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Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Logo: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public university in Ankara, Turkey

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU; Turkish: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi) is a public university located in Ankara, Turkey. Established in 2010 as the fifth public university in the city, AYBU offers instruction in both Turkish and English and hosts a diverse student body, including a high proportion of international students. The university is named after Bayezid the Thunderbolt (Yıldırım Beyazıt), 15th-century Ottoman sultan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU; Turkish: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi) is a public university located in Ankara, Turkey. Established in 2010 as the fifth public university in the city, AYBU offers instruction in both Turkish and English and hosts a diverse student body, including a high proportion of international students.2

The story

The university was founded with a decree published in the Official Gazette on 21 July 2010.

AYBU began accepting students in the 2011–2012 academic year, initially in the faculties of Medicine, Law, Political Science, Engineering and Natural Sciences, and Health Sciences (Nursing). Additional faculties such as Dentistry and Aerospace Sciences were added in subsequent years. The university is recognized for having one of the highest rates of international students among Turkish universities and for its many programs offered in English.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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