Bahçeşehir University was established in Istanbul on January 18, 1998, by the Bahçeşehir-Uğur Educational Foundation. The university began admitting students in the 1999–2000 academic year, initially operating from its first campus located in the Bahçeşehir district, from which it takes its name. In response to growing academic and administrative needs, all university units were relocated to the Beşiktaş Campus as of 2004.
| Year | Unit | Description |
| 1998 | Faculty of Communication | |
| 1998 | Faculty of Business Administration | Restructured in 2013 as the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences |
| 1998 | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Closed in 2014 |
| 1998 | Faculty of Engineering | Renamed Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences in 2013 |
| 1998 | School of Tourism and Hotel Management | Converted to Vocational School in 2000 |
| 1998 | Institute of Social Sciences | |
| 2000 | Faculty of Law | Established on May 17, 2000 |
| 2001 | Faculty of Architecture | Restructured in 2008 as the Faculty of Architecture and Design |
| 2007 | School of Applied Sciences | Established on March 13, 2007 |
| 2011 | Faculty of Educational Sciences | |
| 2011 | Institute of Educational Sciences | Established on December 22, 2011 |
| 2012 | Faculty of Health Sciences | Established on January 28, 2012 |
| 2012 | Institute of Health Sciences | Established on September 10, 2012 |
| 2013 | Faculty of Medicine | Admitted its first students |
| 2014 | Vocational School of Health Services | Established on March 13, 2014 |
| 2014 | School of Foreign Languages | Established on August 26, 2014 |
| 2017 | Faculty of Dentistry | Established on March 11, 2017 |
| 2020 | Conservatory | Established on March 5, 2020 |
| 2020 | Graduate Education Institute | Established on May 9, 2020 |
| 2022 | Faculty of Pharmacy | Established on March 8, 2022 |
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CAMPUS NAME |
Opening Year |
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Beşiktaş South Campus |
2004 |
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Galata Campus |
2012 |
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Göztepe Campus |
2013 |
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Beşiktaş North Campus |
2016 |
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Çatalca Campus |
2017 |
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Kemerburgaz Future Campus |
2019 |
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Galata(Pera) Conservatory |
2021 |
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Balmumcu Dental Campus |
2021 |
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OUR RECTORS |
Inauguration |
Departure From Office |
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Prof. Dr. Halil GÜVEN |
17.01.1999 |
18.06.2003 |
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Prof. Dr. Süheyl BATUM |
18.06.2003 |
18.06.2007 |
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Prof. Dr. Deniz ÜLKE ARIBOĞAN |
18.06.2007 |
16.03.2010 |
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Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ESMER |
02.08.2010 |
15.06.2011 |
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Prof. Dr. Şenay YALÇIN |
05.07.2011 |
23.07.2019 |
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Prof. Dr. Şirin KARADENİZ |
16.08.2019 |
16.08.2023 |
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Prof. Dr. Esra HATİPOĞLU |
15.09.2023 |
ON THE JOB |
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