v2/about.php |archive-date=2012-07-24 }}</ref>
* Mechatronics Education And Research Center (MEAM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meam.itu.edu.tr/index_en.html|title=ITU Mechatronics Education and Research Center|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=23 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623042037/http://www.meam.itu.edu.tr/index_en.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Center of Excellence for Disaster Management<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cedm.itu.edu.tr/|title=İTÜ AFET YÖNETİM MERKEZİ Main Page|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705061629/http://www.cedm.itu.edu.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* Prof.Dr. Adnan Tekin Materials Science and Production Technologies Applied Research Center (ATARC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atum.itu.edu.tr/en/|title=I.T.U. Prof. Dr. Adnan Tekin Material Sciences And Production Technologies Applied Research Center –|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705040615/http://www.atum.itu.edu.tr/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Housing Research and Education Center
* Women's Studies Center in Science, Engineering and Technology
Planned Research Center Projects:<ref>http://www.itu.edu.tr/DataFiles/Dosya/2013/2013%20Kurumsal%20Mali%20Durum%20ve%20Beklentiler%20Raporu%20PDF.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Vehicle Technology Research Center
* Rf/Mixed Signal Processing Research Center
* Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advanced Research Center
Finally, ITU also has the following departments / educational institutes that are not tied to any of the faculties, but serve as independent departments. These include
* School of Foreign Languages
* School of Fine Arts
* School of Athletic Education
* State Conservatory of Turkish Classical Music
* Advanced Musical Sciences Research Institute
* [[Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center|Polar Research Center]]

==International perspective and rankings==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 701-800 | ARWU_W_year = 2023 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>[Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023 https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195442/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html |date=2019-08-15 }}]</ref>
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| THE_W =501-600  | THE_W_year =2024  | THE_W_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/istanbul-technical-university|title=World University Rankings 2024
|website=Times Higher Education|date=26 November 2021
|access-date=27 September 2023|archive-date=27 September 2023|archive-url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking#!/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| QS_W =298  | QS_W_year =2026  | QS_W_ref =<ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref> | QS_EECA =17 | QS_EECA_year =2022 | QS_EECA_ref =<ref name="QS World University Rankings 2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2022 |title=QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>|QS_W_Employability=301-500|QS_W_Employability_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2022?qs_qp=topnav|title=QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022|website=Top Universities|access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>|QS_W_Employability_year=2022|QS_W_Eng=79|QS_W_Eng_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2023/engineering-technology?&countries=tr|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Engineering & Technology|website=Top Universities|access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>|QS_W_Eng_year=2025|QS_W_Natural=182|QS_W_Natural_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2023/natural-sciences?&countries=tr|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Natural Sciences|website=Top Universities|access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>|QS_W_Natural_year=2025}}

26 engineering departments of ITU are accredited by [[Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology]] (ABET).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abet.org/contact-us/|title=Find an ABET-Accredited Program {{!}} ABET|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=2019-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528043950/https://www.abet.org/contact-us/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also ITU's Faculty of Architecture is accredited by [[National Architectural Accrediting Board|NAAB]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mim.itu.edu.tr/aday.htm |title=İstanbul Tekni̇k Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ &#124; M |access-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701125536/http://www.mim.itu.edu.tr/aday.htm |archive-date=2010-07-01 }}</ref> and the Faculty of Maritime is accredited by [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]]. Minimum score of 72 from [[TOEFL]] IBT, or success in the English proficiency exam is one of the prerequisites to register the Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level courses at ITU. Instruction is offered in both English and Turkish, with approximately 30% of courses conducted in English and 70% in Turkish, while some disciplines are taught entirely in English. Master and Doctorate courses are mostly held in English. ITU is highly reputable institution in the area of engineering sciences within the Europe.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Istanbul Technical University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/istanbul-technical-university |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> Therefore, the university provides a broad range of options, that involve highly reputable institutions, to its students for the [[Erasmus Programme|Erasmus Mobility]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITU Erasmus Exchange Program Agreement List |url=https://erasmusapp.itu.edu.tr/KION.UI.Web.ExchangeProgram/Public/AgreementList.aspx?pId=7317 |access-date= |website=erasmusapp.itu.edu.tr}}</ref>
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|651-700<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2019|title=QS World University Rankings 2019|date=2018-05-29|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=2017-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609212134/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Istanbul Technical University is consistently featured as one of the highest-ranked universities in Turkey.<ref name=":2" /> In the [[QS World University Rankings]] 2023, ITU is ranked within the top 150 universities in the subject areas "Engineering - Petroleum", "Engineering - Mineral & Mining", "Engineering - Civil and Structural", "Engineering - Electrical and Electronics", "Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing", within the top 250 in "Engineering - Chemical", "Architecture & Built Environment", "Computer Science and Information Systems", "Material Sciences", within the top 300 in "Environmental Sciences", "Mathematics", "Business and Management", "Chemistry", and within the top 450 in "Physics and Astronomy", "Economics and Econometrics.<ref name=":2" />
==Campus==
[[File:Maslak Skyline.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Maslak]] skyline and the ITU Ayazağa Campus to its right]]
[[File:Istanbul Technical University walkway with trees.jpg|thumb|200px|Ayazağa Campus]]
[[File:Istanbul asv2021-10 img10 Taşkışla.jpg|thumb|200px|ITU Taşkışla Campus]]
[[File:ITU Pond1.jpg|thumb|200px|ITU Lake in Ayazağa Campus]]

