İbn Haldun Üniversitesi

Ibn Haldun University, IHU, (Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi), is a university in Istanbul.

İbn Haldun Üniversitesi
Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi
Established2015
RectorAtilla Arkan
LanguageTurkish, English, Arabic

History

IHU was established by the TÜRGEV Foundation (Turkey Youth and Education Services Foundation), set up by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 1996 when he was Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.[1] The Rector is Professor Dr. Atilla Arkan.[2]

In December 2019, IHU set up a four year project to improve the understanding of the work of Al-Tirmidhi.[3] It also held a seminar to celebrate the work of Fuat Sezgin.[4]

Faculty

The history department includes prominent scholars such as Halil Berktay and Suraiya Faroqhi. Erik Ringmar is a professor in the department of politics and international relations.[5] Ramazan Aras is a professor and head of the sociology department.

Campus

The university is located in Başakșehir, in the western outskirts of Istanbul, where a new campus opened in the fall of 2020.

Schools

  • School of Law
  • School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Islamic Studies
  • School of Communication
  • School of the Humanities and Social Sciences[6]

The various languages of instruction of Ibn Haldun University are Turkish, English, and Arabic, and are under the remit of the School of Languages.[7]

Academic activities

The school of humanities and social sciences include the following departments:

  1. Department of History
  2. Department of Sociology
  3. Department of Economics
  4. Department of Psychology
  5. Department of Comparative Literature
  6. Department of Political Science and International Relations[6]

Institutes of the University

  • Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü (Alliance of Civilizations)[8]
  • Educational Science Institute
  • Social Sciences Institute

References

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