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Okan University
İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 1999
- 2 campuses
Overview
Istanbul Okan University is a private university located in Akfırat, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. It was established by Bekir Okan in 1999 and started its educational activities in the 2003–2004 academic year.
Okan University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1999. It teaches on 2 campuses. Its academic units include 11 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 236 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 17,159 students; 2,979 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (611) are full scholarships.At a glance
- When and where was Okan University founded?
- Okan University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1999. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Okan University have?
- 17,159 students in 2025-2026; 2,979 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Okan University have?
- 30.4 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (560 faculty members, 823 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Okan University have?
- 2 campuses: , .
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Okan University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 236 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Okan University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 112, Türkiye 112; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1801-2000, Türkiye 65; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 8593, Türkiye 132. Positions as published by each ranking.
Photos
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Campuses
2 campuses
Academic structure
- Associate
- 113
- Bachelor’s
- 123
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 11
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 6 yrs SAY 51 451,86 44.438 · 6 yrs SAY 9 493,17 14.380 · 6 yrs SAY 5 — — · 6 yrs SAY 49 — — · 6 yrs SAY 8 492,25 14.883 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 63 — — · 5 yrs SAY 10 466,09 32.382 · 5 yrs SAY 6 — — · 5 yrs SAY 55 — — · 5 yrs SAY 9 462,46 35.325 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 51 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 410,06 20.196 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 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 337,68 164.386 · 4 yrs EA 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 333,29 180.082 · 4 yrs EA 54 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 326,74 206.383 · 4 yrs EA 54 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 334,49 175.692 · 4 yrs EA 34 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 323,85 218.745 · 4 yrs EA 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 329,49 195.024 · 4 yrs EA 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 339,74 157.127 · 4 yrs EA 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 340,65 154.137 · 4 yrs EA 55 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 348,43 129.823 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 52 — — · 4 yrs SAY 8 421,52 74.369 · 4 yrs SAY 24 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 433,01 62.353 · 4 yrs SAY 37 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 427,24 68.257 · 4 yrs SAY 15 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 412,67 84.171 · 4 yrs SAY 14 — — · 4 yrs SAY 2 332,03 212.913 · 4 yrs SAY 19 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 409,32 87.893 · 4 yrs SAY 15 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 410,08 87.024 · 4 yrs SAY 12 — — · 4 yrs SAY 2 396,40 103.306 · 4 yrs SAY 52 — — · 4 yrs SAY 8 405,50 92.247 · 4 yrs SAY 15 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 365,87 146.039 · 4 yrs SAY 15 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 377,41 128.737 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 27 185,06 1.253.835 · 4 yrs SAY 4 330,47 216.603 · 4 yrs SAY 27 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 340,55 193.556 · 4 yrs SAY 19 221,30 918.854 · 4 yrs SAY 4 331,51 214.164 · 4 yrs SAY 19 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 343,92 186.362 · 4 yrs SAY 51 258,73 525.250 · 4 yrs SAY 8 367,37 143.740 · 4 yrs SAY 42 198,81 1.163.224 · 4 yrs SAY 7 360,82 154.516 · 4 yrs EA 21 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 312,11 276.062 · 4 yrs EA 23 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 321,18 230.828 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 25 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 354,23 166.314 · 4 yrs SÖZ 38 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 361,59 38.689 · 4 yrs SAY 8 318,73 247.730 · 4 yrs SAY 1 381,01 123.614 · 4 yrs SAY 8 — — · 4 yrs SAY 1 383,60 120.086 · 4 yrs SÖZ 21 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 357,77 44.344 · 4 yrs EA 17 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 310,62 284.232 · 4 yrs EA 29 244,19 874.528 · 4 yrs EA 4 345,39 138.902 · 4 yrs EA 25 235,75 974.391 · 4 yrs EA 4 349,73 126.130 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 47 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 367,07 144.175 · 4 yrs SAY 59 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 375,90 130.865 · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 391,36 11.831 · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 408,85 5.334 · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 352,46 53.276 · 4 yrs EA 38 226,31 1.085.236 · 4 yrs EA 6 351,72 120.578 · 4 yrs SAY 9 511,54 6.589 · 4 yrs SAY 55 274,80 422.385 · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 358,97 