Marmara University

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Marmara University is a public university in the Fatih district of Istanbul, in Turkey. The rector has been M. Emin Arat since 2014.HistoryOttoman EmpireMarmara University is an institution with roots extending back into the 19th century when the Hamidiye College of Higher Commercial Education was established in the Cağaloğlu district of Istanbul on January 16, 1883. At the time, it was the only leading higher education institution for studies in commerce and economics. Thirteen students were the first graduates in 1887. The school joined the Ministry of Education in 1889 but was abolished in 1893 to be renovated and re-opened later. It was re-opened on October 15, 1897 and has carried out its education programs ever since.Republic of TurkeyFrom 1923 to 1959, the college was called the Higher Education School of Economics and Commerce and became the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences in 1959. Marmara University was formally established in 1982, when the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences was consolidated with several schools of higher education offering undergraduate-level study in medicine, dentistry, law, and fine arts. To these were added faculties of arts and sciences, education, and a school of foreign languages to provide a full complement of university courses. By July 20, 1982 the university encompassed 83 faculty members including 20 professors, 31 associate professors along with 197 lecturers, assistants and 280 instructors.