Melikşah University () was a

private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

located in the Talas district of

Kayseri Province The Kayseri Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population is 1,441,523 (2022). It borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces. T ...

, Turkey. Established in 2008, it was the second university established in

Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

, and its first private university. It was named after

Malik-Shah I Malik-Shah I (, ) was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence. During his youth, he spent his time participating in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan, ...

(reigned between 1072 and 1092), a sultan of

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Turks. Melikşah University was established by Burç Eğitim Kültür ve Sağlık Vakfı and covered an area of . On 23 July 2016, Melikşah University, along with 14 other Turkish universities, was closed by a statutory decree under the state of emergency declared by the Turkish government following the

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt In the evening of 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They attempted ...

. The government alleged the university had ties to the Gülenist which has been accused by Turkey of being behind the coup plot. The university's assets were seized and transferred to

Erciyes University Erciyes University (), commonly referred to as ERU, is a public research university located in Kayseri, Turkey. Established in 1978, the university has become a center for education, research, and innovation, contributing to academic and scientifi ...

. At the time of its closure the university had an academic staff of 175 and 4500 students.

Scholars at Risk Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of academic institutions organized to support and defend the principles of academic freedom and to defend the human rights of scholars around the world. As of 2024, network membership is reported ...

has expressed concern at these mass closures, saying that they have a chilling effect on academic freedom, undermine democratic society, and may represent a grave threat to higher education in Turkey.15 Universities shut down in connection with state of emergency
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Academic units

Faculties

* Faculty of Arts and Sciences * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences * Architectural and Engineering Faculty * Faculty of Health Sciences

Institutes

* Institute of Sciences *

Education centers

* Continuous Education, Application and Research Center

References

External links

* Private universities and colleges in Turkey Education in Kayseri 2008 establishments in Turkey Universities and colleges established in 2008 Educational institutions shut down in the 2016 Turkish purges Defunct universities and colleges in Turkey {{Turkey-university-stub