Istanbul Şehir University (, literally City University of Istanbul) was a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı (BiSaV or BSV, ). The university started its education in the academic year of 2010–11 at its campus in Altunizade, Üsküdar, following a ceremony held on October 5, 2010 that was attended by then State President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoğlu. The university was closed down on June 30, 2020, after it faced financial difficulties stemming from a legal land dispute, which in turn was fueled by a bitter political feud.
Organization
The university had, as of (2016), six faculties, three graduate institutes, a vocational high school, four research centers, and a language school, organized as follows: College of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science and International Relations (in English) Political Science and International Relations (in Turkish) Sociology (in English) Psychology (in English) Psychology (in Turkish) History (in English) Turkish Language and Literature (mainly in Turkish, but few courses are in English) Philosophy (in English) College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Computer Science & Engineering (in English) CS Faculty Members Electrical Engineering (in English) Industrial Engineering (in English) Industrial Engineering (in Turkish) School of Management and Administrative Sciences Management (in English) International Trade and Management (in English) Entrepreneurship (in Turkish) Management Information Systems (in Turkish) Economics (in English) College of Communications Cinema and Television (in English) Cinema and Television (in Turkish) Public Relations (in Turkish) School of Law (mainly in Turkish, but few courses are in English) School of Islamic Studies (in Turkish, English, and Arabic) Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Cultural Studies (in English) Political Science and International Relations (in English) Modern Turkish Studies (in English) History (in English) Sociology (in English) Public Law (in Turkish) Private Law (in Turkish) Clinical Psychology (in Turkish) Urban Studies (in Turkish) Cinema and Television (in Turkish) Graduate School of Business Business Non-Thesis Graduate Program (in Turkish) Executive MBA (in Turkish) Executive MBA (in English) Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Electronics and Computer Engineering (in English) Industrial and Systems Engineering (in English) Cybersecurity Engineering (in Turkish) Data Science (in English) Vocational High School (all in Turkish) School of Justice Computer Programming Child Development Photography and Videography Graphic Design Research Centers Center for Urban Studies Center for Higher Education Studies Center for Modern Turkish Studies Technology Transfer Office School of Languages Sehir English Preparatory Program (SEPP) Turkish for International Students the School offers also language courses in: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Latin, Persian, Russian, Spanish, (Ottoman) Turkish, ...
Campus
Istanbul Şehir University had three campuses, West Campus, East Campus, and South Campus, all of which were located in Altunizade, Üsküdar. Later, during the academic year 2017–18, Istanbul Şehir University moved to its main campus in Dragos, Kartal, where construction was long delayed due to environmental concerns.
The Dragos campus had a number of facilities and amenities including an on-campus dorm, a library, a soccer field, a student center with numerous restaurants, and a large outdoor rec area.