Istanbul Technical University

Also known as İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Technical University of Istanbul, İTÜ, ITU

state university in İstanbul, Turkey

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Motto: Asırlardır Çağdaş
Motto in english: Contemporary through the Ages
Type: Public technical university
Established: 1773 ; 253 years ago ( 1773 )
Founder: Mustafa III
Affiliations: EUA , TIME , CESAER Association , EAIE ATHENS
Rector: Hasan Mandal
Academic staff: 2,277; professor 547
Students: 37,092
Undergraduates: 25,470
Postgraduates: 11,622
Location: Istanbul , Turkey
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Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as İTÜ), is a 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.

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. The university has 92 undergraduate programs and 188 graduate programs in 14 faculties, 277,160 m of laboratory space, and 12 research centers.