ITU is a [[Public university|public]] university. It has six campuses, five of which are located in the most important areas of [[Istanbul]] and one is located in [[Famagusta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=İTÜ Kuzey Kıbrıs - Home Page |url=https://kktc.itu.edu.tr/index.php/en/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=kktc.itu.edu.tr}}</ref> Among ITU's six campuses, the main campus of [[Maslak]], in [[Sarıyer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.itu.edu.tr/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Istanbul Technical University|access-date=2019-07-09|quote=İTÜ International Office Ayazaga Campus Registrator's Office Building Maslak 34469 Sarıyer/Istanbul|archive-date=2019-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708210618/http://global.itu.edu.tr/contact|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a suburban campus, covering a total area of 1.600.000&nbsp;m². The University Rectorate, swimming pool, stadium, along with most of the faculties, student residence halls and the central library of ITU are located there.

Another suburban campus of ITU is the Tuzla Campus. It serves the Maritime Faculty students and faculty members. It is located in the Tuzla district of [[Istanbul]], which is a dockyard area.

The three urban campuses are near to one another and are situated close to [[Taksim Square]].

Taşkışla campus is where the Faculty of Architecture is located. The [[Taşkışla]] building is one of the most renowned historical buildings in Istanbul. It dates backs to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] era and was used as [[military barracks]].

The Gümüşsuyu campus, home to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and the Maçka campus, housing the Faculty of Management, are both located in historically significant buildings in Istanbul.

The Famagusta campus at [[Northern Cyprus]] is currently the first and only campus that hosts the ITU TRNC Education and Research Campuses faculty.

===Library Services===
[[File:Mustafa Inan Library3.jpg|thumb|ITU [[Mustafa Inan Library]]]]The library at ITU houses approximately 533,000 books, 500,000 volumes of periodicals, and 6,000 rare [[Ottoman Turkish|Ottoman]] and [[Latin]] books. ITU Library has access to international libraries and online databases and boasts the largest collection of technical materials in Turkey, particularly in science and engineering. The [[ITU Mustafa Inan Library|Mustafa Inan Library]], named after [[Mustafa İnan]], a former rector of the university, serves as the central library and coordination center for the university's library services. The history of ITU Library Services dates back to 1795, originating from the printing house of the [[Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyun|''Mühendishâne-i Berrî-i Hümâyu''n]] of the Ottoman Empire.

