In 2008, "Gelisim Education Culture Health and Social Service Foundation" initiated to establish Vocational School named 'Istanbul Gelisim Vocational School' and started education life with Vocational School established by the Ministry of National Education and Council of Ministers on 14 June 2008.

Istanbul Gelisim University was established with the step taken on behalf of becoming a "world university" with 3 Faculties, 3 Graduate Schools, 4 Schools, and 1 vocational school in the 2015-2016 academic year with the law numbered 6114 dated 17 February 2011. Growing every year by making solid steps forward with the goal of becoming an arbiter university in the world Istanbul Gelisim University, one of Turkey's most preferred universities.

A total of 63 programs of Istanbul Gelisim University, which cooperates with leading organizations in their fields to achieve global success and attaches great importance to internationalization, have been examined in detail by international delegations commissioned by German, British and American accreditation organizations such as AQAS, AHPGS, ABET and PEARSON and accredited. Istanbul Gelisim University succeeding in becoming Turkey’s university with the most accredited programs has attracted worldwide attention with the steps taken to become international.

located ın  Cihangir Mahallesi Şehit Jandarma Komando Er Hakan Öner Sk. No:1 Avcılar / İSTANBUL

IGU Campus has everythıng the students needs, There are 5 separate meeting and conference rooms for 1000 people in total, and 4 separate foyer areas for 3000 sqm for all the events held in Istanbul Gelişim University.

Central Library serves between the hours of 08.30-21.30 on weekdays at the Rectorate. This library mainly provides services to our Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences and Schools of Health Sciences and Applied Sciences, and therefore has appropriate publications for these units. Central Library is open until 23.00 on weekdays during the visa and final semesters.

There are around 118 laboratories and workshops in İstanbul Gelisim University that our associate, undergraduate, and graduate students can benefit.

Sports facilities located inside the Istanbul Gelisim University campus; it was established to reveal sports activities and IGU young people to evaluate the extracurricular time and sports skills. Basketball and volleyball courts, tennis courts, indoor gymnasium are open to our students, staff, and also for the community free for use.

The accommodation needs of our students are provided by one of the contracted dormitories - ENIS ÇEBI DORMITORIES

 1. Enis Çebigül (Female Student Dormitory)

2. Eniz Çebişah (Male Student Dormitory)

 The dormitory is within walking distance from the university and offers a free shuttle service each hour.