İbn Haldun Üniversitesi

Ibn Haldun University, IHU (İbn Haldun Üniversitesi), is a private foundation university located in the Başakşehir neighbourhood of 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 TÜRGEV Foundation (Turkey Youth and Education Services Foundation), set up by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 1996 when he was Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The current rector is Professor Dr. Atilla Arkan, who took over from his predecessor, the founding rector and president of IHU, Professor Dr. Recep Şenturk 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.

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. 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. It also has a campus besides the Suleymaniye Mosque in Fatih neighbourhood, which houses the Alliance of Civilizations Institute (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:


 * 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

Institutes of the University

 * Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü (Alliance of Civilizations)
 * Educational Science Institute
 * Social Sciences Institute