===Triga Mark-2 Nuclear Reactor===
ITU's [[nuclear reactor]] of Triga Mark-2 is in the Maslak campus. It is located at the Energy Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.energy.itu.edu.tr/triga.htm |title=Enerji enstitüsü |access-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616111938/http://www.energy.itu.edu.tr/triga.htm |archive-date=2011-06-16 }}</ref>

===Arı Technopolis===
Since the foundation in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariteknokent.com.tr|title=Ana Sayfa - İTÜ ARI Teknokent|work=İTÜ ARI Teknokent|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=16 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316060746/http://www.ariteknokent.com.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[ITU Arı Technopolis|Arı Technopolis]], which is located at the Ayazağa Campus, provides companies with research, technology development and production opportunities at the university, in cooperation with the researchers and academicians. The technopolis have two buildings:Arı-1 and Arı-2. Arı-3 building in Maslak and another building in Floria are announced to build. Arı Technopolis has the 49% of export among technopolises in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itu.edu.tr/haber/?fe2d92cb-afa9-4e52-a8bb-49378c0a70d9 |title=İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |access-date=2009-10-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135122/http://www.itu.edu.tr/haber/?fe2d92cb-afa9-4e52-a8bb-49378c0a70d9 |archive-date=2009-10-04 }}</ref>

===National High Performance Computing Center===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20190312003437/http://www.uybhm.itu.edu.tr/ NHPCC], is located in the Ayazağa Campus. It is the national center for high performance computing. The super computer of this center was one of the world's top 500 list super computers (240th).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top500.org/site/history/2703 |title=Istanbul Technical University (ITU) &#124; TOP500 Supercomputing Sites |access-date=2009-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615170716/http://www.top500.org/site/history/2703 |archive-date=2009-06-15 }}</ref>

==Student life==

===Athletics===
[[File:Itu-stadyum.jpg|right|300px|thumb|ITU Stadium at the [[Maslak|Ayazağa]] campus is home to the university's [[Association football|football]], [[American football]] and [[track and field|athletics]] teams, and also hosts numerous concerts.]]

Having a suburban campus like Maslak has created the opportunity of building many sports areas. Ayazağa Gymnasium is the center of sports in ITU. Ayazağa Gymnasium also has a stadium with a [[seating capacity]] of 3500 for basketball and volleyball matches. A fitness center is also located there.

Basketball matches are among the most important sports activities in ITU. The ITU basketball Team, which won the [[Turkish Basketball League]] Championship five times, currently plays in the Turkish Basketball League's Second Division (TB2L). Ayazağa Gymnasium is the home of the ITU Basketball Team.

Despite the successes in basketball, the football team of ITU plays in the amateur league. A football [[stadium]] is also located in Ayazağa, where the football team plays its matches.

Tennis courts and an indoor Olympic swimming pool, which is opened in May 2007, are also available in the Ayazağa Campus. An open-air swimming pool serves the ITU faculties.

ITU's American football team ITU Hornets has won the Unilig (Turkish University Sports Leagues) Super League of American football in the 2013-2014 season and in 2014-2015 season.

Other sports clubs and activities in ITU are badminton, ultimate, fencing, diving, winter sports, dancing and gymnastics, tennis, paintball, aikido, athletics, mountaineering, bridge, swimming, cycling and triathlon, skiing, parachuting, korfball, handball, iaido, capoeira, wrestling, archery, ultimate frisbee and sailing.

===Social life===
[[Image:Itu golet.jpg|thumb|250px|ITU Lake at the [[Maslak|Ayazağa]] campus]]
ITU offers many options to students who like doing [[extra-curricular]] work during their studying years. The most popular ones are Rock Club, Cinema Club, Model United Nations, EPGIK, International Engineering Club. Also ITU has an option for those who like to organise events and socialise with people from various European countries in the Local Board of European Students of Technology Group which had 40 members in 2007. Despite all these, it can still be a little quiet in the campus from time to time because students can choose the city of [[Istanbul]] over the campus life.

==== ITU Model United Nations (ITUMUN) ====
Model United Nations Society of ITU is one of the most active student clubs in the University. Participating in MUN conferences regularly, both domestic and international, MUN society offers an opportunity for personal development.

Model United Nations is a conference where students participate as United Nations delegates. Participants research and formulate political positions based on the actual policies of the countries they represent.

