Turkish Naval Academy The Turkish Naval Academy ( ) is a four year co - educational military academy located in the district of Tuzla in Istanbul . Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Navy . It must not be confused with Naval War College ( " Deniz Harp Akademisi " ) For the education and training at the Turkish Naval Academy , graduates from the Turkish Naval High School ( Deniz Lisesi ) are admitted without an examination , whereas civilian high school graduates majored in mathematics and science may also be admitted if needed . History . Foundation . The roots of the Naval Academy goes back to 1773 , when a naval school under the name of " Naval Engineering at Golden Horn Naval Shipyard " was founded during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III on the command of Grand Vizier and Admiral Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha . François Baron de Tott , a French officer and advisor to the Ottoman military , was appointed for the establishment of a course to provide education on plane geometry and navigation . The course , attended also by civilian captains of the merchant marine , was given on board of a galleon anchored at Kasimpaşa in Istanbul and lasted three months . The temporary course turned into a continuous education on land with the establishment of " Naval Mathematical College " in February 1776 . With growing number of cadets , the college building at the naval shipyard was extended . On October 22 , 1784 , the college , renamed the " Imperial Naval Engineering School " ( ) , started its education for three years in the new building . From 1795 on , the training was divided into navigation and cartography for officers of the deck , and naval architecture and shipbuilding for naval engineer s . Ottoman period . The school was moved 1822 into a reconstructed sawmill building in Parmakkapı after a fire in Kasımpaşa neighborhood in 1821 destroyed also the naval school . Since this building was insufficient for the matters of education , Sultan Mahmud II ordered the construction of a new school building . It was decided that until the completion of the new facility , the navigation division of the school be transferred temporarily to Heybeliada , an island in the Sea of Marmara . In 1838 , the naval school moved into its new building in Kasımpaşa . With the beginning of the reformation efforts , the school was renamed to " Naval School " ( ) and continued to serve in Kasımpaşa for 12 years . Then , it was relocated 1850 to Heybeliada for the last time . The facilities of the naval school on Heybeliada consisted of 34 rooms for 150 cadets , a 30 - bed hospital with a pharmacy , a printing house with a bookbinder ' s shop , and a rich library . The training followed English education system , and some lessons were even taught by English instructors . In that period , in addition to the name " Naval School " , it was also called " Naval School of The Great " ( ) , " Naval Technical School " ( Mekteb - i Fünun - i Bahriye ) or " Naval Technical School of The Great " ( Mekteb - i Fünun - i Bahriye - i Şahane ) . During the reign of Sultan Abdülâziz , the number of the cadets increased , and the education program was improved . The training program was extended parallel to technological development of the century , and a division for marine engineering was added to operate and maintain steam engines . Cadets were educated four years in the Naval High School , and they were trained four more years in the Naval Academy , whereas the last two years were spent on board the school ship . During the Second Constitutional Era , an upgraded education system was adapted in 1909 from the Royal Naval Academy . In the years of the Balkan Wars , the educational system was modified . Hence , the graduates of the four - year Naval High School received sea training for one year on board the school ship as a midshipman followed by three years training in the navy in the rank of ensign . Upon graduation , they assumed their duties by being promoted to Lieutenant - Commander grade . The school , nicknamed the " Island School " , had the property of being most significant school of Turkey with respect to both educational system and social life . Republican era . The admission to the Naval School resumed in 1924 after the proclamation of the Republic , and the cadets could study in one of the three fields such as navigation , engineering and secretary work . The training term for deck officers and engineers was four years with the first year in the prep school . Graduates underwent a course for another year and entered the Navy after being promoted to engineer ( ensign ) . " Heybeliada Naval School " ( Heybeliada Bahriye Mektebi ) was given the name of " Naval High School " ( Deniz Lisesi ) by the command of General Chief of Staff on May 27 , 1928 , and the curriculum of military schools was adopted in the following education term . This new education and training system was applied for two academic years . Naval High School and Naval Core School were re - united at the facilities of Heybeliada under the name of " Naval Academy and High School " ( Deniz Harp Okulu ve Lisesi ) . During the World War II . When the World War II broke out , and Germans began to occupy the Balkans in 1941 , the relocation of the Naval School to Anatolia became necessary . On May 23 , 1941 , Naval Academy and High School were transferred to the Infantry Barracks in Mersin . The institution remained at this place unsuitable for its educational purposes until September 9 , 1946 , when it finally returned to Heybeliada . Education . Until 1953 , education term at the Naval Academy was two years , the first year theoretical at the school and the last year practice in the Navy . In 1953 , four - year line system education was adopted . In the first two years , the students were cadets and in the following two years officers . With the academic term 1969 - 1970 , the education structure was reorganized such as the cadets studied three years and the officers one year . One year later , the organization was modified so that the officers were educated in the " Officer Basic Expert School " . In 1974 , the education term was increased to four years and the curriculum was extended in regard of the modern technologies and sciences with electrical , electronic and mechanical engineering , operations research , management science , systems engineering , communications , computer science , shipbuilding , oceanography and international relations . First officers having studied in this program graduated in 1978 . With the beginning of the academic term 1986 - 1987 , these modern fields of study are fully implemented in the curriculum as majors . Tuzla campus . The transfer of the academy to a more convenient location arose as a necessity , due to increasing demands of the Turkish Navy over personnel and place as well as transportation problems of the island of Heybeliada . A new campus was projected over land at Tuzburnu peninsula on the northern shore of Marmara Sea in Tuzla district of Istanbul . On July 28 , 1977 , Fahri Korutürk , President of Turkey and an alumnus of the Naval School , laid the foundation . The Naval Academy facilities in Tuzla were opened by the Turkish President Kenan Evren on July 31 , 1985 . The academy left Heybeliada to the Naval High School . First officers from the new campus graduated in 1989 . At the beginning of 1990 , the status of military academies in regard of the Bachelor of Science concept at universities was discussed . With the beginning of the academic term 1991 - 1992 , the education programs at military academies were upgraded in a manner equivalent to the engineering programs at Boğaziçi University , Istanbul Technical University and Middle East Technical University . The graduates receive a BSc degree upon graduation from the Naval Academy without requiring further studies in post - graduate programs of the technical universities in Turkey . The first officers with a BSc degree in addition to a Naval Academy diploma left the institution in 1997 . Control and electronic engineering branch , a sub - division of electric / electronics division , was separated as control systems and computer engineering in 1993 , starting from the second class . To become harmonized with STCW - 95 agreements ( international midshipman educational program ) , a new educational program starting from the first class was applied in 1995 . Moreover , the number of vocational and foreign language courses was increased , graduation project was extended from one - semeter to four - semester course , meteorology and intelligence courses were added . For the training of officers for the marines and engineering corps branches , graduates of civilian high schools were admitted in 1995 to the first class . However , this type of sourcing process was abondened the next year . The first officers of marines and engineering corps were commissioned in 1998 . In 2000 , the academy ' s organization was restructured by reconstructing the branches granting engineering degrees and increasing the number of major science branches from four to nine . The same year , the " Naval Sciences and Engineering Institute " was founded for postgraduate studies in order to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces , starting from 2001 - 2002 academic term . Women and foreign cadets . Admission of female cadets , graduated from civilian high schools , were granted in the academic term 1992 - 1993 . According to military training cooperation agreements signed with friendly and allied countries , guest students , especially from Turkic Republics as well as from Albania and Pakistan were admitted in the 1993 - 1994 academic year . Postgraduate studies . In the first semester at the " Naval Sciences and Engineering Institute " , following courses are provided for postgraduate students , who graduate with a master ' s degree in two semesters . Industrial engineering . Business administration ( MBA ) Master Program Mechanical engineering . Mechanical engineering Master Program