Engineering education has always been the driving force of modernisation in all countries as it is in Turkey. Robert College Engineering School was one of these important places where students were graduated not only as an engineer but also as an intellectual. It is founded in 1912 and served until it is transformed into Bogazici University in 1971.This study focuses on the history of Robert College Engineering School, its place in engineering education in Turkey and relations with the mainstream engineering education which has roots in military engineering education.