Bahçeşehir University was founded in Istanbul on January 18, 1998, by the Bahçeşehir-Uğur Education Foundation. The university, which began admitting students in the 1999–2000 academic year, initially operated at its campus in the Bahçeşehir district, from which it takes its name. In line with increasing academic and administrative needs, all units of the university were moved to the Beşiktaş Campus as of 2004.
Restructured as the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences in 2013
Closed in 2014
Renamed Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences in 2013
Converted to Vocational School in 2000
Established on May 17, 2000
Restructured as the Faculty of Architecture and Design in 2008
Established on March 13, 2007
Established on December 22, 2011
Established on January 28, 2012
Established on September 10, 2012
Accepted its first students
Established on March 13, 2014
Established on August 26, 2014
Established on March 11, 2017
Established on March 5, 2020
Established on May 9, 2020
Established on March 8, 2022