Atatürk University is a land-grant university established 1957 in Erzurum

Erzurum

Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The university consists of 17 faculties, 5 colleges, 15 vocational colleges, 6 institutes and 16 research centers with 33,544 (2008-2009) students. Atatürk University's main campus is in Erzurum city, the region's largest city, in Eastern Anatolia Region

Eastern Anatolia Region

The Eastern Anatolia Region is one of seven non-administrative subdivisions of Turkey and encompasses its eastern provinces.The region and the name "Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi" were first defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. It has the highest average altitude, largest geographical area, and...

 of Turkey. It is now one of the city's most significant resources. Since its establishment in 1957, it has served as a hub of educational and cultural excellence for the eastern region. The university is twinned with and has agreement of cooperation with the University of Nebraska and the Balkan Universities Network

Balkan Universities Network

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Academic units

Faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Sciences
• Faculty of Letters
• Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Kazım Karabekir
  Kazim Karabekir
  Musa Kâzım Karabekir was a Turkish general and politician. He was commander of the Eastern Army in the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death.-Early years:Karabekir was born in 1882 as the son of an Ottoman General,...
  
   Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Communications
• Faculty of Pharmaceutics
  Pharmaceutics
  Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design...
  
  
• Faculty of Veterinary
• Faculty of Laws
• Oltu
  Oltu
  Oltu is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is İbrahim Ziyrek . The population is 19,969 .-History:...
  
   Faculty of Geosciences
• Faculty of Health Sciences

Colleges:

• College of Nursing
• College of Physical Education and Sports
• Erzurum College of Health
• College of Foreign Languages
• College of Tourism and Hotel Management

Vocational colleges:

• Erzurum Vocational College
• Erzurum Vocational College of Health Services
• Aşkale
  Askale
  Aşkale is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ahmet Yaptırmış . The population is 12,509 -References:...
  
   Vocational College
• Hınıs
  Hinis
  Hınıs is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region region of Turkey. The mayor is Enver Taçyıldız . The population is 9,792 ....
  
   Vocational College
• İspir
  İspir
  İspir is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, on the Çoruh River. The mayor is Osman Çakır . The district has a population of 30260 while the town has a population of 11789.-History:...
  
   Kamza Polat Vocational College
• Narman
  Narman
  Narman District is a district of Erzurum Province of Turkey....
  
   Vocational College
• Oltu
  Oltu
  Oltu is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is İbrahim Ziyrek . The population is 19,969 .-History:...
  
   Vocational College
• Pasinler
  Pasinler
  Pasinler is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ünsal Sertoğlu . The population is 13,513 ....
  
   Vocational College

Institutes:

• Institute of Atatürk's Doctrines and History of Reforms
• Institute of Sciences
• Institute of Fine Arts
• Institute of Health Sciences
• Institute of Social Sciences
• Institute of Turcology

External links

• http://www.atauni.edu.tr/index_2.html