{{Short description|Private university in İstanbul, Turkey}} {{Infobox university | name = Istanbul Okan University | native_name = İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi | native_name_lang = tr | image = Istanbul Okan University.png | image_size = 250px | motto = ''The university closest to business life'' | established = 1999 | type = Private (foundation) university<ref name="est">{{cite web |url=http://yogm.meb.gov.tr/turkuniv_yay%C4%B1n.htm |title=List of Universities by Year of Establishment |publisher=Turkish Ministry of National Education |date=31 July 2009 |accessdate=31 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723011849/http://yogm.meb.gov.tr/turkuniv_yay%C4%B1n.htm |archive-date=23 July 2011 }}</ref> | founder = Bekir Okan | rector = Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Alinur Büyükaksoy <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turkeyuniversity.org/universities/okan-university|title = Istanbul Okan University | Overview }}</ref> | students = 17,096 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.universityfinder.org/universities/okan-university|title = Okan University | Overview - Latest Information}} </ref> | city = Istanbul<ref name="ibb">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibb.gov.tr/sites/ks/tr-TR/2-Sehir-Rehberi/Pages/Universiteler.aspx |title=Istanbul Universities |publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |accessdate=27 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602195336/http://www.ibb.gov.tr/sites/ks/tr-TR/2-Sehir-Rehberi/Pages/Universiteler.aspx |archive-date=2 June 2016 }}</ref> | country = Turkey | campus = Tuzla-Akfırat | website = {{URL|https://www.okan.edu.tr}} }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.okan.edu.tr/sayfa/tarihce |publisher=Istanbul Okan University |accessdate=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126134527/http://www.okan.edu.tr/sayfa/tarihce |archive-date=26 November 2015 }}</ref>
== Academic units ==
=== Faculties === * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Pharmacy * Faculty of Dentistry * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture * Faculty of Business and Management Sciences * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences * Faculty of Health Sciences * Faculty of Applied Sciences
=== Conservatory === * Theatre * Music
=== Institutes === * Institute of Science * Institute of Health Sciences * Institute of Social Sciences
=== Vocational Schools === * Vocational School * Vocational School of Health Services
=== Departments under Rectorate === * Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution * Turkish Language Department
=== Education Centers === * Confucius Institute * Culinary Arts Center * Russian Culture Center * Continuing Education Center (OKSEM) * Foreign Language Examination Centers
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== External links == * [https://www.okan.edu.tr Official website] * [http://myo.okan.edu.tr Vocational School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517184920/http://myo.okan.edu.tr/ |date=17 May 2016}} * [http://iibf.okan.edu.tr Faculty of Business and Management Sciences] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623230359/http://iibf.okan.edu.tr/ |date=23 June 2016}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130121153055/http://fenedebiyat.okan.edu.tr/ Faculty of Arts and Sciences] * [http://gsf.okan.edu.tr Faculty of Fine Arts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613071735/http://gsf.okan.edu.tr/ |date=13 June 2016}} * [http://mm.okan.edu.tr Faculty of Engineering and Architecture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620215454/http://mm.okan.edu.tr/ |date=20 June 2016}} * [http://hukuk.okan.edu.tr Faculty of Law] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103100059/http://hukuk.okan.edu.tr/ |date=3 January 2016}}
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