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Transportation

IMU’s main campus area in Göztepe is located in the heart of Istanbul on Anatolian side and is easily accessible by several public transport systems from both sides of the city, including the metro (subway), metrobus (BRT), and Marmaray (an undersea rail tunnel under the Bosphorus strait that links the two sides of the city), as well as public buses traveling to all corners of the city. Soon, in 2017, the Eurasian Tunnel, a highway tunnel joining Asia and Europe under the seabed, will be opened and one of the exit points will be in Göztepe, allowing for more rapid road transport between the Asian and Anatolian sides.

TRANSPORTATION FROM ATATURK AIRPORT

Atatürk Airport is on the European side of Istanbul and you need to travel to the Anatolian side to access Istanbul Medeniyet University. You have several options, for which directions are given below. Below is also Istanbul Network Map for reference. The map only shows urban railway network and rapid bus transit system. For all information about public bus lines, please visit http://www.iett.gov.tr/en

ISTANBUL NETWORK MAP

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By metro (subway):

Take M1A line (red) on the urban railway network map from Atatürk Airport to Yenikapı. Transfer to the Marmaray line at Yenikapı and travel until Ayrılıkçeşmesi Station. At Ayrılıkçeşmesi, change to M4 Kadıköy-Kartal metro line (pink) and disembark at Ünalan Station. After exiting the station, you will need to walk eastward for about 5 minutes.

By metro (subway) + metrobus (BRT):

Take M1A line (red) on the urban railway network map until any of the stations between Yenibosna and Merter. Getting out of the station, transfer to the metrobus / BRT line (beige) on the main highway D100. Disembark at Uzunçayır Station. After exiting the station you should walk eastward for 7 or 8 minutes.

By public bus + metro (subway):

You can take the bus line TH1 Taksim-Atatürk Havalimanı and disembark at Taksim. Then, take M2 line (green) on the urban railway network map to Yenikapı. Transfer to Marmaray at Yenikapı and get off at Ayrılıkçeşmesi Station. At Ayrılıkçeşmesi, change to M4 Kadıköy-Kartal metro line (pink) and disembark at Ünalan Station. After exiting the station, you will need to walk eastward for about 5 minutes.

For information about the routes and schedules of public buses, please visit http://www.iett.gov.tr/en

By car:

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Travel on Atatürk Airport Road toward D-100 (E-5) highway. Turn left toward Bakırköy/Aksaray/Ankara direction. Continue on D-100 for about 20 minutes and then use the exit to Bostancı-Ankara. Follow the D-100 route for about a minute. The entrance to IMU South Campus will be on your right. 

TRANSPORTATION FROM SABIHA GOKCEN AIRPORT

Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Istanbul Medeniyet University are on the same side of the city (Anatolian), public transit access is easy using only a single bus line.

By public buses:

Take any of these bus lines running from Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Kadıköy: E-10, E-11, SG-1, all of which will take you directly to Istanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Station.

For line routes and schedules, please visit http://www.iett.gov.tr/en

By car:

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After exiting the airport, follow the Istanbul-Edirne signs and take the E-80 highway. Stay on the left lane and then take the Kadıköy-Bostancı exit. Travel onto the Kozyatağı O2 Road and after about 5 minutes take Kadıköy-Fenerbahçe exit. Follow Acıbadem signs. Make an O-turn on Günal, Gayretli, and Çeçen Streets. Take the second exit to Uzunçayır Kavşağı (Crossroad); then take the slope on the left to Göztepe/Çevreyolu. Travel on D-100 highway for about 2 minutes and the entrance to IMU South Campus will be on your right.