Gazi Üniversitesi Bilişim Enstütüsü

What Gazi Üniversitesi Bilişim Enstütüsü does

Gazi University Graduate School of Informatics (Gazi Üniversitesi Bilişim Enstitüsü) is a public graduate institute within Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey, established in 2006. The institute serves graduate students—domestic and international—through MSc and PhD programs across six academic departments: Computer Forensics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, and Game Technologies. Programs are delivered through multiple modalities including on-campus instruction, MSc with thesis, MSc non-thesis, and distance learning non-thesis formats.

The institute operates with approximately 19 staff and combines teaching with applied research in areas such as deep learning for medical imaging, GAN-based data augmentation, and virtual reality simulation. A VR Laboratory was launched in January 2025, signaling institutional investment in immersive training infrastructure. The institute also engages in conference activity—co-organizing ICI-CS2024 in March 2024—and partnerships with defense, judicial, and technology-sector actors in Turkey, including BİTES Defense.

As a public institution, the institute's operating model depends on allocations from the Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) and student tuition rather than commercial revenue. Recent strategic activity—leadership transition in November 2024, expanded defense-sector engagement, and new laboratory infrastructure—indicates active repositioning within Turkey's applied-informatics graduate education landscape.

Name

Gazi Üniversitesi Bilişim Enstütüsü

Legal name

Gazi University Graduate School of Informatics (Gazi Üniversitesi Bilişim Enstitüsü)

Website

https://be.gazi.edu.tr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gazi University Graduate School of Informatics is a Turkish public graduate institute offering MSc and PhD programs in six informatics disciplines. It serves graduate students through on-campus and distance learning, with applied research in medical imaging AI and VR simulation.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Informatics & Digital Health Programs (EDAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Graduate informatics education
• Computer science programs
• Health informatics training
• Computer forensics education
• Distance learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Graduate Education Tuition: Tuition fees for graduate programs including MSc (with thesis, non-thesis) and PhD programs, both formal and distance learning modalities. International students pay examination and evaluation fees.
2. Government University Funding: Public university funding from Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) and state budget allocations typical for Turkish public universities.
3. International Student Evaluation Fees: Foreign national candidates pay an examination and evaluation fee of 100 USD for graduate program applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gazi University Graduate School of Informatics is a state university institute offering graduate-level academic programs (PhD, MSc with thesis, MSc non-thesis, and distance learning non-thesis) across six informatics departments: Computer Forensics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, and Game Technologies. It also supports applied research activities including a Virtual Reality Laboratory for dental radiology training and academic publishing through the Journal of Information Technologies.

Product overview

Gazi University Graduate School of Informatics (Bilişim Enstitüsü) is an educational institution offering graduate programs in informatics disciplines. The portfolio consists of six academic departments: Computer Forensics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, and Game Technologies. Programs are delivered at PhD, Master's with thesis, Master's non-thesis, and Distance Learning non-thesis levels. Supporting infrastructure includes a Distance Education Management System (LMS) for remote program delivery, an Institute Application System for student admissions, and the Journal of Information Technologies as an academic publication outlet. Notable facilities include a Virtual Reality Laboratory for dental radiology training. The school also organizes international conferences (ICI-CS series) and web conferences on topics like AI. The National Internship Program provides practical industry experience. The institution collaborates with multiple faculties including Dentistry, Engineering, and various government/institutional partners for interdisciplinary research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Computer Forensics Program Interdisciplinary forensic science program training specialists for criminal investigations. Provides expertise for official appraiser roles in digital forensics and prepares academicians for research and development in Computer Forensics. Offered at MSc (thesis, non-thesis, distance learning) and PhD levels for graduate students seeking forensic computing careers.
• Computer Science Program Program training computer science experts who combine theoretical and technical knowledge for professional and academic positions. Develops problem-solving skills, effective communication, and lifelong learning abilities. Offered at MSc (thesis, non-thesis, distance learning) and PhD levels for graduate students.
• Health Informatics Program Interdisciplinary program combining medical sciences, computer sciences, information management, biostatistics and mathematics. Covers creation, gathering, analysis, evaluation, processing, presentation, storage and archiving of medical data. Addresses medical treatment, health protection, pharmaceutical research, and clinical decision making. Available as distance learning non-thesis MSc for graduate students.
• Information Systems Program Program covering communicative and computational technology for gathering, processing, and storing information, including network transmission and service provision. Focuses on systematic structure of research, development, design, deployment and maintenance of informatics services and hardware. Offered at MSc (thesis, non-thesis, distance learning) and PhD levels.
• Management Information Systems Program Graduate program in management information systems covering information systems theory and practice for business and organizational contexts. Part of the institute's portfolio of informatics graduate programs for students seeking careers in MIS.
• Game Technologies Program Graduate program focused on game technologies and interactive media development. Part of the institute's academic units in applied informatics for students seeking careers in game design and development.
• National Internship Program Structured internship program providing practical training in server management, network configuration, system security, database installation, SQL queries, and web development for partner university students.

