Marmara University
Marmara Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 1982
- 9 campuses
Overview
Marmara University is a public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its origins date back to 1883, when it was established as Hamidiye Ticaret Mekteb-i Âlisi in a house in central Istanbul.
Marmara University is a state university based in Istanbul, founded in 1982. It teaches on 7 campuses. Its academic units include 21 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 154 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 57,705 students; 11,562 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).Source: Wikipedia — Marmara University · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- When and where was Marmara University founded?
- Marmara University is a state university based in Istanbul, founded in 1982. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Marmara University have?
- 57,705 students in 2025-2026; 11,562 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Marmara University have?
- 26.2 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (2,168 faculty members, 3,410 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Marmara University have?
- 9 campuses: , , , , Göztepe Campus, and others.
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Marmara University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 154 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Marmara University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 15, Türkiye 15; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1601-1800, Türkiye 46; QS World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 12; ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) 2026: world 801-900, Türkiye 6; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026: world 939, Türkiye 7; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 3740, Türkiye 13. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
9 campuses
Academic structure
- Associate
- 28
- Bachelor’s
- 126
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 21
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs DİL 50 266,06 85.383 · 4 yrs SAY 35 337,76 199.746 · 4 yrs SAY 20 322,31 237.919 · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 366,37 32.445 · 4 yrs SAY 30 309,20 276.885 · 4 yrs SAY 20 326,80 225.843 · 4 yrs DİL 45 409,20 18.134 · 4 yrs SAY 20 327,32 224.554 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 20 404,79 93.115 · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 395,25 9.963 · 4 yrs EA 30 379,66 58.514 · 4 yrs SÖZ 32 363,65 35.868 · 4 yrs EA 55 380,71 56.696 · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 382,72 16.952 · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 384,34 15.908 · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 381,68 17.761 · 4 yrs SÖZ 50 424,56 2.498 · 4 yrs SAY 40 371,80 136.842 · 4 yrs DİL 45 457,02 5.373 · 4 yrs DİL 20 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 72 474,41 26.185 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 72 455,01 41.636 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 50 343,45 187.357 · 4 yrs SAY 50 348,73 176.804 · 4 yrs SAY 50 384,89 118.316 · 4 yrs SAY 60 381,24 123.273 · 4 yrs SAY 40 421,20 74.731 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 65 350,44 173.504 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 65 335,57 171.758 · 4 yrs EA 2 344,24 142.470 · 4 yrs EA 40 334,77 174.644 · 4 yrs EA 40 329,49 195.012 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 40 378,67 126.876 · 4 yrs SÖZ 35 363,16 36.555 · 4 yrs SAY 34 363,44 150.059 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 250 441,65 4.745 · 4 yrs EA 20 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 70 343,55 144.672 · 4 yrs EA 70 351,74 120.520 · 4 yrs EA 45 342,02 149.496 · 4 yrs EA 1 237,07 958.700 · 4 yrs EA 100 371,14 74.600 · 4 yrs EA 60 410,48 19.829 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 175 384,49 15.802 · 4 yrs SÖZ 36 427,01 2.238 · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 419,74 3.112 · 4 yrs SÖZ 19 377,52 21.130 · 4 yrs SÖZ 36 396,02 9.620 · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 391,81 11.618 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 370,43 27.907 · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 377,43 21.192 · 4 yrs SÖZ 36 398,08 8.795 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs DİL 50 415,03 16.028 · 4 yrs DİL 50 429,48 11.412 · 4 yrs DİL 1 212,81 119.038 · 4 yrs EA 50 305,05 316.133 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 45 352,03 54.025 · 4 yrs EA 40 324,91 214.155 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs DİL 40 432,46 10.543 · 4 yrs EA 45 406,06 23.767 · 4 yrs EA 45 410,99 19.449 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 367,84 30.739 · 4 yrs EA 40 344,66 141.159 · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 414,42 4.067 · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 378,43 20.353 · 4 yrs DİL 30 445,01 7.559 · 4 yrs DİL 50 460,29 4.858 