ISTUN

What ISTUN does

İstanbul Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi (ISTUN) is a private foundation university established in 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey, governed by the Bilgiç Foundation (Bilgiç Vakfı). It operates from the Sütlüce Campus in the Beyoğlu district and is organized into six faculties — Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Economics/Administrative and Social Sciences, and Health Sciences — plus a School of Foreign Languages, a Graduate Education Institute, and a dedicated Drug Research and Development Institute. The institution's mission centers on health-and-technology focused higher education, with both Turkish and international student cohorts served through a formal international student admissions portal.

ISTUN delivers education through an integrated digital infrastructure: Blackboard serves as the primary Learning Management System, the Öğrenci İşleri Sistemi (OİS) handles student affairs and AKTS/ECTS administration, the Elektronik Belge Yönetim Sistemi (EBYS) manages administrative document workflows, and a library stack — built on Yordam, DSpace, EBSCO Discovery, and the VETİS remote-access gateway — provides access to more than 20 subscribed academic databases (ClinicalKey, JoVE, UpToDate, AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, Complete Anatomy, among others). Quality management is formalized under an ISO 9001:2015-certified QMS via the QDMS platform. The university also runs a clinical sub-brand, DENTİSTÜN, tied to the dentistry faculty.

As a vakıf (foundation) university under Turkish higher education law, ISTUN functions as a nonprofit institution. Its revenue model is tuition-based, with published international student fee schedules and ancillary income opportunities from clinical services, sponsored research (BAP), and the recently established Drug R&D Institute. The university holds an Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreement with the University of Verona, consortium memberships via TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM (Springer Nature Read & Publish, Wiley open access) and ANKOS, and pursues marketing through its own website, social channels, and an applicant portal.

Name

ISTUN

Legal name

İstanbul Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi

Website

https://istun.edu.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ISTUN is a private foundation university in Istanbul, Turkey (founded 2020, operated by Bilgiç Foundation) that delivers health-and-technology focused higher education across six faculties and two institutes to Turkish and international students via an integrated Blackboard-based digital infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Health & Technology University)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Applied Research & Innovation Universities (EDAHAEAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Health sciences university
• Medical education programs
• Pharmacy education programs
• Engineering education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Zeytinburnu

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

İstanbul Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi (ISTUN) is a private foundation-owned university that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education across faculties in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering & Natural Sciences, Economics/Administrative/Social Sciences, and Health Sciences, supported by the Graduate Education Institute, the Drug R&D Institute, and the School of Foreign Languages. The university provides on-campus instruction at its Sütlüce Campus and online learning through Blackboard, plus fee-based dental services through its DENTİSTÜN sub-brand and international mobility via Erasmus+.

Product overview

ISTUN operates a suite of interconnected digital platforms spanning education delivery, student administration, library services, and institutional quality management. The core educational infrastructure is anchored by Blackboard (the LMS), complemented by the Öğrenci İşleri Sistemi (OİS) for student affairs management and the Elektronik Belge Yönetim Sistemi (EBYS) for administrative document workflows. Library services are delivered through a multi-layered digital ecosystem: the Kütüphane Portalı (library.istun.edu.tr) serves as the central hub, supported by the Akademik Arşiv Sistemi (DSpace/openaccess.istun.edu.tr) for open-access institutional research output, the Kütüphane Keşif Aracı (EBSCO Discovery) for unified resource search, and the Kampüs Dışı Erişim (VETİS) gateway for off-campus database access. Quality management is served by the Kalite Doküman Yönetim Sistemi (QDMS). The university subscribes to an extensive portfolio of third-party research databases (ClinicalKey, JoVE, AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, UpToDate, Complete Anatomy, EBSCO databases, and many others) accessed through these platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DENTİSTÜN: Dental faculty clinic and services

