İstanbul Üniversitesi, founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, is the oldest state university in Turkey. It is a public higher education institution located in Istanbul, Turkey, with its main campus in the Fatih district. The university's mission is to bridge East and West, past and future, producing beneficial knowledge for the country and humanity. It comprises multiple faculties including Medicine, Law, Letters, Sciences, Economics, and Pharmacy, among others.