| Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | Fikri Bağımsızlık (Turkish) |
|---|---|
| Motto in English | Intellectual Sovereignty |
| Type | Private (Non-profit) |
| Established | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Affiliation | |
| President | Prof. Dr. İrfan Gündüz |
| Rector | Atilla Arkan |
| Location | Başakşehir, Istanbul |
| Language | English, Turkish and Arabic |
| Campuses | |
| Colors | Crimson Blue |
| Website | https://www.ihu.edu.tr/en |
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Ibn Haldun University (Turkish: İbn Haldun Üniversitesi) or abbreviated as IHU, is a private foundation university located in Başakşehir, Istanbul. The university has a strong focus on the humanities and social sciences, and espouses a multilingual approach to education, namely in Turkish, English and Arabic.
History
IHU was established by the Turkish Youth and Education Service Foundation, set up by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1996 when he was Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The current rector is Prof. Dr. Atilla Arkan, who took over from his predecessor, the founding rector and president of IHU, Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk in 2021. In December 2019, IHU set up a four year project to improve the understanding of the work of Al-Tirmidhi. It also held a seminar to celebrate the work of Fuat Sezgin.
Campus
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The university is located in Başakșehir, in the western outskirts of Istanbul, where a new campus opened in the fall of 2020. It also has a campus besides the Süleymaniye Mosque in Fatih, which houses the Alliance of Civilizations Institute (Turkish: MEDIT) and Islamic Studies department.
Schools
- School of Law
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Islamic Studies
- School of Communication
- School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
The various languages of instruction of Ibn Haldun University are Turkish, English, and Arabic, and are under the remit of the School of Languages.
Academic activities
The school of humanities and social sciences include the following departments:
- Department of History
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Comparative Literature
- Department of Political Science and International Relations
Institutes of the University
- Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü (English: Alliance of Civilizations Institute)
- Educational Science Institute
- Social Sciences Institute
Notable faculty
- Recep Şentürk — Turkish sociologist
- Suraiya Faroqhi — German historian
- Halil Berktay — Turkish historian
- Heba Raouf Ezzat — Egyptian academic, writer and activist
References
- "Founding Foundation: TÜRGEV". IHU. 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- YeniHaber 21 April https://www.sakaryayenihaber.com/haber/6998672/prof-dr-atilla-arkan-rektor-oldu
- "İbn Haldun Üniversitesi Hadis Alimi Tirmizî ile ilgili büyük bir proje başlattı". Bolgegundem. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "120 bilim insanı İslam'da medeniyet bilimlerini anlattı". Haber7. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Schools and Departments – International Office". Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- "School of Languages – Ibn Haldun University". Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- "Alliance of Civilizations Institute – Ibn Haldun University". Retrieved 2020-06-19.