Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Karamanoğlu Mehbetbey University (Turkish: Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi) is a public university in Karaman.

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi
Type	Public
Established	2007
Rector	Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akgül
Location	Karaman , Turkey
Website	www.kmu.edu.tr/

History

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University is one of new seventeen universities which were established in accordance with the law numbered 5662. However university’s history dates back Vocational School which was established as a part of Selcuk University by the verdiction of the council of higher education dated 08.03.1987. Ermenek Vocational School was established as a result of the meeting of The Council of Higher Education dated 21.03.1991 and Karaman Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was established in accordance with the law numbered 3837, published in official journal dated 11.07.1992 numbered 21281.

In the same year Health Services Vocational School with the protocol dated 10.09.1992 between The Council of Higher Education and Ministry of Health, Kazım Karabekir Vocational School as a result of the meeting of The Council of Higher Education dated 30.09.1994, Health School with the official journal dated 02.11.1996 numbered 22805 and School of Physical Education and Sports with the decree dated 18.11.1997 were established and operated under Selçuk University.

Faculty of Literature with the verdiction of The Council of The Ministers numbered 2006/10735 published in official journal dated 05.08.2006 numbered 26250 and Faculty of Kamil Özdağ Science with the verdiction numbered 2007/11548, published in official journal dated 20.01.2007 numbered 26409 were established but had not started education.

All these institutions, which operated under the name of Selçuk University, have become units of our university in accordance with the law numbered 2809 published in official journal 29 May 2007 numbered 26536.

Social Sciences Institute which continues its education and Sciences Institute which do not accept student yet were established in accordance with the same law under Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Rectorate.

Academic Units

• Institute of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Literature
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Kamil Özdağ Faculty Of Science
• Faculty of Engineering
• Scientific Research Project Center
• Continuing Education Application and Research Center
• Woman Research Application and Research Center

Notable alumni

• Taha Akgül, Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler
• Soner Demirtaş, European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler

See also

• List of universities in Turkey
• Karaman

External links

• Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University website (in Turkish)