Istanbul Kent University
İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 2016
- 3 campuses
Overview
Istanbul Kent University, is a university in Istanbul's Cihangir district, located on Sıraselviler Street in the district. The Chairperson of the University's Board of Trustees is Berna Yılmaz, and the Rector is Necmettin Atsü.
Istanbul Kent University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2016. It teaches on 3 campuses. Its academic units include 6 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 112 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 15,262 students; 1,617 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 13% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (285) are full scholarships.At a glance
- When and where was Istanbul Kent University founded?
- Istanbul Kent University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2016. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Istanbul Kent University have?
- 15,262 students in 2025-2026; 1,617 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Istanbul Kent University have?
- 66.1 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (231 faculty members, 405 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Istanbul Kent University have?
- 3 campuses: , , .
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Istanbul Kent University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 112 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Istanbul Kent University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 187, Türkiye 187. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
3 campuses
Academic structure
- Associate
- 44
- Bachelor’s
- 68
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 6
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 62 429,45 66.009 · 5 yrs SAY 10 464,78 33.471 · 5 yrs SAY 34 — — · 5 yrs SAY 5 461,56 36.094 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 17 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 332,70 182.291 · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 349,55 58.667 · 4 yrs EA 69 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 350,55 123.802 · 4 yrs EA 40 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 355,85 109.534 · 4 yrs EA 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 322,92 222.827 · 4 yrs EA 17 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 325,85 210.167 · 4 yrs EA 35 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 329,12 196.460 · 4 yrs EA 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 329,94 193.225 · 4 yrs EA 20 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 330,33 191.619 · 4 yrs EA 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 331,25 187.959 · 4 yrs EA 26 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 337,91 163.537 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 27 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 326,49 226.629 · 4 yrs SAY 24 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 323,04 235.941 · 4 yrs SAY 46 268,07 461.669 · 4 yrs SAY 8 396,39 103.313 · 4 yrs SAY 58 234,73 755.089 · 4 yrs SAY 10 333,38 209.741 · 4 yrs SAY 26 225,62 865.032 · 4 yrs SAY 4 323,78 233.914 · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 324,44 232.081 · 4 yrs SAY 76 256,84 539.482 · 4 yrs SAY 12 361,67 153.032 · 4 yrs SAY 42 239,77 698.161 · 4 yrs SAY 7 352,62 169.271 · 4 yrs EA 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 1 311,43 279.735 · 4 yrs EA 37 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 318,63 242.677 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 30 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 346,38 181.377 · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 380,83 18.410 · 4 yrs SÖZ 17 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 393,18 10.936 · 4 yrs SÖZ 17 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 361,16 39.285 · 4 yrs SAY 25 192,53 1.211.912 · 4 yrs SAY 4 319,25 246.366 · 4 yrs SÖZ 23 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 347,73 62.404 · 4 yrs SAY 26 249,50 601.104 · 4 yrs SAY 4 336,24 203.105 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 31 411,17 85.840 · 5 yrs SAY 4 446,42 49.360 · 5 yrs SAY 23 — — · 5 yrs SAY 3 443,38 52.264 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 22 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 380,73 123.980 · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 376,20 130.444 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 1
Schools 1
Vocational Schools 2
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 57 202,37 2.181.583 · 2 yrs TYT 9 321,97 616.758 · 2 yrs TYT 61 257,23 1.436.765 · 2 yrs TYT 10 344,58 433.854 · 2 yrs TYT 61 230,26 1.831.289 · 2 yrs TYT 10 334,46 508.727 · 2 yrs TYT 13 — — · 2 yrs TYT 2 326,29 577.239 · 2 yrs TYT 25 282,66 1.073.533 · 2 yrs TYT 4 347,86 411.827 · 2 yrs TYT 36 183,65 2.292.718 · 2 yrs TYT 6 322,34 613.272 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 324,46 593.608 · 2 yrs TYT 30 — — · 2 yrs TYT 4 322,20 614.585 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 319,89 636.283 · 2 yrs TYT 25 238,44 1.712.420 · 2 yrs TYT 4 334,64 507.292 · 2 yrs TYT 61 244,85 1.618.443 · 2 yrs TYT 10 336,54 492.575 · 2 yrs TYT 40 225,35 1.900.269 · 2 yrs TYT 6 331,42 533.427 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 317,53 659.028 · 2 yrs TYT 18 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 298,45 870.003 · 2 yrs TYT 30 — — · 2 yrs TYT 4 316,08 673.562 · 2 yrs TYT 61 265,36 1.318.053 · 2 yrs TYT 10 340,11 465.796 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Rankings
In international rankings
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 187 · Türkiye 187 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 15.262
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 5.797
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 1.617
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %60,4
- 9.220 / 15.262
By level
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Associate 3.792 %25
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Bachelor 10.051 %66
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Master 1.206 %7,9
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Doctorate 213 %1,4
By mode of study
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Formal 15.262 %100
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 1.040 | 1.021 | — |
| 2018-2019 | 2.103 | 1.207 | 203 |
| 2019-2020 | 2.903 | 1.598 | 751 |
| 2020-2021 | 3.655 | 1.714 | 884 |
| 2021-2022 | 4.680 | 1.986 | 863 |
| 2022-2023 | 6.569 | 2.822 | 1.217 |
| 2023-2024 | 8.492 | 3.421 | 1.548 |
| 2024-2025 | 11.681 | 5.009 | 1.617 |
| 2025-2026 | 15.262 | 5.797 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 405
- Faculty members
- 231
- Students per faculty member
- 66,1
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 285 %13
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50% discount 1.868 %87
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 2.153 places
These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.
Research output
Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).
- TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
- 206
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 43 TR Dizin
- Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi 37 TR Dizin
- İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi 29 TR Dizin
- Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi 13 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 7 TR Dizin
- Meslek Yüksekokulu 5 TR Dizin
Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026
All research data →News and announcements
As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.
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Announcement31 Ağu 14.08.2026 tarihli Akademik İlan Ön Değerlendirme Sonuçları (opens on the official site)
kent.edu.tr
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Announcement04 Eyl 14.08.2026 tarihli Akademik İlan Nihai Değerlendirme Sonuçları (opens on the official site)
kent.edu.tr
Source: kent.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.
Campus life
Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.
No campus facilities yet
Contact
- Website
- kent.edu.tr
- insankaynaklari@kent.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0212 610 10 10
- Address
- Cihangir Mahallesi Sıraselviler Caddesi No:71 34433 Beyoğlu İSTANBUL
Student reviews
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Sources
Sources and verification status of the information on this page.
Where does this information come from?
- Last verified:
- 5 October 2026
- Last updated:
- 6 October 2026
- Sources:
- 16
- Legal name Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Institution type Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- City Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Founded Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Website Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- E-mail Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Phone Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Address Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Associate programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-3) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Logo Official source YÖK Atlas (Yükseköğretim Kurulu) Unverified Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q30312829) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source Wikidata (Q30312829) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Istanbul Kent University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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