Istanbul University Faculty of Economics
Istanbul University Faculty of Economics is the first educational institution in Turkey named Faculty of Economics. The Faculty of Economics within Istanbul University, the oldest and largest educational institution in the country dating back to 1453, was established on December 14, 1936. Faculty; It is located in Istanbul University Beyazıt Campus. History

Foreign founding professors 
During the establishment phase of the Faculty of Economics, important European scholars who escaped from Nazi persecution took refuge in Turkey and joined the institution. Some of these are:

 Ord. Prof. Umberto Ricci
 Ord. Prof. 
 Ord. Prof. Wilhelm Röpke
 Ord. Prof. Fritz Neumark
 Ord. Prof. Alexander Rüstow
 Ord. Prof. 
 Ord. Prof. Graduates 
The Faculty, which started education on March 4, 1937 with 118 students, had its first graduates at the end of the 1939-1940 academic year. The first graduate of the faculty (diploma number 1) is Adnan Altay Özbek and the first female graduate (diploma number 2) is Fatma Zehra Bereket. Three years after the faculty had its first graduates, the Faculty of Economics Alumni Association, which brought together the graduates, was established on March 1, 1943. Istanbul University Faculty of Economics Alumni and Members Foundation, whose short name is the Economics Foundation, was established on 13 November 1986. Abdullah Gül, the 11th president of Türkiye, is a graduate of IU Faculty of Economics. Available sections 

 Department of Economics in English
 Department of Economics
 Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
 Department of Finance 
 Department of Econometrics 
 Department of Political Science and International Relations
 Department of Business Administration
 Department of Tourism Management 
 Management information systems

Political Science and International Relations, Tourism Management and Business Administration departments, which had not previously accepted students for a while, started to accept students again as of the 2005-2006 academic year. References

External links 

 İstanbul Üniversitesi İktisat Fakültesi Web Sitesi 
 İktisat Fakültesi Mezunlar Cemiyeti 
 İktisatlılar Vakfı

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