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Piri Reis University

Piri Reis Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 2008
  • 3 campuses
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Overview

Piri Reis University is a private university founded by the Turkish Maritime Education Foundation in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, it is devoted to the education of maritime studies.

Piri Reis University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2008. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 5 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 75 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 6,741 students; 1,041 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (218) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Piri Reis University founded?
Piri Reis University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2008. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Piri Reis University have?
6,741 students in 2025-2026; 1,041 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Piri Reis University have?
55.7 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (121 faculty members, 217 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Piri Reis University have?
3 campuses: , , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Piri Reis University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 75 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Piri Reis University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 144, Türkiye 144; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 8893, Türkiye 141. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

3 campuses

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University Campus

Istanbul Bus Ferry

Academic structure

Associate
36
Bachelor’s
39
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 5

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 72 366,60 144.888
    · 4 yrs SAY 16 440,61 54.833
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 307,10 283.791
    · 4 yrs SAY 61 364,87 147.672
    · 4 yrs SAY 14 442,56 53.057
    · 4 yrs SAY 28 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 29 377,15 63.082
    · 4 yrs EA 6 416,22 15.597
    · 4 yrs EA 12 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 45 312,34 274.760
    · 4 yrs EA 13 382,92 53.030
    · 4 yrs EA 35 234,85 985.008
    · 4 yrs EA 18 285,84 451.614
    · 4 yrs EA 4 353,43 115.818
    · 4 yrs EA 12 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 25 292,87 397.588
    · 4 yrs EA 7 361,56 95.553
    · 4 yrs EA 17 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 29 299,73 350.098
    · 4 yrs EA 8 366,65 83.991
    · 4 yrs EA 21 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 39 318,95 241.134
    · 4 yrs EA 10 390,50 41.884
    · 4 yrs EA 29 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 364,75 147.903
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 436,36 59.026
    · 4 yrs SAY 17 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 26 353,11 168.368
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 432,06 63.294
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 32 357,37 160.514
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 429,81 65.659
    · 4 yrs SAY 18 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 395,92 103.878
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 460,26 37.170
    · 4 yrs SAY 33 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 23 357,09 161.017
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 437,24 58.161
    · 4 yrs SAY 13 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 237,51 1.726.146
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 347,00 417.607
    · 2 yrs TYT 14 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 33 289,41 983.809
    · 2 yrs TYT 8 365,71 307.554
    · 2 yrs TYT 16 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 33 308,48 753.795
    · 2 yrs TYT 9 376,16 257.452
    · 2 yrs TYT 20 221,01 1.960.025
    · 2 yrs TYT 46 337,26 487.170
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 412,27 131.007
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 293,23 934.848
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 304,98 793.052
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 373,85 267.787
    · 2 yrs TYT 23 230,01 1.834.877
    · 2 yrs TYT 53 324,34 594.728
    · 2 yrs TYT 12 384,27 222.946
    · 2 yrs TYT 28 272,36 1.217.402
    · 2 yrs TYT 48 295,05 911.953
    · 2 yrs TYT 12 375,15 261.898
    · 2 yrs TYT 28 219,82 1.976.094
    · 2 yrs TYT 23 270,85 1.239.086
    · 2 yrs TYT 5 345,07 430.598
    · 2 yrs TYT 11 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 26 272,08 1.221.362
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 348,04 410.680
    · 2 yrs TYT 15 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 37 288,78 991.993
    · 2 yrs TYT 9 349,87 398.637
    · 2 yrs TYT 19 187,72 2.280.019
    · 2 yrs TYT 41 299,50 857.296
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 362,88 322.592
    · 2 yrs TYT 18 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 8 275,80 1.168.629
    · 2 yrs TYT 2 376,32 256.680
    · 2 yrs TYT 5 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Research Centres 1

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
6.741
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.465
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
1.041
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%26,4
1.779 / 6.741

By level

  • Associate 2.262 %34
  • Bachelor 4.303 %64
  • Master 149 %2,2
  • Doctorate 27 %0,4

By mode of study

  • Formal 6.741 %100

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2013-2014——53
2014-2015——98
2015-20162.273849246
2016-20173.1131.077337
2017-20183.566931443
2018-20193.836901477
2019-20204.3361.138504
2020-20214.9051.298763
2021-20225.3751.433900
2022-20235.7511.591783
2023-20246.4461.676897
2024-20256.8591.5741.041
2025-20266.7411.465—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
217
Faculty members
121
Students per faculty member
55,7

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 218 %14
  • 50% discount 886 %55
  • Fee-paying 506 %31

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 1.610 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
147

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Hukuk Fakültesi 27 TR Dizin
  2. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 24 TR Dizin
  3. Denizcilik Fakültesi 23 TR Dizin
  4. Denizcilik Meslek Yüksekokulu 17 TR Dizin
  5. Mühendislik Fakültesi 16 TR Dizin
  6. Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi 4 TR Dizin
  7. Denizcilik Yüksekokulu 3 TR Dizin
  8. Rektörlük 2 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Source: pirireis.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

  • Café 1

Contact

© OpenStreetMap contributors Directions
Website
pirireis.edu.tr
E-mail
bilgi@pirireis.edu.tr
Phone
0216 581 00 50
Address
Postane Mahallesi, Eflatun Sk. No:8, 34940 Tuzla/İSTANBUL

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Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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