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 65 428,53 8.756 · 4 yrs EA 50 445,99 3.946 · 4 yrs EA 150 374,92 67.273 · 4 yrs EA 50 406,59 23.257 · 4 yrs EA 100 416,38 15.472 · 4 yrs EA 10 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 30 389,98 111.517 · 4 yrs SAY 35 409,50 87.683 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 85 486,37 18.272 · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 48 417,86 78.409 · 4 yrs SAY 2 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 60 469,05 30.158 · 4 yrs SAY 65 466,70 31.913 · 4 yrs SAY 50 437,94 57.462 · 4 yrs SAY 50 461,37 36.251 · 4 yrs SAY 70 429,50 65.955 · 4 yrs SAY 40 388,36 113.649 · 4 yrs SAY 20 409,91 87.211 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 20 372,93 135.218 · 4 yrs SAY 70 351,28 171.830 · 4 yrs SAY 38 353,75 167.172 · 4 yrs SAY 180 386,29 116.385 · 4 yrs EA 54 323,95 218.301 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 30 366,05 85.322 · 4 yrs EA 65 372,27 72.268 · 4 yrs EA 50 392,70 38.902 · 4 yrs EA 50 368,73 79.570 · 4 yrs EA 40 315,41 258.603 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 65 458,85 38.402 · 4 yrs SAY 19 389,72 111.881 · 4 yrs SAY 54 454,02 42.501 · 4 yrs SAY 6 421,15 74.794 · 4 yrs SAY 63 446,55 49.229 · 4 yrs SAY 7 411,89 85.040 · 4 yrs SAY 58 438,61 56.823 · 4 yrs SAY 20 382,64 121.366 · 4 yrs SAY 58 417,76 78.523 · 4 yrs SAY 18 302,59 299.431 · 4 yrs SAY 17 448,43 47.611 · 4 yrs SAY 2 399,79 99.244 · 4 yrs SAY 55 366,35 145.290 · 4 yrs SAY 18 333,41 209.662 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 6 yrs SAY 220 513,12 6.086 · 6 yrs SAY 2 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 40 294,19 330.919 · 4 yrs SAY 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 30 307,84 299.784 · 4 yrs EA 20 308,71 294.840 · 4 yrs EA 30 318,83 241.725 · 4 yrs SAY 30 427,43 68.048 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 10
Vocational Schools 3
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 35 374,82 263.336 · 2 yrs TYT 35 365,30 309.714 · 2 yrs TYT 1 — — · 2 yrs TYT 54 335,46 500.996 · 2 yrs TYT 35 364,74 312.623 · 2 yrs TYT 43 349,99 397.847 · 2 yrs TYT 32 370,77 282.406 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 30 353,08 378.567 · 2 yrs TYT 65 312,58 709.704 · 2 yrs TYT 45 355,20 365.891 · 2 yrs TYT 27 345,00 431.033 · 2 yrs TYT 40 331,88 529.526 · 2 yrs TYT 35 345,24 429.388 · 2 yrs TYT 65 344,72 432.857 · 2 yrs TYT 35 337,43 485.812 · 2 yrs TYT 30 332,64 523.305 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 50 320,61 629.500 · 2 yrs TYT 35 390,82 198.192 · 2 yrs TYT 100 359,91 338.714 · 2 yrs TYT 65 364,97 311.454 · 2 yrs TYT 55 364,19 315.551 · 2 yrs TYT 45 345,48 427.768 · 2 yrs TYT 45 359,38 341.769 · 2 yrs TYT 35 314,99 684.579 · 2 yrs TYT 45 363,61 318.656 · 2 yrs TYT 45 346,16 423.260 · 2 yrs TYT 80 314,33 691.253 · 2 yrs TYT 35 374,87 263.137 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Rankings
In international rankings
- QS World University Rankings 2027 World 1001-1200 · Türkiye 12 ↗
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 1601-1800 · Türkiye 46 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 3740 · Türkiye 13 ↗
- ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) 2026 World 801-900 · Türkiye 6 ↗
- CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026 World 939 · Türkiye 7 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 15 · Türkiye 15 ↗
- TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024 World 18 · Türkiye 18 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 57.705
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 12.276
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 11.562
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %52,0
- 29.984 / 57.705
By level
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Associate 6.446 %11
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Bachelor 41.535 %72
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Master 6.798 %12
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Doctorate 2.926 %5,1
By mode of study
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Formal 52.992 %92
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Evening 3.741 %6,5
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Distance 972 %1,7
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 11.961 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 12.459 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 12.181 |
| 2015-2016 | 77.823 | 15.392 | 11.440 |
| 2016-2017 | 81.259 | 15.384 | 11.441 |
| 2017-2018 | 83.140 | 15.347 | 11.706 |
| 2018-2019 | 77.492 | 15.851 | 12.998 |
| 2019-2020 | 66.943 | 14.836 | 12.926 |
| 2020-2021 | 72.736 | 15.306 | 14.035 |
| 2021-2022 | 68.530 | 15.407 | 12.327 |
| 2022-2023 | 73.532 | 16.255 | 13.511 |
| 2023-2024 | 68.748 | 15.405 | 13.138 |
| 2024-2025 | 61.938 | 12.891 | 11.562 |
| 2025-2026 | 57.705 | 12.276 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 3.410
- Faculty members
- 2.168
- Students per faculty member
- 26,2
Research output
Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).
