Gazi University
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| Gazi Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | It's a privilage to belong to Gazi. (Turkish: Gazili olmak ayrıcalıktır.) |
| Established | 1926 |
| Type | Public University |
| Rector | Prof. Rıza Ayhan |
| Undergraduates | 67639 |
| Postgraduates | 10470 |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| Campus | On different and lively parts of the city |
| Member of | EUA |
| Website | gazi.edu.tr |
Gazi University (Turkish: Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 1926 by Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu Academy of Engineering and Architecture, Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, the Ankara College of Technical Careers, the Ankara Girls' College of Technical Careers, and the Ankara State Academy of Engineering and Architecture to become a large metropolitan university as part of the act which created the Board of Higher Education. Prior to 1982 when the Board of Higher Education Law came into effect, institutes of higher education in Turkey were organized under different structures as universities, academies, institutes, and schools. In 1992 faculties and vocational schools in Bolu became Abant Izzet Baysal University.
Gazi University comprises 15 faculties, 9 vocational schools of higher education, 26 research centers and 6 graduate institutes. The student enrollment of Gazi University has reached approximately 57,000 in total of whom about 1,500 come from the Turkic states of Central Asia. Five thousand students are enrolled in graduate programmes. The total size of the teaching faculty exceeds 3,000 persons.
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[edit] Faculties
- Gazi Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Industrial Arts Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Communication
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Technical Education
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Health Education
- Faculty of Commercial and Tourism Education
- Faculty of Vocational Education
[edit] Graduate institutes
- Graduate School of Informatics
- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Graduate School of Social Sciences
- Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Graduate School of Educational Sciences
- Institute for Accident Research and Prevention
[edit] Vocational colleges of higher education
- Beypazari Technical Sciences Vocational College
- Polatli Technical Sciences Vocational College
- Finance Vocational College
- Health Services Vocational College
- Cadastral Vocational College
- Ataturk Vocational College
- Ankara Vocational College
- Gazi Vocational College
- Distance Education/Learning Vocational College
[edit] University governance
The Rector of Gazi University is Prof. Dr. Rıza Ayhan.
[edit] Campuses
Gazi University is a city-university which has a multitude of campuses around Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. Its main campus is situated in Beşevler.
The University's campuses are almost directly inside the city, which makes it easier to find houses to live and centers for shopping, for students. There are many activities at these campuses for students, such as the Spring Festival, free concerts, opening concerts, sports tournaments, theatre performances and performances by student clubs as well as scientific and cultural seminars.
[edit] Gazi University Central Library
Gazi University library has 150,000 books, 62,000 bound periodicals, and 10,000 master theses. The library subscribes to 700 periodicals in foreign languages and 600 in Turkish, and provides access to 20,000 on-line journals and 30 on-line databases. Collections are predominantly in Turkish, English and German. Library orientation programs are organized for new Gazi students.
[edit] Notable people
[edit] Alumni (including graduates of former colleges)
- Ferman Akgül - Songwriter and singer
- İnci Aral - Writer (short-story)
- Sinan Aygün - Chairman of Ankara Trade Chamber
- Fakir Baykurt - Novelist
- İlhan Berk - Poet, writer
- Bülent Bezdüd - Musician, with Grammy Awards
- Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan - Minister for Trade and Industry
- Melih Gökçek - Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
- Abbas Güçlü - Pedagogist, journalist with a popular TV program for students
- Biket İlhan - Film director
- Özdemir İnce - Poet, writer, member of European Poetry Academy
- Handan İpekçi - Screenwriter and film director
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu - Politician, Chairman of the CHP
- Halil Mutlu - Olympic gold medalist and world champion weightlifter
- Nihat Özdemir - Businessman, deputy chairman of Fenerbahçe Sports Club
- Metin Şahin - European Taekwondo champion and current president of Turkish Taekwondo Federation
- Sinan Şamil Sam - Professional boxer
- Zeki Sezer - Politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Party
- Naim Süleymanoğlu - Olympic gold medalist and world champion weightlifter
- Nurcan Taylan - Olympic gold medalist and world champion female weightlifter
- Kemal Unakıtan - Former Minister of Finance
- Hamza Yerlikaya - Olympic gold medalist and world champion wrestler
[edit] Scholars
- Mehmet Hakkı Suçin, Arabist.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Gazi University official website (English)
- [1]- GAZİ CENTRAL LIBRARY
- [2] - GAZI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- [3] - GAZI UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TURKISH TEACHING
- [4] - GAZI UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
- [5] - GAZI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ORGANIZATION
- [6] - RADIO GAZI FM
- [7] - GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
- [8] - GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
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Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 32°49′20″E / 39.93667°N 32.82222°E
