Manisa Celal Bayar University or (CBU) is a public
research university
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are "the key sites of Knowledge production modes, knowledge production", along with "intergenerational ...
located in
Manisa
Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...
, Turkey. CBU traces its root back to 1959 as an independent sports and teachers' college in Manisa. The main campus is in
Muradiye
Muradiye (, ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 912 km2, and its population is 45,718 (2022). It is best known for its impressive waterfalls.
History
The tenth-century Byzantine text ''De Administrando Impe ...
district of Manisa. The university is composed of 14 colleges, 3 schools, and 15
vocational schools
A vocational school (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school), is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational ...
. As of 2017 university offers over 70 different
undergraduate
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...
and over 90
graduate programs.Physical Education and Sports College is also one of oldest in Turkey that began offering
sports science
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally i ...
and
physical education
Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...
programs.
It is one of the largest universities in
Aegean Region
The Aegean region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya.
Located in w ...
with more than 55,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members.
[ As of Fall 2017 there are 652 international students.
]
History
Early years
The university's roots date back to 1959, when Turkish Armed Forces
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...
founded a school named Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School. This school then converted to a four-year college in 1975, one of the oldest of its kind in Turkey. Today it is still serving a
The School of Physical Education and Sports
In 1964 Demirci Normal School began its education in Demirci, Manisa, to train high school graduates to be teachers in various parts of Anatolia
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...
. Demirci normal school was then converted to a four-year degree offering education college where it continues to serve a
The College of Education
A unique and the only one of its kind, School Of Tobacco Expertise was established in 1975 and then relocated to Akhisar, Manisa in 1987. Today, the school is still serving a
School Of Tobacco Expertise
One of the first higher education in the city of Manisa came to life with Manisa Vocational School of Accounting which was founded in 1975. Between 1975 and 1982 its administration was under Ege University
Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive ...
. From 1982 to 1992, with sports and education colleges, it was moved under Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University () (DEÜ) is a Public university, public research university in İzmir, Turkey. Founded in 1982, it is organized into 18 faculties. It holds the distinction of being the first university in Turkey to implement the probl ...
administration. Today it is known a
The College of Economics and Administrative Sciences
In 1982, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports became Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa
Name change: Celal Bayar University
In 1992, with the merger of already established colleges, Celal Bayar university began its education. Four new colleges; College of Art and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences; three colleges that were under Dokuz Eylül University administration; College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports and a college that was under the administration of Ege University; School of Tobacco Expertise, and finally other vocational schools that are in and around city limits of Manisa, Celal Bayar University was formed. The university has continued adding new colleges to respond the dynamic needs of communities and students.
University is proud to carry the name Celal Bayar Celal is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word Jalal (جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Celal Al (born 1984), Turkish actor
* Celal Adan (b ...
, who is the third president of Turkey.
In order to emphasize its location, the university asked the higher education department to add Manisa in its name. Finally, since 2016 the university became Manisa Celal Bayar University.
Timeline of name changes
The school has had several names in the past:
* 1959 opened as Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School.
* 1964 designated Demirci Normal School in Demirci, Manisa.
* 1975 designated Manisa Vocational School of Accounting
* 1975 designated School Of Tobacco Expertise in Akhisar, Manisa
* 1982 designated Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa
* 1992 became Celal Bayar University
* 2016 became Manisa Celal Bayar University
Campuses
Celal Bayar University is composed of three main campuses; Muradiye, Uncubozkoy, and Downtown Manisa campuses. MCBU also has colleges and schools that are located in its different districts.
Layout
Muradiye Campus
:Campus was renamed as "Şehit Prof.Dr. İlhan Varank" campus after professor Varank, who lost his life during 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
In the evening of 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 ...
. College of Art and Science, College of Engineering, College of Economic and Administrative Sciences, School of Business, and School of Applied Sciences are all located at this Campus. Varank campus has a couple of dormitories and a library as well.
Uncubozkoy Campus
:Uncubozkoy Campus is located just outskirts of Mount Sipylus
Mount Spil (), the ancient Mount Sipylus () (elevation ), is a mountain rich in legends and history in Manisa Province, Turkey, in what used to be the heartland of the Lydians and what is now Turkey's Aegean Region.
Its summit towers over th ...
. The campus is home to College of Medicine, Hafsa Sultan Celal Bayar University Hospital, College of Health Sciences, and Suleyman Demirel Cultural Center.
Downtown Manisa campus
:College of Sports Sciences, College of Theology, and School of Foreign Languages can be found at this location.
*Demirci Campus: College of Education is located in the historical district of Demirci
Demirci is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,321 km2, and its population is 36,620 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of .
History
From 1867 until 1922, Demirci was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ott ...
which is 3 hours away from the city.
*Turgutlu Campus: is established in 2012 for Hasan Ferdi Turgutlu College of Technology.
*Salihli Campus: is a new campus of Salihli College of Economic and Administrative Sciences.
*Akhisar Campus: is home to School of Tobacco Expertise.
Landmarks
The Museum of Medicine History
It was constructed for Hafsa Sultan
AyÅŸe Hafsa Sultan (; 1478/1479 - 19 March 1534), was a concubine of Selim I and the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. She was the first Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and, during the period between her son's enthronement in 1520 until ...
, the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman I (; , ; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver () in his own realm, was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan between 1520 a ...
, in 1539. It served as a hospital until the Turkish Republic was founded. It also served as an asylum after the 1850s.
