Galatasaray University is the apotheosis of a five-century-old teaching tradition that began in 1481. It was founded through an international agreement signed 1992, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Turgut Özal, and the President of France, François Mitterand.

Galatasaray University, despite being a young institution, has become one of the leading universities in Turkey due to its strong educational and cultural infrastructure.

A consortium consisting of 30 French higher education institutions has been established under the leadership of Galatasaray University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and a Scientific Cooperation Agreement has been signed.

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law aims at educating excellent lawyers fluent at least in two foreign languages and competent at national and international levels. Owing to its well-known qualities, Galatasaray Faculty of Law has been the highest ranked under graduate programme for several years.

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law gives its students the opportunity to excel in French and English, and if requested, German or Spanish language. The curriculum comprehends content-rich fundamental modules, as well as optional modules preparing its students to national and international legal practice and research.

The Faculty is composed of French and Turkish lecturers and professors. They apply a modern teaching method focused on discussions and questioning in order to stimulate analytical line of reasoning.

A wide spectrum of international agreements with leading European and overseas universities enables successful students of Galatasaray University Faculty of Law to spend a semester abroad.

Our students, with the support of Faculty members, have achieved significant success in prestigious moot court competitions (Philip C Jessup, Willem C Vis, Jean Pictet, René Cassin, Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, ISTAC etc) on both national and international level.

Our Faculty hosts many national and international conferences each year. The Comparative Swiss-Turkish Law Seminars in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Fribourg are held annually with participation of many students and Faculty members.

Our graduates equipped with outstanding legal skills are given a priority in their quest for job at leading law firms, United Nations, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, public institutions, international corporations.