Yildiz Technical University (Turkish: Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi) was founded in 1911 and is the oldest technical university in Turkey.

Taking different names at different periods, it took its current name in 1992.

Today the university has 10 faculties, 2 institutes and 3 schools of higher education with more than 22,000 students and 1,444 faculty.

With its main “Yıldız” campus in Beşiktaş, the university also has campuses in Davutpaşa and Ayazağa.