Session Dates

July 21 - August 9

At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Istanbul is a dynamic blend of old world mystique and cosmopolitan flare. Designed to take advantage of the very best that Istanbul has to offer, EPGY is offering a new three-week residential program in Istanbul during the summer of 2008.

Students will be residing on the beautiful campus of Boğaziçi University in north Istanbul. Located on the Bosphorus River, the Boğaziçi campus offers students the Ucaksavar Sport complex (complete with a fitness center and track), tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and library resource center.

As with the program on the Stanford campus, students are selected for and will participate in intensive study of a single course. The EPGY Summer Institutes Istanbul courses include International Relations, Creative Writing and Introduction to Number Theory. Course descriptions for these courses can be viewed on the Istanbul course page.

Additionally, all students will participate in a supplemental course on Byzantine Constantinople history and culture. This course, taught by a Boğaziçi University professor, will include weekday field trips to important Byzantine sites such as Aya Sophia, the Basilika Cistern, the Hippodrome, Mosaic Museum and the Church of St. Savior in Chora.