Akdeniz University

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Akdeniz University
Akdeniz Üniversitesi
Motto	Eğitimde ve Bilimde Öncü Üniversite (Turkish)
Motto in English	A Pioneering University in Education and Science
Type	Public research university
Established	July 20, 1982; 42 years ago
Rector	Prof. Dr. Özlenen Özkan
Academic staff	2,829 (2022)
Students	64,335 (2021-22)
Undergraduates	37.389 (2021-22)
Postgraduates	3,893 (2021-22)
Doctoral students	1,540 (2021-22)
Location	Antalya, Turkey; 36°53′42″N 30°39′3.96″E / 36.89500°N 30.6511000°E
Campus	Urban, 925 acres (374 ha)
Colours	Navy & Orange;
Affiliations	European University Association; Caucasus University Association
Website	akdeniz.edu.tr

Akdeniz University (Turkish: Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University.^{[citation needed]}

It is one of the leading educational institutions in the country with its Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. The university, where the first face transplant was performed, created a revolution in the history of medicine.^{[citation needed]} It is the 7th best public university in Turkey. Based on its academic studies, it is the 5th university with the most academic articles. Its success in the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) is above Turkey's average.

Akdeniz University gave its units in Isparta to Süleyman Demirel University, which was established in 1992; in Burdur to Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, which was established in 2006; and in Alanya to Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, which was established in 2015.

It continues its education and research activities in 24 faculties, 7 institutes, 3 colleges, 1 conservatory, 12 vocational colleges and 57 research and application centers. It is also a member of the European University Association and the Caucasus University Association.

In the 2021-22 academic year, a total of 64,335 students were studying, as 21,513 associate degree, 37,389 undergraduate, 3,893 master's and 1,540 doctorate students. As of 2022, a total of 2,829 academic personnel, 540 professors, 314 associate professors, 491 doctors, 674 lecturers and 810 research assistants, were working within the scope of the university.

Academics

Faculties

Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Literature
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of Nursing
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Communication
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Sports Sciences
Faculty of Fisheries
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Tourism
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
Kemer Faculty of Maritime
Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences
Manavgat Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Manavgat Faculty of Tourism
Serik Faculty of Business Administration

Institutes

Mediterranean Civilizations Research Institute
Institute of Education Sciences
Graduate Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Fine Arts Institute
Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplantation Institute
Health Sciences Institute
Social Sciences Institute

Colleges

College of Tourism and Hotel Management
Turkish Teaching Application and Research Center (TOMER)
College of Foreign Languages

Conservatory

Antalya State Conservatory

Vocational Schools

Vocational School of Justice
Vocational School of Health Services
Serik Gülsün-Süleyman Süral Vocational School
Vocational School of Social Sciences
Vocational School of Technical Sciences
Demre Dr. Hasan Ünal Vocational School
Elmalı Vocational School
Finike Vocational School
Göynük Culinary Arts Vocational School
Korkuteli Vocational School
Kumluca Vocational School
Manavgat Vocational School

Achievements

On January 21, 2011, Turkish surgeon Ömer Özkan and his team successfully performed the country’s first-ever full face transplant at the university's hospital in Antalya. The 19-year-old patient, Uğur Acar's face was badly burnt in a house fire when he was a baby. The donor was 39-year-old Ahmet Kaya, who died on January 20. The surgery team accomplished at the same time another transplant, a double-arm and one-leg limb transplant, on Atilla Kavdı using the organs of the same donor.^[2]

Surgeon Dr. Ömer Özkan performed on May 16, 2012 with his team country's fourth face and their second full face transplant. The face and ears of the 27-year-old patient Turan Çolak from İzmir was burnt as he fell into an oven when he was three and half years old. The donor was Tevfik Yılmaz, a 19-year young man from Uşak, who had attempted suicide on May 8. He was declared brain dead in the evening hours of May 15 after having been in intensive care station for seven days.^[3]

Affiliations

The university is a member of the European University Association and involved in international relations and projects such as Leonardo and Erasmus.^[4] The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.^[5]

Notable people

Alumni

Azize Tanrıkulu (born 1986), 2008 Olympic silver medalist and European champion Turkish female taekwondo athlete
Bahri Tanrıkulu (born 1980), 2004 Olympic silver medalist and multiple World and European champion Turkish taekwondo athlete
Barış Eyriboz (born 1976), Turkish film director, screenwriter and producer
Burak Yeter, Turkish DJ, record producer and remixer.
Nazgul Kenzhetay (born 1995), Kazakh journalist.

Faculty

Mustafa Kalemli (born 1943), Turkish physician and politician, who served as the Speaker of the parliament
Ömer Özkan (born 1971), Associate Prof. Dr. at Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, who performed the country's first full face transplant