{{onesource|date=November 2010}} {{short description|Private university in Istanbul, Turkey}} {{Infobox university |name = Piri Reis University |native_name = Piri Reis Üniversitesi |image_name = Piri Reis University Logo.png |image_size = 190px |established = 8 February 2008 |type = [[Private university|Private]] |head_label = President <!-- change as needed; old template said President --> |head = Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arıca |city = [[Istanbul]] |state = |country = [[Turkey]] |coor = |undergrad = |postgrad = |postgrad_label = |faculty = <!--|mascot = N/A--> |campus = Rural <!--|motto = N/A--> |website = {{URL|http://www.pirireis.edu.tr}} |free_label = Founder |free = Turkish Maritime Education Foundation (TÜDEV) }} [[File:Piri Reis Universitesi, Istanbul (P1100182).jpg|thumb|''Piri Reis Universitesi''{{hairsp}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.studytr.com.tr/piri-reis-university/ |title=Piri Reis University |quote=This university is equipped with a ship. For maritime students, a ship would be the main event. This ship is operating at the university for mainly educational purposes.}}</ref>]] '''Piri Reis University''' ({{langx|tr|Piri Reis Üniversitesi}}) (common usage: '''Piri Reis Maritime University''') is a private university founded by the Turkish Maritime Education Foundation in 2008 in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]] (ca. 1470–1554), it is devoted to the education of [[maritime studies]].
== Admission to university == In order to enter the Faculty of Maritime Studies at the university, which accepts students according to the MF4 score type of LYS, it is compulsory to obtain a Seafarer's Health Certificate. Apart from this, students entering the Faculty of Maritime Studies must also pass the physical competence and oral interview stages.
==Faculties== The university consists of four faculties and two institutes. *Faculty of Science and Letters *Faculty of Economics and Business Administration *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Maritime *Institute of Science *Institute of Social Sciences
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==External links== *[http://www.pirireis.edu.tr/ Piri Reis University official website]
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