Mersin University
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Mersin Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | A world university in the light of science and modernity |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | July 3, 1992 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr.Erol Yaşar[1] |
Academic staff | 1405 |
Administrative staff | 866 |
| Students | 26,644 |
| Location | , |
| Colors | Ultramarine & orange |
| Website | mersin.edu.tr |
Mersin University (Turkish: Mersin Üniversitesi) is a public university, built in 1992 in Mersin Province, Turkey. It has about 39,000 students, 1,813 academic staff, and a number of foreign and guest academic staff.[2]
The university has research and sports facilities, in Mersin town centre and in other towns.[3]
In 2005 the Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope) was set up, creating a partnership between the university's research and development departments and industry, with the aim of developing new technologies that could be directly translated into industrial production.[4]
Departments[edit]
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Economics and Managerial Sciences
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Water Resources
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Educational Sciences
- Faculty of Tarsus Technical Education
- Faculty of Communication
Notable alumni[edit]
- Deniz Sağdıç, artist
- Elçin Sangu, actress
- Dirayet Taşdemir, politician
- Nevin Yanıt, Turkish female sprinter
- Sebahat Tuncel, politician
- Ayberk Pekcan, actor
- Turabi Çamkıran, MMA fighter and actor[5]
- Erkan Meriç, model and actor[6]
- Tuğçe Kandemir, singer-songwriter and literature teacher
- Dilek Öcalan, politician
References[edit]
- ^ "University of Mersin, Rector". Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ http://www.mersin.edu.tr/bulut/birim_1746/Kurum_Ic_Degerlendirme_Raporlari_KIDR/MEU_KIDR_2019/MEU_KIDR_2019_Kanitlar/Kanit_0.KHB-2_Ogrenci-Sayilari_2015-2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "University of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey". Math-Net (Russia). 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Technoscope" (PDF). Mersin Technology Development Zone. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-06. [dead link]
- ^ "Turabi Çamkıran kimdir? Turabi Çamkıran nerelidir?". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Erkan Meriç | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
External links[edit]
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