Gazi University
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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 merged with the Bolu Academy of Engineering and Architecture. Ankara Academy of Economy and Commerce, the Ankara College of Technical Teachers, the Ankara Girls' College of Technical Teachers, and the Ankara State Academy of Engineering and Architecture to become a full university. Faculties and vocational schools in Bolu became Abant Izzet Baysal University in 1992.

Gazi University comprises 25 faculties, 21 vocational schools of higher education, 18 research centers and 5 graduate institutes. The student enrolment of Gazi University has reached approximately 50,000 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.

Faculties

• Gazi Faculty of Education
• Kirsehir Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Kastamonou Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Kirsehir Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Faculty of Industrial Arts Education
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Corum Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Faculty of Divinity
• Faculty of Communication
• Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
• Corum Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Technical Education
• Gazi Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Health Education
• Faculty of Commercial and Tourism Education
• Kastamonou Faculty of Forestry
• Faculty of Vocational Education

Graduate institutes

• Institute for Graduate Studies in Pure and Applied Sciences
• Institute of Social Sciences
• Institute of Health Sciences
• Institute of Educational Sciences
• Institute for Accident Research and Prevention

Vocational colleges of higher education

• Beypazarı Technical Science Vocational Education
• Corum Vocational College
• Hacıbektaş Veli Vocational College
• Kırsehir Vocational College
• Polatlı Technical Science Vocational Education
• Vocational College of Finance
• Vocational School of Health Services
• Sungurlu Community College
• Title Deed and Cadastre College
• Atatürk Vocational College
• Ankara Vocational College
• Gazi Vocational College
• Mucur Vocational College
• Kecioren Vocational School of Health Services
• Kaman Vocational College
• Kırşehir Çiçekdağı Vocational College

University governance

The Rector of Gazi University is Prof. Dr. Rıza Ayhan.

Campuses

Gazi University is a city-university which has 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.

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.

Notable Alumni

• İlhan Berk: Poet, writer.
• Özdemir İnce: Poet, writer, member of European Poetry Academy.
• Abbas Güçlü: Pedagogist, journalist with a popular TV program for students.
• Zeki Sezer: Politician, present chairman of Democratic Left Party.
• Bülent Bezdüd: Musician, with Grammy Awards.
• Nurcan Taylan: Sportsman, with an olympic golden medal.
• Hamza Yerlikaya: Sportsman.
• Halil Mutlu: Sportsman.
• Sinan Şamil Sam: Sportsman.
• Naim Süleymanoğlu: Sportsman.
• Fakir Baykurt: Novelist.
• Melih Gökçek: Chairman of Ankara Municipality.
• Sinan Aygün: Chairman of Ankara Trade Chamber.
• Biket İlhan: Film director.
• Handan İpekçi: Film director.
• Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan: Minister for Trade and Industry of T.C.
• Nihat Özdemir: Deputy chairman of Fenerbahçe Sports Club, President of Board of Directors of Limak Construction Corp.
• İnci Aral: Writer (short-story)

See also

• List of universities in Turkey

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