Aydın Adnan Menderes University (In

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: ''Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi'') is a state university founded in

Aydın Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...

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in 1992. The name of the university is derived from

Adnan Menderes Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of ...

, former Prime Minister of Turkey. The university began its education in

Efeler Efeler is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 303,772 (2022). The district was established as a part of the 2013 local government reorganisation from the former central district ...

and

Nazilli Nazilli is municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 691 km2, and its population is 162,737 (2022). It is the second-largest city in Aydın Province, after the city of Aydın. It is east of Aydın, on the road to D ...

in 1992 with five faculties (Science-Literature, Nazilli School of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary, and Agriculture faculties), three institutes, the School of Tourism and Hotel Management, and the School of Vocational Studies in Söke. Currently, the university has 21 faculties, 3 institutes, a State Conservatory, 19 Vocational Schools, and 36 Application and Research Centers. Today, it continues its activities across 17 different locations including

, Çakmar, Işıklı, İsabeyli,

Didim Didim is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 424 km2, and its population is 97,000 (2022). It is a popular seaside holiday resort on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of western Turkey, from t ...

Çine Çine is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 820 km2, and its population is 48,466 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın, on the road to Muğla. History Throughout the ages this area has ...

Karacasu Karacasu is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 727 km2, and its population is 17,620 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın. Formerly known as "Yenişehir", Karacasu is reached by turning off the Aydın - Den ...

Kuşadası Kuşadası () is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 265 km2, and its population is 130,835 (2022). It is a large resort town on the Aegean coast. Kuşadası is south of İzmir, and about west of Aydın. T ...

, Atça,

Sultanhisar Sultanhisar is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 20,230 (2022). It is 30 km east of the city of Aydın on the road to Denizli. History The first settlement here was the ...

, Yenipazar,

Söke Söke is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,064 km2, and its population is 123,301 (2022). It is the largest district of Aydın Province by area. Söke is 54 km (34 miles) south-west of the city of Ayd� ...

, Davutlar,

Bozdoğan Bozdoğan is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 859 km2, and its population is 32,607 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın. Bozdoğan is high on the side of Mount Madran, the source of the highly valued P ...

Köşk Köşk is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 187 km2, and its population is 28,235 (2022). "Köşk" is a noun in Turkish and refers to an ornate wooden mansion, smaller than a palace. Comp ...

, and

Buharkent Buharkent is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 13,022 (2022). It is 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli. The ...

. In the 2023-2024 academic year, a total of 48,414 students were enrolled, including 18,717 associate degree, 26,100 undergraduate, 2,930 master's, and 667 doctoral students. As of 2024, the university employed a total of 1,829 academic staff, including 455

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, 250

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, 376 assistant professors, 394

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, and 354

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Units

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Faculties

*Tourism Faculty *Medical School *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Arts and Sciences *Nazilli Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences *Faculty of veterinary medicine *Faculty of Agriculture *Communication faculty *Engineering faculty *Aydın Faculty of Economics *Faculty of Dentistry *Söke Business Administration Faculty *Soke Architecture Faculty *Kuşadası Maritime Faculty *Faculty of Nursing *Faculty of Health Sciences

Institutes

*Institute of Science and Technology *Health Sciences Institute *Institute of Social Sciences

Colleges

*High school of Physical Education and Sports *Nazilli School of Applied Science *Söke Health School *School of Foreign Languages *Nazilli State Conservatory

Vocational Schools

*Atça Vocational School *Aydın Vocational School *Aydin Health Services Vocational School *Bozdoğan Vocational School *Çine Vocational School *Didim Vocational School *Karacasu Vocational School *Kuyucak Vocational School *Cooperative Vocational School *Nazilli Vocational School *Nazilli Health Services Vocational School *Söke Vocational School *Söke Health Services Vocational School *Sultanhisar Vocational School *Yenipazar Vocational School *Buharkent Vocational School

References

External links

Aydın Adnan Menderes University - Official website
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