Istanbul University, one of the 20 oldest universities in the world and the first modern university of the Republic of Turkey, is the foundation of Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa is a well-established research university -which is prominent especially in the fields of health, engineering, natural and social sciences- committed to ethical values, providing quality education, raising socially and academically well-equipped individuals, evaluating its accumulated knowledge, and acting with the motto of “Being the Best”.