Başkent University was founded on January 13, 1994 by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal

Mehmet Haberal

Mehmet Haberal is a surgeon in Turkey. He is the founder and exrector of Başkent University and owner of the Kanal B television station. In April 2009 he was arrested and charged for his involvement in Ergenekon.-References:...

. The University center is located in Ankara

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 and also has Medical and Research Centers and Dialysis Centers all around Turkey

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History

Başkent University, the first private university to teach health sciences in Turkey

Turkey

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, was founded in 1993 with the cooperation of the Turkish Organ Transplant and Burns Treatment Foundation and the Haberal Education Foundation.

The university has developed and grown over the past eight years without governmental support. The construction of the buildings began on campus in 1995 and many other facilities have been added since then. Currently the university is considered as one of Turkey's elite colleges in terms of its scientific approach in education.

Faculties, departments and schools

These faculties and schools are as follows:

• Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture
  • Visual Arts and Design (Graphic Design)
  • Interior Design and Environmental Architecture
  • Art History

• Faculty of Communications
  • Radio Television and Cinema
  • Public Relations
  • Communication Design
  • Knowledge Management

• Faculty of Dentistry

• Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
  • Management, Economics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Tourism Management

• Faculty of Education
  • Computer and Instructional Technology Education
  • Foreign Language Education
  • Elemantry Education, Turkish Language Education
  • Secondary Education Science And Mathematics Fields Education
  • Secondary Education Social Fields Teaching Department

• Faculty of Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical-Electronics Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

• Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Physical Therapy and Rehabilition
  • Nursing and Health Services
  • Health Care Management
  • Sport Sciences
  • Social Work

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Science and Letters

• Faculty of Commercial Sciences

Organizations and Institutions associated with the university

Centers

• Mithat Coruh Quality Management Center
• Center for Language Studies
• Center for Studies in Atatürk's Principles

Institutes

• Institute of Educational Sciences
• Institute of Health Sciences
• Institute of Science
• Institute of Social Sciences
• Institute of European Union and International Relations
• Institute of Transplantation and Gene Sciences
• Institute of Burn, Fire and Natural Disaster

Vocational Schools

• Vocational School of Social Sciences
• Vocational School of Technology
• Vocational School of Health Sciences

Schools

• Ayşeabla Schools
• Adana Başkent Schools

Hospitals

• Başkent University Ankara Hospital
• Ayaş Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center
• Yapracık Geriatric and Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center
• Başkent University Adana Medical and Research Center
• Başkent University İzmir Zübeyde Hanım Medical and Research Center
• Başkent University Medical and Research Center of Alanya
  Baskent University Medical and Research Center of Alanya
  Başkent University Medical and Research Center of Alanya is a medical and research center in Alanya, Turkey. It is one of the Başkent University hospitals in Turkey. The center was opened on 10th of July 2000. The center has a certificate of ISO-EN 9001:2000 Quality system. There are nearly 100...
  
  
• Başkent University Konya Medical and Research Center
• Başkent University Elmalık (Yalova) Dialysis Center
• Başkent University İskenderun Dialysis Center
• Başkent University İstanbul Dialysis Center
• Başkent University Experimental Research Centers

Hotels

• Patalya Thermal Resort Hotel
• Patalya Lakeside Resort Hotel

See also

• Baskent Knights
  Baskent Knights
  The Baskent Knights is an american football team based in Ankara, Turkey. It was established under the name of Başkent University on 1998. Baskent Knights is a university team, which is not under a management of any private sports club facility.-History:...
  
  
• Education in Turkey
  Education in Turkey
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• List of concert halls
• List of universities in Turkey
• ÖSS
  ÖSS
  Student Selection and Placement System or Higher Education Examination-Undergraduate Placement Examination , [formerly Student Selection Examination, ], is a standardized test for the admission to higher education in Turkey administered by ÖSYM. Within the Turkish education system, the only way to...
  
  

External links

• Başkent University
• Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture
• Library
• English Language Depertmant
• Kanal B (TV channel of Başkent University)
• Başkent Knights
  Baskent Knights
  The Baskent Knights is an american football team based in Ankara, Turkey. It was established under the name of Başkent University on 1998. Baskent Knights is a university team, which is not under a management of any private sports club facility.-History:...