Products and services

• Medicine (Tıp Fakültesi) Undergraduate medical education program offered by the Faculty of Medicine for students pursuing a medical degree at ISTUN, with on-campus instruction and clinical training at the Sütlüce Campus.
• Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi) Undergraduate dental education program and associated clinical services, complemented by the DENTİSTÜN dental clinic sub-brand offering patient dental services.
• Pharmacy (Eczacılık Fakültesi) Undergraduate pharmacy education program offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy for students pursuing pharmaceutical sciences at ISTUN.
• Engineering & Natural Sciences (Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi) Undergraduate engineering and natural sciences education programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences for students pursuing technology-focused degrees at ISTUN.
• Economics, Administrative & Social Sciences (İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi) Undergraduate programs in economics, administrative sciences, and social sciences offered by the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at ISTUN.
• Health Sciences (Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi) Undergraduate health sciences programs offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences for students pursuing allied health professions at ISTUN.
• Graduate Education (Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of VeronacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026University of Verona ile Erasmus+ Kurumlararası İş Birliği Anlaşması imzalanmıştır. Bu anlaşma kapsamında öğrenci ve akademisyen değişim programları yürütülmektedir.
• TÜBİTAK ULAKBİMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTÜBİTAK ULAKBİM ile Springer Nature 'Oku & Yayımla' (Read & Publish) anlaşması kapsamında 2.300+ elektronik dergiye erişim sağlanmaktadır. Wiley açık erişim anlaşması da mevcuttur.
• Springer NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTÜBİTAK ULAKBİM işbirliğiyle 'Oku & Yayımla' modeli kapsamında 2.300'den fazla elektronik dergiye erişim sağlanmaktadır. 2024-2026 dönemini kapsayan anlaşma.
• WileycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTÜBİTAK ULAKBİM işbirliğiyle Wiley açık erişim anlaşması kapsamında ücretsiz makale yayımlama fırsatları sunulmaktadır.
• ANKOS (Anadolu Üniversite Kütüphaneleri Konsorsiyumu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANKOSLink 2024 Uluslararası Konferansı'nda poster sunumları yapılmıştır. Konsorsiyum üyeliği ile ortak veritabanı abonelikleri ve eğitimler düzenlenmektedir.
• Türk KızılayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTürk Kızılay yöneticileri tarafından üniversiteye ziyaret gerçekleştirilmiştir. İşbirliği olanakları değerlendirilmektedir.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi: Large Istanbul foundation university with extensive health-sciences faculties (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences) and a research institute structure. Closely comparable in scale, founding model, and health-sciences specialization.
• Bezm-i Âlem Vakıf Üniversitesi: Istanbul-based foundation university historically anchored in medicine and health sciences. Comparable as a health-focused Turkish private university with similar governance and tuition-based model.
• Üsküdar Üniversitesi: Istanbul foundation university with strong emphasis on health sciences, behavioral sciences, and engineering. Comparable in age, foundation structure, and Istanbul-based health-and-technology positioning.
• Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi: Istanbul-based foundation university with a strong health-sciences focus including Medicine, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences faculties. Directly comparable as a Turkish private health-and-research-oriented university competing for the same student segments.
• Biruni Üniversitesi: Istanbul foundation university with health-sciences-led faculties including Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Comparable niche positioning and target student segments.

Broad incumbents

• Sabancı Üniversitesi: Leading Istanbul foundation research university with strong engineering and applied science programs. Comparable on the technology/engineering side of ISTUN's positioning but operates at significantly larger scale and brand recognition.
• Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi: Large Istanbul private (for-profit) university with a wide range of faculties and significant international student recruitment. Comparable on the international student and broad-program dimension, though operating on a for-profit model rather than foundation-owned.
• Koç Üniversitesi: Top-tier Istanbul foundation research university with broad undergraduate and graduate programs plus a medical school. Larger and more established than ISTUN, competing for high-achieving students and research talent in the same city.

Regional players

• Haliç Üniversitesi: Istanbul foundation university with engineering, health sciences, and social sciences faculties. Comparable regional positioning and foundation model though older and broader in scope.
• İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi: Large Istanbul private university with multiple health and engineering faculties. Comparable in scale and program breadth but for-profit rather than foundation-owned, providing a contrast in operating model.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ISTUNKutuphane
• Instagraminstagram.com/istunkutuphane

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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