These public universities are two of just eight across the city; other prominent state universities in Istanbul include the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, which served as Turkey's primary institution of art until the 1970s, and Marmara University, the country's third-largest institution of higher learning.
Kedua universitas tersebut termasuk dalam delapan universitas negeri di kota ini; universitas negeri terkemuka lainnya di Istanbul misalnya Universitas Seni Rupa Murni Mimar Sinan, yang berfungsi sebagai lembaga seni utama di Turki sampai tahun 1970-an, dan Universitas Marmara, lembaga pendidikan tinggi terbesar ketiga di Turki.