Piri Reis University
Piri Reis University is a private university founded by the Turkish Maritime Education Foundation in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, it is devoted to the education of maritime studies.- Email: bilgi@pirireis.edu.tr
- Type: University
- Description: private university in İstanbul, Turkey
- Also known as: “Piri Reis Üniversitesi Deniz Kampüsü”
- Address: Eflatun Sokak 8, Postane Mah., İstanbul, Tuzla
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sultan I. Ahmet Mosque and Tuzla railway station.
Sultan I. Ahmet Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Mkurtel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sultan I. Ahmet Mosque is situated 1¼ km east of Piri Reis University.
Tuzla railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tuzla station is a station, under construction, on the Marmaray commuter rail line in Tuzla, Istanbul. It was previously a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban and the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional until 2013, when all train service east of Pendik was suspended. Tuzla railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Piri Reis University.
Sedef Shipyard
Building
Sedef Shipyard is a Turkish shipyard established in Gebze, Kocaeli in 1972. The shipyard moved to Tuzla, Istanbul in 1990. The shipyard is building defense industry ships and commercial ships such as the multipurpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu to be used by the Turkish Naval Forces. Sedef Shipyard is situated 3 km north of Piri Reis University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çayırova and Pendik.
Çayırova
Town
Photo: İlhan ONUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Çayırova is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 150,792. The district Çayırova was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and Dilovası. Çayırova is situated 8 km east of Piri Reis University.
Pendik
Town
Photo: FurkanYalcin3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pendik is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 190 km2, and its population is 750,435. It is on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Pendik is situated 8 km northwest of Piri Reis University.
Piri Reis University
- Categories: maritime college, private university, and education
- Location: Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.81463° or 40° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
29.29012° or 29° 17′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8GGFR77R+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 428733515OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityWikidata ID
Q1186326
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In Other Languages
“Piri Reis University” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Piri Reis Üniversitesi”
- Turkish: “Pîrî Reis Üniversitesi”
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