Istanbul Arel University
Istanbul Arel University was established by Kemal Gözükara Education Foundation 14 years ago. Provide students who want to develop not only their own future, but also the future of the society which they live in.
With more than a hundred programs in almost every field from social sciences to health sciences, fine arts to engineering departments, we invite our prospective students who research question and confident more than what they receive, to join us and become a member of the İstanbul Arel University family.
Applications for the
2022-2023
Fall Semester Have Begun
International Students can now apply for the 2022-2023 Fall Semester
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Istanbul Arel University, since its foundation, has been acting with the vision of being a world-class university. Within this context, and conscious of the changes in the globalising world, the University gives great importance to developing and diversifying international relations. Arel University International Office has been established for this purpose. In this respect, International Office has accepted international students since 2009. As for the distribution of students who choose us, our students are mainly from Middle East, Caucasia, Central Asia and Africa.
Istanbul Arel University, while rapidly progressing on its way to being a world-class university, develops cooperation with universities in countries outside the European Higher Education Area and makes arrangements for admission of students from these countries. Within this context, principal objectives of the International Office include increasing opportunities for enhancing cooperation with universities in America, Canada, Africa, Middle East, Japan and China. “Directive on International Student Admissions” has been established to systematize international student admissions, and an increasing number of international students from various countries have been admitted to the University.
Istanbul Arel University’s mission includes providing the best education for all students without discrimination, and the International Office undertakes this mission in the international context.
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As Istanbul Arel University, we had the honor of hosting the students of EasyStudy company on the Tepekent campus. During the visit, the students were shown different parts of the university and observed smart classrooms, equipped laboratories, a pleasant campus atmosphere and other facilities of the university. Then, a workshop was presented by Assistant Professor…
ISTANBUL AREL UNIVERSITY IS REPRESENTED IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUMAs Istanbul Arel University, we participated to 10th International Economic Forum “Eurasia – the territory of the future”. The event was held on June 24-25 organized by İstanbul Arel University, RECON, TurkSib, Siberian School of Corporate Management, and REBTEK.The event started with the participation of the…
Arel University pays an important visit to Iraqi Embassy in Ankara Our University Rector Prof. Dr. A. Ercan Gegez, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Bahtışen Kavak and Director of International Marketing and Student Recruitment Office, Kerem Can Erikgenoğlu, went to visit Prof. Dr. Hussein B. Alhawash, the Cultural Undersecretary of the Iraqi Embassy who started to…
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The lands on which Turkey is currently situated named “Anatolia” were occupied by diverse cultures including Aiols, Dors, Ionias, Thracians and Persians during the Palaeolithic age.