Melikşah University ( tr, Melikşah Üniversitesi) was a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

located in the Talas district of

Kayseri Province The Kayseri Province ( tr, ) is situated in central Turkey. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, ...

, Turkey. Established in 2008, it was the second university established in Kayseri, and its first private university. It was named after Malik-Shah I (reigned between 1072 and 1092), a sultan of

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Turks. Melikşah University was established by Burç Eğitim Kültür ve Sağlık Vakfı and covered an area of . On 23 July 2016, Melikşah University, along with 14 other Turkish universities, was closed by a statutory decree under the state of emergency declared by the Turkish government following the

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt On 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They attempted to seize cont ...

. The government alleged the university had ties to the Gülenist which has been accused by Turkey of being behind the coup plot. The university's assets were seized and transferred to

Erciyes University Erciyes University ( tr, Erciyes Üniversitesi) is a Turkish institute of higher education located in Kayseri, Turkey. As of 4 April 2019, a total of 64,194 students were studying for their bachelor's degree and postgraduate studies. Background ...

. At the time of its closure the university had an academic staff of 175 and 4500 students.

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has expressed concern at these mass closures, saying that they have a chilling effect on academic freedom, undermine democratic society, and may represent a grave threat to higher education in Turkey.15 Universities shut down in connection with state of emergency
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Academic units

Faculties

* Faculty of Arts and Sciences * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences * Architectural and Engineering Faculty * Faculty of Health Sciences

Institutes

* Institute of Sciences *

Education centers

* Continuous Education, Application and Research Center

References

External links

* Private universities and colleges in Turkey Education in Kayseri 2008 establishments in Turkey Educational institutions established in 2008 Educational institutions shut down in the 2016 Turkish purges Defunct universities and colleges in Turkey {{Turkey-university-stub