It was restored from time to time during the Republican era. Later in 1994, it was left to Celal Bayar University and reopened as a Health Museum in 2013.
Mevlevihane
Mevlevihane was constructed in 1368–1369, by the architect Osmanoğlu Emetullah on an order by Sarunhanoğlu İshak Bey. During the Ottoman Empire it was restored three times, in 1664–1665, in 1681 and in 1693–1694.
In 1960, it was restored again; however, it became a ruin after a short time. It was lastly restored by Celal Bayar University in 1999–2001. Mevlevihane turned into a museum in 2005.
Organization
Ahmet Ataç became the seventh president on July 29, 2019. President Ataç has three vice presidents and three advisers.
Presidents
Academic staff
As of fall 2017, MCBU employed 1,609 academic staff, including 1,037 instructional staff (faculty).
Colleges and academic divisions
There are 14 colleges, 3 schools, and 3 graduate schools at Manisa Celal Bayar University (see the table). MCBU is also responsible of governing 15 vocational schools, which are granting associate degrees
An associate degree or associate's degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of academic qualification above a high school diploma and below a bachelor's degree.
...
.
Graduate schools
Manisa Celal Bayar University has 3 graduate schools that are responsible for its all graduate programs. Social and natural sciences graduate schools were established in 1993 and health sciences in 1995.
*Graduate School of Social Sciences
*Graduate School of Natural Sciences
*Graduate School of Health Sciences
Academics
Classification
Manisa Celal Bayar University is one of the largest universities in Turkey and its programs are accredited by Diploma Supplement
The Diploma Supplement is a document accompanying a European higher education diploma, providing a standardised description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies completed by its holder.
Overview
The Diploma Supplement i ...
. Students may transfer their earned credits with confidence.
Also MCBU has accreditation for its engineering programs; EUR-ACE label
The EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) Label is a certificate of quality awarded to degree programmes in Engineering.
The EUR-ACE label is awarded after authorization from the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE ...
and its medical degrees.
Degrees conferred
MCBU offers over 70 different undergraduate programs and over 90 different graduate programs.
MCBU conferred 9,755 degrees in the 2016–2017 academic year, including 4,116 bachelor's degrees, 283 master's degrees, and 36 doctorates degrees. The remaining 5,320 were associate degrees.
Research
Manisa Celal Bayar University has 14 research centers. Some examples are; Research Institute of Atatürk's Principles, Research Institute of Local Governance, Research Institute of the Turkish Handcraft of Manisa District, Research Institute of the History and Culture of Manisa District, Research Institute of Computing, Research Institute of Environmental Problems, and Research Institute of Health.
MCBU also houses a research center called Teknokent.
Notable alumni
* Alp Kırşan
Alp Kırşan (born 3 November 1979) is a Turkish actor.
Kırşan began his career as a professional model. He was chosen as 'Best Model of Turkey' in 2002. He hosted a program ''Sabah Şekerleri'' with Özlem Yıldız. He began his acting wit ...
, actor
* Bekir Pakdemirli
Bekir Pakdemirli (born 1973) is a Turkish businessman and former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Early years
Bekir Pakdemirli was born at İzmir, Turkey in 1973. His father Ekrem Pakdemirli was a politician, who briefly served as a Deputy ...
, Minister of Agriculture and Forest
* Deniz Baysal
Deniz Baysal (born 5 April 1991) is a Turkish actress and model. She is best known for her leading roles in the crime series ''Teşkilat'' and ''Söz'' and the drama series '' Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları''.
Life and career
Baysal was born in İ ...
, actress
* Eray Ataseven
Eray Ataseven (born 29 June 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarier.
Professional career
He made his Süper Lig debut on 31 March 2012 against Gençlerbirliği.
On 10 May 2018, Hasan Ali helped Akhisar Belediyespor ...
, Turkish footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
* Hidayet Karaca Hidayet Karaca (b. 18 August 1963; Çankırı, Turkey ) was the general manager of the Samanyolu Media Group and chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu TV.
About
Born on 18 August 1963 in Çankırı in Central Turkey, Karaca completed his primary, ...
, News presenter
* Kemal Özdeş
Kemal Özdeş (born 10 May 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of TFF 1. Lig club Ankaragücü.
Club career
There is limited information available about Özdeş career as a football playe ...
, Turkish football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...
* Mert Yılmazyerli, Turkish chess player. 2021 Turkish Chess Champion Following are the official winners of the national Turkish Chess Championships from 1962 to date.
Winners
:
Notes
References
Lists of winners from the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF)
{{Chess national championships
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.
* Özge Kanbay
Özge Kanbay (4 November 199625 February 2019) was a Turkish women's footballer, and female football referee. She was also a rugby sevens player. The 2019–20 Turkish women's football season and the 2020 Turkish Women's Rugby sevens League se ...
, was a Turkish woman's footballer, and female football referee
* Tevfik Lav
Tevfik Lav (11 July 1959 – 4 April 2004) was a Turkish football manager.
References
1959 births
2004 deaths
Turkish football managers
Denizlispor managers
Siirtspor managers
Gaziantepspor managers
MKE Ankaragücü managers
Kony ...
, Turkish football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
manager
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References
External links
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History and information
International Office
Manisa Teknokent
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Universities and colleges in Turkey
Manisa
State universities and colleges in Turkey
Educational institutions established in 1992
Buildings and structures in Manisa Province
1992 establishments in Turkey