Celal Bayar University or (CBÜ) is a state university located in Manisa

Manisa

Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in...

, 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...

. It is one of the third largest universities in Aegean Region

Aegean Region

Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;...

 with close to 25,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members.

History

Celal Bayar University was first established in 1975 with 3 different two-year degree offering small colleges; Ege University

Ege University

Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture...

 Economic and Commercial Sciences College, Youth and Sports School and Education Institute in Demirci.
In 1978 Ege University Economic and Commercial Sciences College was converted to 4-year college statue. In 1982 Manisa Youth and Sports School and Education Institute and in 1987 Manisa Economic and Administrative Sciences College given to under Dokuz Eylul University

Dokuz Eylül University

Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools...

 as 4-year colleges.

Name change: Celal Bayar University

In 1992, with the addition of four new established colleges; College of Art and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, School of Health and three other colleges that were under Dokuz Eylul University administration; College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education and School of Physical Education and Sports and another college that was under the administration of Ege University; School of Tobacco Expertise, and other vocational schools that are in and around city limits of Manisa, Celal Bayar University has started its education. Also, in 1997 university has added another new college, School of Applied Sciences.

University is proud to carry the name Celal Bayar

Celal Bayar

Celâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...

, who is the third president of Turkey.

Campuses

Celal Bayar University is composed of three campuses; Main (Downtown Manisa), Uncubozkoy, and Muradiye campuses.

Main (Downtown Manisa) campus

Presidential building (administration and international office etc.), School of Applied Sciences, School of Health and School of Physical Education and Sports are all located at this campus.

Uncubozkoy Campus

College of Economic and Administrative Sciences, College of Medicine, and Suleyman Demirel Cultural Center.

Uncubozkoy Campus is located just outskirts of Mount Sipylus

Mount Sipylus

Mount Spil , the ancient Mount Sipylus , is a mountain rich in legends and history in Manisa Province, Turkey, in what used to be the heartland of the Lydians and what is now Turkey's Aegean Region....

.

Muradiye Campus

College of Art and Science and College of Engineering are located at the precious newly constructed buildings of Muradiye Campus.

Demirci Campus

College of Education is located in the historical town of Demirci which is 3 hours away from the city.

Manisa is only 18 miles (30 km) to third biggest city of Turkey, Izmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

. Once a home for the sons of the Sultans of Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 the historical and natural beauty of the city has always been attractive to the people.

Faculties and departments

• Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

Business Administration, Economics, and Public Finance

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, History, Turkish Language and Literature, and Western Languages and Literatures

• Faculty of Engineering

Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronical Engineering, Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Computer Engineering will be established next year.

• Faculty of Education
• School of Applied Sciences

International Trade, Banking and Finance

• School of Health
• School of Tobacco Expertise
• School of Physical Education and Sports

Physical and Sports Education , Trainer Education, and Sports Management

• Vocational Schools

Graduate schools

Celal Bayar University has 3 graduate schools that are responsible for the graduate programs.

• Graduate School of Social Sciences
• Graduate School of Natural Sciences
• Graduate School of Health Sciences

Notable Faculty

• Mehmet Pakdemirli - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, President
• Erdoğan Özkaya - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vice President
• Ümit Gökkuş - Professor of Civil Engineering, Dean of Engineering
• Mehmet Ali Yurdusev - Professor of Civil Engineering, Vice Dean of Engineering
• Mehmet Çevik - Assoc. Professor of Civil Engineering, Vice Dean of Engineering
• Hakan Boyacı - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Head of Department
• Bekir Solmaz - Professor of Civil Engineering, Head of Department

External links

• School's main page History and information
• International Office