Founded in 2004, our faculty is inspired by the university’s unique location and its cultural assets. Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and Interior and Environmental Design were the first departments to start, to which the Theater Department was added in 2007. In addition to these undergraduate programs, the Master of Design program was started in Fall 2009.

Our aim is to guide the students’ creative energies and enthusiasm in a scholarly environment and open up new horizons for them. In this vein, the goal is to become an academic institution that contributes to the international art and design world through educating creative and innovative students. The undergraduate curricula of all the departments are being continuously updated parallel to the changes in the art and design world, which are supported by extracurricular activities such as conferences, panels, competitions, workshops and exhibitions organized throughout the year.

The academic staff consists of experienced and competent scholars and designers, and is improving. Our priority is to prepare a variety of art, design and culture events as platforms to share what our students and staff produces with the public, and to collaborate with national and international institutions with similar goals.

We will be pleased to host you in our various activities, year-around exhibitions, talks given by renowned artists and designers.

Dean: Prof. Zuhal Ulusoy
Phone: +90 212 533 65 32