The Zirve University ( Turkish ''Zirve Üniversitesi'') was a private university established in 2009, located in

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approxi ...

, southeastern

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. The university had eight faculties. It was a mix-oriented (research and education) institution. English language was the primary medium of teaching in College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Design, and College of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Turkish language was the primary medium of teaching for the rest of colleges while several courses were also offered in English. The university had total enrollment of more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 2016. Around 20% of the students were offered tuition-free education while another 20% were offered 50% tuition scholarship based on their success at National University Entrance Exam done by

ÖSYM The Measuring, Selection and Placement Center ( tr, Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM) is the body responsible for organizing the national level university entrance examination Student Selection and Placement System, and several other ...

. The university also offered full scholarships for those who has significant sport excellence and/or national license of sport. The university was listed among the top 50 most entrepreneur and innovator university list by TUBITAK. On 23 July 2016, the university was forced to close by the Turkish government. Zirve University facilities were transferred to Gaziantep University.

Legal Status

The establishment of the university was supported by President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ministers: Fatma Şahin, Mehmet Şimşek, Ali Babacan, Bülent Arınç, Egemen Bağış, Hüseyin Çelik, Kürşad Tüzmen, Zafer Çağlayan, Mehmet Ali Şahin, Taner Yıldız, Beşir Atalay, Vecdi Gönül, Cemil Çiçek, Binali Yıldırım, Ertuğrul Günay, Veysel Eroğlu, Faruk Çelik, Murat Başeskioğlu, Cevdet Yılmaz, Nimet Çubukçu, Kemal Unakıtan, Faruk Nafiz Özak, Recep Akdağ, Mehmet Aydın, Nazım Ekren.3

Faculties

*Faculty of Architecture and Design *Faculty of Communication *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Law *Faculty of Health Sciences *Faculty of Medicine *Faculty of Dentistry *School of Foreign Languages *Vocational School *Institute of Health Sciences *Institute of Social Sciences *Institute of Science

Research Centers

*Middle East Strategic Research Center *Nanotechnology Research and Application Center *Food and Agriculture Center *Continuing Education Center *Physiotherapy and rehabilitation Center *Turkish Language Center *Marine Engineering Simulation Center

References

3. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/main.aspx?home=http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2009/02/20090228m1.htm&main=http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2009/02/20090228m1.htm {{authority control Universities and colleges in Turkey Buildings and structures in Gaziantep Private universities and colleges in Turkey Educational institutions established in 2009 Defunct universities and colleges in Turkey 2009 establishments in Turkey