Maltepe University is a foundation university established in 1997 by the Istanbul Marmara Education Foundation. It provides education through 9 faculties, 1 conservatory, 1 institute, 3 schools, and 1 vocational school. Located at the Marmara Education Village main campus with 1,000 decares of open and 300 decares of covered area, the university features an 8,000-seat open-air theater and cinema/television studios.