- Publications
- 48.065
- Citations
- 1.393.643
- h-index
- 280
- Journal articles · 2021–2025
- 15.379
- Q1 share
- %40,4
- TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
- 4.981
- Open access
- %80,7
- Articles per faculty member
- 1,42
Publications Citations to that year’s publications
| Academic year | Publications | Citations to that year’s publications |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3412 | 34187 |
| 2022 | 3628 | 24138 |
| 2023 | 3665 | 19273 |
| 2024 | 3807 | 15226 |
| 2025 | 4067 | 7167 |
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Tıp Fakültesi Q1 %40 3.852
- Teknoloji Fakültesi Q1 %45 825
- Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Q1 %43 790
- Mühendislik Fakültesi Q1 %52 725
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %37 682
- Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Q1 %53 622
- Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Q1 %37 523
- Eczacılık Fakültesi Q1 %35 473
Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025
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Q1 3.433 %40
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Q2 2.610 %31
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Q3 1.690 %20
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Q4 759 %8,9
Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.
Leading research topics
- Historical Turkish Studies
- Islamic Thought and Society Studies
- Dental materials and restorations
- Turkish Literature and Culture
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Islamic Studies and History
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
Journals published in most · 2021–2025
- Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 180
- Marmara medical journal Q4 155
- Journal of High Energy Physics Q2 106
- Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Araştırmaları dergisi 102
- International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 95
- Scientific Reports Q1 90
Most published academics · 2021–2025
| Name | Articles (5 yrs) | Citations | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oğuzhan Gündüz Teknoloji Fakültesi | 154 | 6.768 | 44 |
| Haner Di̇reskeneli̇ Tıp Fakültesi › Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı | 111 | 17.511 | 65 |
| Bulent Taner Karadag Tıp Fakültesi | 96 | 4.164 | 32 |
| Ela Erdem Eralp Tıp Fakültesi | 76 | 1.274 | 20 |
| Safa Barış Tıp Fakültesi › Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı › İmmünoloji Bilim Dalı | 75 | 6.090 | 41 |
| Yasemi̇n Gökdemi̇r Tıp Fakültesi | 72 | 1.306 | 20 |
| Salih Özgüven Tıp Fakültesi › Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı | 72 | 415 | 10 |
| Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz Tıp Fakültesi › Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı | 71 | 3.800 | 29 |
| Dilek Gogaş Yavuz Tıp Fakültesi | 69 | 3.235 | 28 |
| Yılören Tanıdır Tıp Fakültesi › Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › Üroloji Anabilim Dalı | 69 | 2.318 | 27 |
Counts journal articles with fewer than 50 authors over the last five complete years; listed when OpenAlex gives this university as their latest institution. If a record is wrong or you prefer not to be listed, use “Report an error”.
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 OpenAlex record · Updated: 09.10.2026
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Campus life
Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.
- Parking 5
- Prayer Room 4
- Sports Centre 11
- Dining Hall 3
- ATM 2
- Library 3
- Café 5
- Dormitory 5
Contact
- Website
- marmara.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0216 777 10 20
- Address
- M.Ü.Göztepe Kampüsü Rektörlük Binası 34722 Kadıköy / İSTANBUL
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- Last verified:
- 5 October 2026
- Last updated:
- 6 October 2026
- Sources:
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- Legal name Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Institution type Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- City Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Founded Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Website Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- E-mail Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Phone Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Address Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Associate programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-3) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- Location Public source Wikidata (Q1424081) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Marmara University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Name Yerleske editorial Yerleske editoryal Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 70
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