| Law Establishing Istanbul Aydın University | Istanbul Aydın University was established by Law No. 5656-73, published in the Official Gazette on May 18, 2007 . |
| 13 Chapters Unlocked | With the decision of the YÖK General Assembly dated 21.09.2007, it was deemed appropriate to admit students to 7 out of 13 departments opened in 3 faculties, and students were admitted. |
| Chapter 16, Program 9 Launch | With the decision of the YÖK General Assembly dated 31.03.2008, permission was granted for 22 more undergraduate programs to be opened and for education to begin. |
| Top 12 Master's Programs | With the decision of the YÖK General Assembly dated 14.02.2008, permission was granted to open Master's programs in a total of 21 departments in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Institutes and to admit students. |
| 6 Programs Recommended for a Second Time for Master's Degrees | With the decision of the YÖK General Assembly dated 22.07.2008, permission was granted to open Master's programs and admit students in 6 more departments. |
| Admission of Distance Learning Students to the Institute of Social Sciences | With the decision of the YÖK General Assembly dated 15.09.2008, permission was granted to open a Distance Learning Master's Program in e-Business Administration (Non-Thesis) (Turkish) at the Institute of Social Sciences, with a quota of 100 students. |
| Establishment of the Center | The Center for Continuous Education Application and Research was established by the Higher Education Executive Board Decision dated 15.12.2009, and the Center for Energy Policies and Markets Application and Research was established by the Higher Education Executive Board Decision dated 08/07/2009. |
| Establishment of a Dual Degree Bachelor's Program in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | With the decision taken at the General Assembly Meeting of Higher Education on 10.09.2009, UOLP-UMUC University of Maryland University The opening of the College Dual Degree Program has been approved. |
| Establishment of Departments within the Faculties of Our University | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 02.06.2010, departments were established within the departments of our University's Faculties. |
| Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 03.01.2013; the establishment of the Department of Civil Aviation Transportation Management in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was approved. |
| Student Admission to Departments Opened Affiliated with Our University's Faculties | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 02.05.2013, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences approved the admission of students to the Civil Aviation Transportation Management program. |
| Establishment of a Master's Program in the Institute of Social Sciences | With the decision taken at the General Assembly meeting of Higher Education on August 15, 2014, thesis-based master's programs in International Relations and Intelligence Studies and International Relations and Terrorism Studies were opened within the Department of Political Science and International Relations at our University's Institute of Social Sciences. |
| Opening of Graduate Programs in Our University's Institutes | With the decision taken at the General Assembly meeting of Higher Education on December 25, 2014, a PhD program in Accounting and Auditing was established within the Institute of Social Sciences. |
| Department/Program Name Change | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 07.10.2015, the name of the Civil Aviation Transportation Management Department of our University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was changed to Aviation Management, and the name of the Aviation Ground Services Management Program of Anadolu BİL Vocational School was changed to Civil Aviation Transportation Management Program. |
| Center Name Change | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 03.03.2016, the name of the Tevekkül Karman Global Peace and Democracy Application and Research Center within our University was changed to the Global Peace and Democracy Studies Application and Research Center. |
| Opening of Doctoral Programs | With the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board Meeting dated 03.08.2016, the opening of the Political Science and International Relations (English) doctoral programs within the Political Science and International Relations Department of the Social Sciences Institute was approved. |
| Establishment of a Public Administration Department | It opened in the 2018-2019 academic year. |
| Opening of new graduate departments within the Graduate Education Institute | Digital Marketing Non-Thesis Distance Learning Program 12.12.2018 Business Administration English Non-Thesis Distance Learning 12.12.2018 Banking and Finance Non-Thesis Distance Education Program 12.12.2018 Local Administrations and Decentralized Management Non-Thesis Distance Learning Program 12.12.2018 |
| Opening of new graduate departments within the Graduate Education Institute | Accounting and Auditing Non-Thesis Master's Program 21.06.2019 Political Science and International Relations (English) Non-Thesis Program 21.06.2019 |
| Opening of new graduate departments within the Graduate Education Institute | Accounting and Financial Management English Thesis Program 14.06.2021 Accounting and Financial Management English Non-Thesis Program 14.06.2021 |
| English-language graduate programs within the Graduate Education Institute | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (English) Thesis-based 4.09.2024 Project Management (English) Master's Thesis Program 4.09.2024 Project Management (English) Non-Thesis Master's Program 4.09.2024 International Economics ( English) Master's Thesis Program 4.09.2024 International Economics ( English) Non-Thesis Master's Program 4.09.2024 |
| Opening of the Economics and Finance (English) program | The first students were accepted for the Fall 2024-2025 semester. |
| Opening of the Accounting and Financial Management (English) program. | It opened on June 2, 2025; students were admitted in the Fall semester of 2025-2026. |
| Opening of the Political Science and International Relations (Turkish) program. | It opened on June 2, 2025; students were admitted in the Fall semester of 2025-2026.
|
