In 1863, the first American college outside the United States was founded in Istanbul
Crossing borders through education, a wealthy American philanthropist established the first American college on foreign soil among the historic hills of Istanbul during the height of the Ottoman Empire.
In 1863, Christopher Robert and missionary Cyrus Hamlin founded Robert College in Istanbul, marking the first time an American educational institution was established outside the United States. Despite the political complexities of the Ottoman Empire, the school opened its doors to provide a liberal arts education to students of all nationalities and religions.
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