Dicle University
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Dicle University is a public university
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 located on eastern side of the Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...

 river. The university is one of the oldest and largest higher education
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 institution
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s in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Turkey
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.

Built on a twenty-seven-thousand-acre area in the eastern side of the historical city of Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

 , Dicle University takes its name from the river which splits the university from the city. Apart from its main campus in Diyarbakır, the university has vocational schools in counties like Ergani
Ergani
Ergani, formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The mayor is Fesih Yalçın .-Çayönü:Near the village of Sesverenpınar, among the Hilar rocks Çayönü hill was first settled in c. 7500 BC, and was continuously inhabited until 5000 BC...

, Çermik
Çermik
Çermik is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The population is 17962 -References:...

, Çüngüş
Çüngüs
Çüngüş is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. Population is 2495 ....

, Bismil
Bismil
Bismil is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The population is 56,887 . The mayor is Cemile Eminoğlu .-Brief History:...

, and Silvan
Silvan
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.

History

The Faculty of Medicine, which was opened in 1966 as a part of Ankara University
Ankara University
Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic....

, forms the nucleus of the present Dicle University . With the opening of the Faculty of Art and Sciences in 1974, Dicle University was officially founded including two faculties. Then with the participation of the Faculty of Dentistry in 1976 and of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1981 Diyarbakir University continued its development. The name “ Diyarbakir University ” was changed to “ Dicle University ” in 1982. The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, The Faculty of Law, The Faculty of Education, 3 Graduate Schools and 5 Schools were opened as the new institutions of the University. Today, there are 11 fFaculties
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, 4 School
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s, 11 Vocational School
Vocational school
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s, 3 Graduate School
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s, 1 State Conservatory, 8 Research and Application Centres under the administration of Dicle University.

Dicle University, being at the centre of GAP
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, which is one of the greatest development projects of the Middle- East and the world, with its Faculties, Schools, and Research Centres expanded over the region ,has taken over the responsibility of growing up the qualified vocational staff that will be needed in the project; of making contributions to the social, cultural and economic development of the region. So as to carry out the needs of this historical responsibility adequately, Dicle University has entered into a rapid development process for both education -teaching, health
Health
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 and research
Research
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, and for social and cultural activities aimed for the region

Faculties

  • Ziya Gökalp
    Ziya Gökalp
    Ziya Gökalp was a Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and political activist. In 1908, after the Young Turk revolution, he adopted the pen name Gökalp , which he retained for the rest of his life...

     Faculty of Education
    Education
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  • Faculty of Science
    Science
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  • Faculty of Literature
    Literature
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  • Faculty of Dentistry
    Dentistry
    Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...

  • Faculty of Law
    Law
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  • Faculty of Medicine
    Medicine
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  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    Veterinary medicine
    Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...

  • Faculty of Agriculture
    Agriculture
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  • Faculty of Engineering
    Engineering
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  • Faculty of Architecture
    Architecture
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  • Faculty of Theology
    Theology
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  • Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Graduate School

  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Health Sciences
  • Graduate School of Science

Vocational School

  • Atatürk School of Health
  • School of Physical Education and Sports
  • School of Civil Aviation
  • School of Foreign Language
  • Diyarbakir Vocational School
  • Bismil Vocational School
  • Çermik Vocational School
  • Çüngüş Vocational School
  • Ergani Vocational School
  • Silvan Vocational School
  • Atatürk Vocational School of Health Sciences.

Research Centers

  • Continuing Education Center
  • Atatürk's principles and reforms Research Center
  • Social Research Center
  • Environmental Issues Application and Research Center
  • GAP Application and Research Center
  • Solar Energy Application and Research Center
  • Liver Diseases Application and Research Center
  • Psychological and Social Counselling Application and Research Center
  • Medical Sciences Application and Research Center
  • Natural Disasters Research Center

Notable alumni

  • Osman Baydemir
    Osman Baydemir
    Osman Baydemir is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and human rights activist in east Turkey. He is the current mayor of his home town of Diyarbakır and member of the Peace and Democracy Party .-Life and career:...

     - politician, Mayor of Diyarbakır
  • Ayla Akat Ata
    Ayla Akat Ata
    Ayla Akat Ata is a Zaza speaking Kurdish politician of the Peace and Democracy Party in Batman, Turkey....

     - politician
  • Sacit Günbey - politician
  • İrfan Amida - poet, writer
  • Bedran Hikmet - writer
  • Amed Çeko Jiyan - writer
  • Lal Laleş - writer, poet
  • Îbrahîm Seydo Aydogan- writer
  • Mîran Janbar- writer

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See also

  • List of universities in Turkey
  • Diyarbakır
    Diyarbakır
    Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

  • Tigris
    Tigris
    The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...


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