Quantifiable outcome

• First graduate from Health Informatics Master's Program with thesis

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Söğüt Gendarmerie Transportation Training Center CommandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024Academic collaboration focusing on joint scientific research on simulation-based training systems, organizing courses and seminars, forming partnerships, and developing technological products.
• Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2023Institute Director visited Vice Rector of Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University to evaluate mutual projects and strengthen international academic cooperation.
• 5th Main Maintenance Factory DirectoratecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2023Cooperation protocol for joint research, development, and education activities through the Institute of Informatics. Aims to participate in joint projects addressing competencies and needs of both parties.
• Ankara Regional Court of Appeals Chief Public Prosecutor's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2023Collaboration protocol for joint scientific studies in information technologies, national and international events, educational activities, development of applications and technological products, and consultancy from legal and technical aspects.
• BİTES Defense, Aerospace, and Space TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2023Cooperation protocol signed for strategic cooperation activities including scientific research, knowledge and technology production, and national development contributions. The signing ceremony took place at Gazi University with participation of Rector Prof. Dr. Musa Yıldız and BİTES GM Uğur Coşkun.
• Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy - Forensic Science InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2022Organizing Forensic Computing Expert Professional Competency Standards Workshop to define professional standards in forensic computing field, improving examination and reporting quality for expert services in criminal investigations.
• Information Security AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2022Multiple visits and collaboration between Institute Director (who is Board member) and Association leadership. Discusses potential collaboration opportunities including cybersecurity research and professional development.
• Court of Cassation (3rd Criminal Chamber)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2022Institute Director visited Court of Cassation member to strengthen judicial-academic ties in forensic computing domain.
• Ankara Regional Court of Appeal (Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2022Institute Director visited Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor to establish collaboration in legal-technical matters related to informatics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Istanbul Technical University Informatics Institute: Informatics Institute of İTÜ, Turkey's oldest technical university. Provides equivalent graduate informatics and computer engineering programs at much larger scale and with deeper industry partnerships, serving as a primary national competitor for students and faculty.
• TOBB ETÜ Computer Engineering: Ankara-based private university with graduate computer engineering and informatics programs. Competes for the same regional graduate-student pool and industry partnerships as Gazi's Institute of Informatics.
• Ankara University Computer Science / Informatics Programs: Largest public university in Ankara, operating graduate computer science and informatics tracks that compete for the same domestic applicant pool in the same city.
• Bilkent University Computer Science Department: Private Turkish 'foundation' university with established graduate computer science programs. Competes with Gazi Informatics for MSc/PhD applicants and faculty in the Ankara region, though as a private institution it has materially different funding and operating flexibility.
• Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering: Top-tier Turkish university computer science and engineering graduate programs located in Istanbul. Competes directly for top informatics graduate students and research grants, with stronger international brand recognition.
• Atılım University Informatics: Ankara-based private university offering graduate-level informatics and computer science programs with strong applied-research and defense-industry orientation, closely overlapping with Gazi's positioning.
• Hacettepe University Informatics Institute: Informatics Institute at Hacettepe University in Ankara, also a large public research university. Operates a similar portfolio of informatics graduate departments (including health informatics and information systems) competing for the same pool of graduate students in the same city.
• METU Informatics Institute: Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University, Turkey's leading technical university. Offers comparable graduate (MSc/PhD) programs in informatics and computer science with similar defense and industry research linkages, making it the most directly comparable public-university informatics graduate school.

Regional players

• Ege University Informatics Programs: Major public university in İzmir offering graduate informatics education with similar structure, but located in western Turkey and therefore competing primarily through distance learning rather than direct local overlap.
• Karadeniz Technical University Informatics Programs: Public university in northern Turkey with comparable informatics graduate offerings; competes only through national admissions and distance-learning channels rather than as a direct local rival.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gazi-be

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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