History
Karadeniz Technical University, founded upon the approval of the proposal put forward by Mustafa Reşit Tarakçıoğlu, Trabzon deputy of the time, and his 28 friends on May 20, 1955, is the first university to be founded except for the ones established in Istanbul and Ankara. Eight years after the foundation, Department of Basic Sciences, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering and Forest Engineering faculties were established in accordance with the article 336, enacted on September 19, 1963. On December 2, 1963, the education in the university commenced in Trabzon Atatürk Secondary School, in Esentepe quarter. In 1966 the university moved to its present location. Continuing its development, the university expanded after the introduction of Earth Sciences and Medicine Faculty on October 4, 1973. After the introduction of Higher Education Article 2547 in 1981, the university continued to develop with new faculties and departments.
The continuing development of Karadeniz Technical University is in parallel with the needs of the surrounding environment. In this respect, the faculties of Dentistry, Pharmacy, Fine Arts, Communication and Of School of Technical Education are some units to offer a good education and excellent research potential.
Today, the university, embracing the geography from Trabzon to Gümüşhane and from Ordu to Artvin, is one of the outstanding educational institutions of the country with its 18 faculties, 1 conservatory, 4 Schools, 10 Vocational Schools, 5 Institutes, 16 Research Centers, 1828 staff of high caliber and 37000 students coming from various cities.
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