42.488 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 28 — — · 5 yrs SAY 5 450,52 45.671 · 5 yrs SAY 2 — — · 5 yrs SAY 23 — — · 5 yrs SAY 3 447,45 48.442 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 35 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 379,42 19.568 · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 398,10 8.788 · 4 yrs DİL 38 — — · 4 yrs DİL 6 420,29 14.270 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 42 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 368,87 79.298 · 4 yrs EA 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 32 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 377,78 61.890 · 4 yrs EA 6 218,41 1.174.425 · 4 yrs DİL 25 — — · 4 yrs DİL 4 422,71 13.549 · 4 yrs DİL 38 — — · 4 yrs DİL 6 436,18 9.568 · 4 yrs DİL 63 — — · 4 yrs DİL 11 426,34 12.337 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 1
Vocational Schools 2
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 29 225,84 1.893.543 · 2 yrs TYT 4 326,52 575.213 · 2 yrs TYT 36 285,25 1.038.750 · 2 yrs TYT 7 349,79 399.156 · 2 yrs TYT 10 219,32 1.982.702 · 2 yrs TYT 51 263,83 1.340.353 · 2 yrs TYT 8 341,28 457.333 · 2 yrs TYT 34 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 320,27 632.694 · 2 yrs TYT 18 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 323,17 605.499 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 4 324,27 595.360 · 2 yrs TYT 19 — — · 2 yrs TYT 4 329,15 552.525 · 2 yrs TYT 29 240,93 1.675.879 · 2 yrs TYT 4 349,53 400.801 · 2 yrs TYT 12 — — · 2 yrs TYT 2 327,52 566.463 · 2 yrs TYT 17 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 322,66 610.300 · 2 yrs TYT 36 266,30 1.304.651 · 2 yrs TYT 7 341,22 457.723 · 2 yrs TYT 11 194,70 2.243.766 · 2 yrs TYT 27 244,93 1.617.171 · 2 yrs TYT 4 338,38 478.722 · 2 yrs TYT 34 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 300,46 845.853 · 2 yrs TYT 23 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 319,39 641.020 · 2 yrs TYT 50 277,79 1.140.805 · 2 yrs TYT 10 345,18 429.812 · 2 yrs TYT 14 232,63 1.797.148 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Rankings
In international rankings
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 1801-2000 · Türkiye 65 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 8593 · Türkiye 132 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 112 · Türkiye 112 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 17.159
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 5.219
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 2.979
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %52,3
- 8.982 / 17.159
By level
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Associate 4.812 %28
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Bachelor 10.013 %58
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Master 1.863 %11
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Doctorate 471 %2,7
By mode of study
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Formal 16.648 %97
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Evening 374 %2,2
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Distance 137 %0,8
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 2.478 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 3.059 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 3.276 |
| 2015-2016 | 20.506 | 6.790 | 3.634 |
| 2016-2017 | 23.670 | 7.197 | 4.051 |
| 2017-2018 | 22.710 | 8.349 | 4.887 |
| 2018-2019 | 22.586 | 5.307 | 4.521 |
| 2019-2020 | 17.280 | 4.094 | 3.850 |
| 2020-2021 | 16.431 | 3.846 | 3.068 |
| 2021-2022 | 16.046 | 4.122 | 2.946 |
| 2022-2023 | 17.259 | 5.493 | 2.774 |
| 2023-2024 | 17.879 | 4.869 | 3.077 |
| 2024-2025 | 17.167 | 4.412 | 2.979 |
| 2025-2026 | 17.159 | 5.219 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 823
- Faculty members
- 560
- Students per faculty member
- 30,4
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 611 %14
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50% discount 3.793 %84
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Fee-paying 117 %2,6
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 4.521 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
- 598
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Tıp Fakültesi 111 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 83 TR Dizin
- Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi 66 TR Dizin
- İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi 37 TR Dizin
- Hukuk Fakültesi 31 TR Dizin
- Sanat, Tasarım ve Mimarlık Fakültesi 19 TR Dizin
- Eğitim Fakültesi 18 TR Dizin
- Uygulamalı Bilimler Fakültesi 18 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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AnnouncementÇarşamba Günü Çevrim İçi Dersler Hakkında Duyuru (opens on the official site)
okan.edu.tr
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AnnouncementOPAE (OKAN PROFICIENCY ACADEMIC EXAM IN ENGLISH) YETERLİLİK SINAVI (opens on the official site)
okan.edu.tr
Source: okan.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.
Campus life
Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.
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Contact
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Directions
- Website
- okan.edu.tr
- okan@okan.edu.tr
- Phone
- 4446526
- Address
- Okan Üniversitesi Tuzla Kampüsü, 34959 Akfırat - Tuzla / 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 (Q6100694) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source Wikidata (Q6100694) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Istanbul Okan University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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