Atilim University was founded by the Atilim Foundation on 15 July 1997 to serve as a Foundation University in the capacity of a legal entity pursuant to provisions of Law no. 2547 concerning the  Foundation of Higher Education Institutes.

Atılım’s goal is to develop individuals with the capability of attaining and putting to use the universal information required in the age of technology;- individuals who are knowledgeable and experienced in their respective fields, able to work as members of a team, and are not afraid of competition. In addition, they will operate in close relationship with the international community while being able to protect and preserve artistic, cultural and historical values; be sensitive towards environmental issues while being dynamic, inquisitive and aware of their country’s problems. Atılım University is located on 250 acres of land in İncek one of the most recent and fastest developing residential areas of Ankara, 20 kms from the City Centre and 7 km from the motorway. The campus contains faculty buildings, laboratories, conference halls, basketball and volleyball fields, a gymnasium, tennis courts, a condition hall, a swimming pool, recreation areas where outdoor activities are also carried out, cafeterias and restaurants.

By spending your university days at ATILIM University you will get:

• The opportunity to have your university education in a foreign language
• The physical and systematic infrastructure required for the synthesis of the three basic facets, namely "education", "research" and "culture", which form the "university" concept
• Education Programs at international standards (e.g. ABET 2000)
• Competent academic team
• The opportunity to have lectures in small classes and thus more active involvement in the learning process,
• Modern laboratories equipped with the latest technology
• The opportunity to communicate with faculty members on a one-to-one basis and have a real education and discussion atmosphere supported by a variety of social activities,
• The opportunity to study at the "University of the Incarnate Word", the sister University of Atılım Universities, in University of Bremen (Germany), Universiteit Gent (Belgium), Haute Ecole De Bruxelles (Belgium), University of Warwick (United Kingdom), University of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Roskilde University (Denmark), Aarhus University  (Denmark), University of Tartu (Estonia), Hame Polytechnic (Finland), Tampere University of Technology (Finland), Douai Business School (France), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), King Sigismund College (Hungary), Trento University (Italy), Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Italy), Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland), College of Social Sciences (Lithuania), Kaunas College (Lithuania), Poznan School of Social Sciences (Poland), Lodz Academy of International Studies (Poland), WSB-NLU National Louis University (Poland), University of Lodz (Poland), Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov (Romania), University of Presov (Slovakia), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Primorska (Slovenia), Universidad de Cantabria (Spain), Universitat de Lleida (Spain), Escuela de Arte10 (Spain), NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands), University of Groningen (The Netherlands)  in accordance with the Student Exchange Program, if requested, under the scope of the Erasmus Programme
• Various scholarship opportunities offered with the objective of encouraging and rewarding success,
• The opportunity to participate in sport at facilities such as an outdoor swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts.
• The pleasure of welcoming “spring at Atılım” with the annual Spring Festival at a stable university located on a tranquil campus in the heart of nature at İncek, one of Ankara’s most sought-after districts.

Nazlı Girl Student Dormitory

The registrar's office has conducted extensive research in order to identify the student dormitories which offer the best service in order that the accommodation problems of those students who come from other cities to study at ATILIM are kept to a minimum. We aim to provide a dormitory within the campus boundaries as soon as possible.

Girl students at the center of the city are served with Nazlı Girl Student Dormitory.

Özel Nazlı Girl Student Dormitory Web Sites: http://www.nazlikizyurdu.com.tr/

Telephone: 0312 428 62 63 -64

Fax: 0312 428 05 49

Emre Male Student Dormitory

Male students benefit from special Emre Male Student Dormitory which in the city center and newly established.

Emre Male Student Dormitory Web Sites: http://www.emreerkekyurdu.com.tr/

Telephone: 0312 442 79 95 -96

Fax: 0312 441 16 26