Ibn Haldun University is a non-profit private university with public legal personality, subject to the provisions of the Higher Education Law No. 2547 on foundation higher education institutions by the Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation. Ibn Haldun University aims to stand out as a “research university” in Turkey and in the world, with the quality of the education it provides, and the research projects it carries out. Ibn Haldun University is a foundation university founded by TÜRGEV. It was opened in 2015 and started education in the Campus of Başakşehir in the 2017-2018 Academic Year. 154 academicians and lecturers are working at the university, which has a distinguished academic staff that has a voice in the international arena.

The motto of Ibn Haldun University is intellectual independence. Ibn Haldun University promotes trilingual politics. Common languages of instruction at Ibn Haldun University are English, Turkish and Arabic. For most schools and offices, English is the main language of instruction that requires at least C1 level proficiency.

Advantages

Haldun University is a university with the Highest International Student Rate in Turkey with 37 percent. This University aims to graduate students by gaining skills in research methods and techniques in social sciences, and to contribute to the social sciences literature through its research institutes and centers. Also, Ibn Haldun University is a Real Research University Specialized in Social Sciences. This University has an academic staff that is competent in different fields of social sciences and has worked in international platforms and educational institutions. A total of 150 undergraduate students will be admitted to 12 programs in 2018 ÖSYS. All these students have full scholarships.

All students who are entitled to enroll in Haldun University will be given the opportunity to receive education with a full scholarship during normal education. Scholarship validity period Prep 1+1, Undergraduate 4+1.

Language of instruction in this university is Turkish, English and Arabic. At Ibn Haldun University, the preparatory classes are for 10 people, and with more effective education in more homogeneous classes, foreign language quality is provided for the students.

Also, Students who complete the preparatory classes have the chance to receive pre-academy education by attending an academic summer school abroad in the summer of the same year.

Student Life

Ibn Haldun University has 3 campuses called Başakşehir, Süleymaniye and Taş Mektep Bakırköy.

Başakşehir campus based on classical Turkish architecture and the first phase of which was completed, was inaugurated; It has gained the identity of a “campus university” with its modern faculty buildings and classrooms, congress and conference halls, comfortable dormitories, library, green areas and social facilities equipped with the latest technological facilities. There are 4 computer labs and 1 psychology lab at the campus. There are 2 lecture halls for 180 people, a concept classroom, and a conference hall for 412 people.

Sulaymaniyah campus has been revived by the University in accordance with its spirit. Mülazimler Madrasa, Darulhadis, University Darulkurra, Salis Madrasa and Imaret buildings located in the Süleymaniye Campus, which was opened on October 3, 2018; It hosts various academic activities of the university. Especially in the field of Islamic sciences, it has been made to serve for the purposes of its original reconstruction, by forming a venue for many studies.

Taş Mektep Campus is Located at a central point in Bakırköy, Taş Mektep was built by the French-born Count Alléon, one of the founders of the Ottoman Bank and an urban planning expert. The historical building, which was restored in 2014 and allocated to Ibn Haldun University, hosts various trainings of the Continuing Education Center as the Bakırköy campus of the University.

Ibn Haldun University also supports students to be involved in sports activities. Students are prepared for sports competitions and trainings by working with the relevant sports instructor. Students can choose to participate in Indoor Football, Archery, Wrestling, Arm Wrestling, Rowing and Dragon Boat, Table Tennis. In addition, student athletes participate as a team in various competitions and tournaments in the country and abroad.

Ibn Haldun University has accommodation facilities. There are dormitories with a capacity of more than 300 people for boys and girls. Dormitory rooms are for 3 people. There are aerobics rooms for girls and fitness rooms for boys, hobby kitchens, reading areas and resting areas in the dormitory buildings as social areas. There are 1 football pitch, 1 basketball court and 1 tennis court to the north of the dormitory buildings. The bicycle path extending from the dormitories to the faculty area and surrounding the faculty area is integrated into the bicycle path of Başakşehir Municipality, which has the longest bicycle path in Turkey, and there are currently about 100 bicycle parks.

Admission and Application Requirements

ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

• Academic Letter(s) of Reference
• Letter of Intent
• Biometric Photograph
• Online Application Form
• Passport/ID Copy
• For applicants to programs in foreign language education, Foreign Language Examination Results certificate (TOEFL, etc.)
• Certified example of Diploma translation
• Other (Awards, Attendance and Seminar Certificates)
• Current exam result (SAT, ACT, ASL, Baccalaureate, AYÖS, ABİTUR, KONKUR, TQDK…)
• Current exam result (SAT, ACT, ASL, Baccalaureate, AYÖS, ABİTUR, KONKUR, TQDK…)
• For applicants to programs in foreign language education, Foreign Language Examination Results certificate (TOEFL, etc.)
• For applicants to programs in foreign language education, Foreign Language Examination Results certificate (TOEFL, etc.)
• Original or Certified copy of transcript

MASTER’S AND PHD DEGREE

• Online Application Form
• Original or Certified Example of Diploma
• Letter of Intent
• Turkish or English Curriculum Vitae
• Passport/ID Copy
• Biometric Photograph
• For applicants to programs in foreign language education, Foreign Language Examination Results certificate (TOEFL, etc.)
• Original or Certified copy of transcript
• Certified copy of English or Turkish translation of transcription

University Ranking

Ibn Haldun university is an average university in terms of ranking. This university is ranked 3042 in World Ranking, 949 in Europe and 99 in Turkey. This university is one of the best private universities of Turkey in terms of research.

Faculties

Ibn Haldun University has 6 faculties including Faculty of Business, Faculty of Communication, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Islamic Studies.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences aims to graduate students by gaining skills in research methods and techniques in social sciences and to contribute to the social sciences literature.

Within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered in the fields of Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Sociology and Comparative Literature.

Faculty of Business

The Faculty of Business provides its students with a people-oriented and value-based education that is globally valid and prepares them for the global competitive environment.

The School of Business offers undergraduate and postgraduate students in Management.

Faculty of Education

Education is an effective tool in individual and social change processes. Ibn Haldun University faculty of Education was established with the aim of playing an active role in building a future for students who are equipped with university values and competencies. Under the Faculty of Education, undergraduate and graduate programs in the field of Guidance and Psychological Counseling are offered.

Why study at Ibn Haldun University?

Ibn Haldun University has an internationally competitive academic staff that is competent in all fields of human and social sciences. Research methods and techniques have a very important place in the education and training processes of IHU, even at the undergraduate level. Through stakeholders in various countries abroad, the university offers students the opportunity to pursue a part of their education in international environments. Additionally, students are included in career counseling system from the very first day at IHU; They contact and communicate with leading companies and similar institutions in every field through various events organized.