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Boğaziçi Üniversitesi

LC control no.n 81007005
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Corporate name headingBoğaziçi Üniversitesi
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Variant(s)Boğaziçi University
See alsoPredecessor: Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Beginning date1971
Associated countryTurkey
LocatedIstanbul (Turkey)
Special noteSubstitute
Found inArmenians in the Ottoman Empire ... 1984: t.p. (Boğaziçi)
Wikipedia, November 9, 2022 (Boğaziçi University; Turkish: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi; also known as Bosphorus University; a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey; its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait; traditionally, the language of instruction is English; founded in 1863 as Robert College, it was the first American higher education institution founded outside the United States; before 1971, Robert College had junior high school, high school, and university sections under the names Robert Academy, Robert College, and Robert College Yüksek ("high"); in fall 1971 Boğaziçi University started its first academic year with former faculty and students of Robert College Yüksek as well as a new cohort of freshman students; since then, the university has gradually transformed from a small liberal arts college into a major research university; operates on six campuses in Istanbul)