Kandilli Observatory, one of the important institutions in the history of Turkish science, was founded in 1868. It was destroyed during the 31 March Incident (12 April 1909) and moved to Maçka. In 1911 it was moved by Fatin Hoca (Gökmen) to Kandilli, where it is still located today.
The Observatory was transferred to Boğaziçi University in 1982. With Decree No. 41, enacted by Law No. 2809 dated 28.03.1983, it was named Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) within Boğaziçi University.
The units working within the Institute are as follows:
Departments
- Earthquake Engineering
- Geodesy
- Geophysics
Centers
- Belbaşı Nuclear Tests Monitoring Center
- Regional Earthquake-Tsunami Monitoring and Evaluation Center
- İznik Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Center
Laboratories
- Astronomy Laboratory
- Geomagnetism Laboratory
- Meteorology Laboratory