Batman University () is an

institution of higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

located in

Batman, Turkey Batman (; ) is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris and had a population of 452,157 in 2021. It is populated by Kurds. ...

, established on 28 May 2007. It was one of 17 new universities created by Law number 5662, which amended the Law on the Organization of Institutes of Higher Education and related Statutory Decrees. In January 2017, President

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...

appointed Aydın Durmuş rector of the university. Durmuş was replaced by İdris Demir in February 2021.

History

Batman University was founded on May 28, 2007, with Additional Article 88 of Law on Amendments to the Statements Attached to the Law on the Organization of Institutes of Higher Education, to the Statutory Decree on Academic Faculty Members of Institutes of Higher Education, and to the Statutory Decree on General Faculty and Procedure number 5662. The Batman Vocational School of Higher Education was established in affiliation with the Ministry of National Education Bureau of Universal and Formal Institutes of Higher Education during the 1975–1976 academic year and was merged with

Dicle University Dicle University (, ) is a public university located in Diyarbakır, Turkey, and one of the largest higher education institution. Vocational schools are located in Ergani, Çermik, Çüngüş, Bismil, and Silvan, Turkey, Silvan History Dicle Uni ...

in 1982 with Statutory Decree number 41. The institution assumed the name Batman University in 2007, separating from Dicle University, and was managed by proxy through the

İnönü University İnönü University is a public university in Malatya, Turkey. On 28 January 1975, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ordered the establishment of İnönü University in Malatya, the hometown of the second president of Turkey, İsmet İnönü ...

rector. Batman University attained its self-governance on September 9, 2008, with the appointment of Prof. Dr. Abdüsselam Uluçam as rector. The current rector, Aydın Durmuş, was appointed on January 22, 2017, and the university opened the Kozluk, Hasankeyf, and Sason campuses, in addition to the existing Central and West Raman campuses, for the 2018–2019 academic year. The university has seven faculties, three institutes, four colleges, seven vocational schools, and 12 research centers. Serving approximately 15,000 students at these units of the university are 395 faculty members and 294 administrative personnel.

References

External links

Official Website
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