Candan Turkkan

Established in 2007 by the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, Özyeğin University is an entrepreneurial research university focused on global impact, student development, and academic excellence. It offers 25 bachelors, 36 masters, and 10 doctoral programs across 7 faculties and 3 graduate schools. Özyeğin University is committed to advancing its research capabilities, with a rapidly growing research output driven by its ambitious graduate programs and a dynamic academic community that fosters innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Recognized internationally, the university ranks second globally among foundation and private universities newly established within the last 20 years in the “THE Young Universities Rankings.” It has also led Türkiye’s foundation universities in the “THE Impact Rankings” for 6 consecutive years. As an entrepreneurial research university focused on student transformation and excellence in education and university experience, we aim to cultivate graduates who are leaders in their fields and create global scientific, social, and economic impact by generating, sharing, and applying high-value, solution-oriented knowledge. To be a learner-centered entrepreneurial research university with a strong global impact, setting examples through its actions and being preferred for its offerings.