Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, a state university, was established in 2018 by being splitted from the oldest and the biggest University of Turkey, Istanbul University. The Higher Education Council has given this decision due the fact that Istanbul University had 311.078 students, of whom 73.214 were regular and 237.864 distance education students. The two Universities established in 2018 were Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC) and Istanbul University (IU), that kept the original name. Now, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa consists of 12 Faculties, 5 Post Graduate Institutes, 5 Vocational Schools, 2081 academic staff and educates some 39.337 students. Medical, Nursing, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Veterinary and Forestry are among the faculties that used to be part of Istanbul University and now are transferred to IUC.