Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

üniversite

/universite/Roman

English meaning: University

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Lisans ve lisansüstü dereceler sunan yükseköğretim kurumudur. Türkiye'de ODTÜ ve Boğaziçi Üniversitesi gibi prestijli kurumlar dahil 200'den fazla üniversite bulunmaktadır.

English Definition

An institution of higher education providing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Turkey has over 200 universities, including prestigious institutions like METU (Middle East Technical University) and Bogazici University. University education is a major driver of social mobility and economic development in Turkey.

Example

Türkiye'deki üniversite sayısı son otuz yılda dramatik biçimde artmış ve yükseköğretime erişim genişlemiştir.

In English: The number of universities in Turkey has increased dramatically in the last thirty years, expanding access to higher education.

Synonyms

  • yükseköğretim kurumu
  • akademi

Literary Heritage

İlim ilim bilmektir, ilim kendin bilmektir; Sen kendin bilmezsin, bu nice okumaktır.

Knowledge is to know, knowledge is to know yourself; if you do not know yourself, what then is all this reading?

Yunus Emre · Sufi Poet · 13th–14th century

Divan

Divan of Yunus Emre, poem 'İlim İlim Bilmektir', 13th century

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