Istanbul University-Cerrahpaà Âa is a public university which was formed in Istanbul on 18 May 2018. It takes its name from Cerrah Mehmed Pasha, who gave its name to the Cerrahpaà Âa, Fatih district in Istanbul. It has nine faculties, six Institutes, one college, five Vocational schools and ten research centers. The rectorate of the university, which has 8 campuses, is located in Avcñlar. In addition, the university provides education in two languages, Turkish and English.
Istanbul University, in fact, has long since become a comprehensive system more than a university in simple terms: Two of the most prominent medical schools of Turkey were under this university, there are more than one school of same type based on different mentality and aim for economics, business administration, political science etc. An opinion gave rise that separating the system into two would be more effective to manage all the services and in 2018, Istanbul University has been divided into two, one is Istanbul University and the other is Istanbul University-Cerrahpaà Âa.
The separation has been made by taking the location properties and functionalities into consideration:
The faculties of the university have a long history. Cerrahpaà Âa Faculty of Medicine was established in 1827.
The university has 8 campuses. These: