Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara-Turkey, a state university founded in 1956, currently has over 22,000 students of which 4400 are in masters and 2200 are in doctorate programs.
METU hosts about 1350 international students from nearly 65 different countries studying toward myriad of academic degrees.
METU, with 120 Erasmus agreements and 130 bilateral exchange and cooperation agreements with universities in third countries annually sends 250 students and hosts 200 students and 60 teaching staff/researchers.
METU has 47 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties. Additionally, there are 5 Graduate Schools with 97 masters and 55 doctorate programs and a "School of Foreign Languages" which includes the English Preparatory Department. 10 undergraduate programs (including 1 international program) are offered in connection with METU Northern Cyprus Campus.(Courtesy of METU Web Site: http://www.metu.edu.tr )