The Kandilli Campus is a continuation of the Kandilli Observatory, which was originally established in 1868 and affiliated to Boğaziçi University in 1982. Following its affiliation to Boğaziçi University, it gained the identity of an earthquake research institute in addition to its previous functions and was renamed Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute.

The academic units located in Kandilli Campus are as follows (in alphabetical order)

Department of Earthquake Engineering
Department of Geodesy
Department of Geophysics

The Laboratories and Research Centers located in Kandilli Campus are as follows:

Astronomy and Solar Physics Observatory
Geomagnetism Observatory
Meteorological Observatory
Seismological Observatory
Instrumentation and Bioelectronics Laboratory
Medical Device Performance Testing and Measurements Laboratory
Eletrophysiology Laboratory
Psychophysics and Touch Laboratory
Biomechanics Laboratory
Biomedical Robot Laboratory
Tissue Laboratory
Physiology Laboratory
Cellular Imaging Laboratory
Biophotonics Laboratory
Neuro-optical Imaging Laboratory
Biomaterials Laboratory
Student Experiment Laboratory

In addition to the above-mentioned units, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, TETAM building, Life Sciences Center, Feza Gürsey Physics and Mathematics Application and Research Center and Kandilli Algıç, Accelerator and Instrumentation Laboratory are also located on the Kandilli Campus.