Istanbul Bilgi University took its place within the Turkish system of higher education as a civil corporation after the application made by the Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation on 1996.
With its 3 main campuses at Kuştepe, Dolapdere and santralistanbul at Silahtarağa, Istanbul Bilgi University continues to serve its students and the academic world in Turkey.
The university currently has around 14,000 students, more than 800 academic staff members, 6 faculties, 2 institutes, 3 schools, 2 vocational schools, and more than 100 programs that provide education to its associate, undergraduate and graduate students. As of 2013, the university has graduated 20,000 students.