===Housing===
ITU dormitories have a capacity of 3,000 students. They include Lakeside Housings, IMKB Dormitory, Verda Urundul, Ayazağa Dormitory and Gumussuyu dormitory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yurtburs.itu.edu.tr/|title=İTÜ YURT BURS OFİSİ|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711152656/http://yurtburs.itu.edu.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

=== Radio ITU ===
Radio ITU (or Technical University [[Radio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?action=press&id=1 |title=Radio ITU in Turkish press|archive-date=2005-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223033205/http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/content.php?action=press&id=1}}</ref>) is the first [[Campus radio|university radio]] station in [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazete.itu.edu.tr/mart/11radyo.pdf |title=Mart 2005 Asýrlardýr Çaðdaþ |page=11  |accessdate=2010-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122154546/http://www.gazete.itu.edu.tr/mart/11radyo.pdf |archivedate=2009-11-22 }}</ref> Radio ITU is located in the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering building on [[Maslak]] [[campus]].

===Entertainment===
ITU Stadium is one of the most popular locations in Istanbul for concerts and such those performances.

For instance, [[Metallica]] (in 2014), [[Justin Timberlake]] (in 2014), and [[Roger Waters]] (in 2013) gave concerts at the ITU stadium. [[Lady Gaga]] also performed at the stadium on September 16, 2014 to a sold-out crowd of 25,157 people as part of her [[Artrave: The Artpop Ball|artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball]].

==Notable faculty==

* [[Cahit Arf]] — Turkish mathematician
* [[Fatih Birol]] — Executive director of the [[International Energy Agency]]
* [[Aykut Barka]] — Turkish geologist
* [[Rudolf Belling]] —  German sculptor
* [[Nihat Berker]] — Turkish physicist
* [[Kerim Erim]] — Turkish mathematician and physicist
* [[Bülent Evcil]] — Turkish flutist
* [[İstar Gözaydın|İştar Gözaydın]] — Turkish political scientist
* [[Mustafa İnan]] - Turkish civil engineer
* [[İhsan Ketin]] — Turkish geologist
* [[Kazim Cecen]] — Hydraulic engineer
* [[Emin Halid Onat]] — Turkish architect
* [[Erdoğan Şuhubi]] — Turkish mathematician
* [[Karl von Terzaghi]] — Austrian civil engineer, founder of soil mechanics
* [[Celâl Şengör]] — Turkish geologist

==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of Istanbul Technical University alumni}}
Many of the graduates take role in the development of Turkey, with many of them playing significant roles in constructing bridges, roads and buildings. For instance, [[Emin Halid Onat]] and Ahmet Orhan Arda are architects of [[Anıtkabir]]. [[Süleyman Demirel]] (in Civil Engineering) and [[Turgut Özal]] (in Electrical Engineering) are the two former presidents of Turkey. [[Necmettin Erbakan]] (in Mechanical Engineering) and [[Binali Yıldırım]] (in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering) were former prime ministers of Turkey.

<gallery class="center" widths="210" heights="140" mode="nolines">
File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg|[[Turgut Özal]], [[List of Presidents of Turkey|8th president]] of [[Turkey]]
File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg|[[Süleyman Demirel]], [[List of Presidents of Turkey|9th president]] of [[Turkey]]
File:Necmettin Erbakan.jpg|[[Necmettin Erbakan]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|23rd prime minister]] of [[Turkey]]
File:Binali Yıldırım.jpg|[[Binali Yıldırım]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|27th prime minister]] of [[Turkey]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Turkey}}
* [[Technical university]]
* [[Turkish universities]]
* [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe]] (TIME) Network of Technology Universities
* [[ITUpSAT1]], First Turkish university satellite
* [[CESAER Association]]
* [[Education in the Ottoman Empire]]

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Istanbul Technical University}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507214521/http://www.itu.edu.tr/en/ ITU Homepage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071207232728/http://www.karto.itu.edu.tr/kampus/index.html ITU Maslak Campus], interactive
* [http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/ Radio ITU], official website
* [http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?id=12 Radio ITU Notable people] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228201014/http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?id=12 |date=2012-02-28 }}
* [http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?id=13 Photos of radio ITU] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228201103/http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?id=13 |date=2012-02-28 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/content.php?action=press&id=1 |title=Radio ITU in Turkish press|archive-date=2005-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223033205/http://www.radyo.itu.edu.tr/content.php?action=press&id=1}}

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