Yeditepe University is a private non-profit foundation university located in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1996 by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation (İSTEK Vakfı). The university's name derives from the 'seven hills' of Istanbul. It offers 67 undergraduate and 149 graduate programs and serves approximately 17,653 students. The university emphasizes higher education, research, technology transfer, and sustainable campus initiatives, with a broad range of student clubs and sports programs.