Istanbul Okan University

Istanbul Okan University is a foundation university established in 1999 by the Okan Culture, Education and Sports Foundation; it began teaching in the 2003–2004 academic year. Since 2006–2007 it has been based at the Tuzla Campus on the Asian side of Istanbul, close to Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The campus of around 200,000 square metres has lakes, green areas, dormitories for women and men, laboratories and workshops.

According to the university, more than 20,000 students study in 11 faculties and 242 programs, including more than 3,000 international students from over 100 countries. The 250-bed Okan University Hospital and the dentistry training hospitals in Tuzla and Mecidiyeköy give students in health fields hands-on practice.