> 1911 "Higher Conductor School" was founded within the Health Museum.

> 1922 Under the direction of the Ministry of Construction. Renamed the "Construction and Science School" (Nafia Fen Mektebi).

> 1931 Course Duration set at 3 years.

> 1937 "Nafia Fen Mektebi" was abolished and the "Technical School" was established under the auspices of the Ministry of Construction.The Science Department (2 year course) and the Mechanical Engineering Department (4 year course) were introduced. The university moved from the Health Museum to the present main campus location.

> 1941 Control of the Technical School was transferred to the Ministry of Education. The Electrical Engineering Department and an independent Faculty of Architecture were founded. The system of preparatory classes was abandoned.

> 1943 The status of a 4 year Higher Education Institution was granted.

> 1959-60 Graduate programmes were introduced.

> 1969 The Technical School was renamed as "Istanbul State Academy of Engineering and Architecture", ISAEA.

> 1971 With the nationalisation of the private high schools, Galatasaray, Işık, Kadıköy and Vatan Engineering High Schools were incorporated into ISAEA.

> 1982 ISAEA was reorganised and renamed Yıldız University. It comprised 4 faculties; the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering at Kocaeli, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.As well as the Institute of Graduate Studies in Social Sciences and the School of Vocational Studies.

>1992 Finally, it was renamed as "Yıldız Technical University" with the addition of five more faculties; Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Economic and Administrative Sciences.

> 1997 The Faculty of Art and Design was established.

>1998 The School of Foreign Languages was established.

>1999 Renovation began at the historical Davutpaşa campus.

>2000 Faculties of Science and Literature, and Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering were opened at Davupaşa campus.