{{Short description|Public university in Diyarbakır, Turkey}} {{Infobox university |image_name= Dicle University Logo.png |image_size= 250px |name = Dicle University |native_name= Dicle Üniversitesi |established= 1962 / 1974 |type=[[Public university|Public]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://yogm.meb.gov.tr/turkuniv_yay%C4%B1n.htm |title=Universities in Turkey |access-date=2010-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620012926/http://yogm.meb.gov.tr/turkuniv_yay%C4%B1n.htm |archive-date=2009-06-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |rector= Kamuran Eronat |administrative_staff=3,500| |faculty=1700| |students=33,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/universite.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2010-11-02 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031071011/http://dicle.edu.tr/universite.html |archive-date=2010-10-31 }}</ref> |city = [[Diyarbakır]] |country = [[Turkey]] |coordinates = {{Coord|37.9192|40.2680|display=inline,title}} |campus = [[rural area|Rural]] |website = [http://www.dicle.edu.tr www.dicle.edu.tr] }}
'''Dicle University''' ({{langx|tr|Dicle Üniversitesi}}, {{langx|ku|Zanîngeha Dîcleyê}}) is a [[public university]] located in [[Diyarbakır]], [[Turkey]], and one of the largest [[higher education]] [[institution]]. Vocational schools are located in [[Ergani]], [[Çermik]], [[Çüngüş]], [[Bismil]], and [[Silvan, Turkey|Silvan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/Dicle.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2011-03-09 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408003946/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/Dicle.html |archive-date=2011-04-08 }}</ref>
==History== Dicle University's early history is linked with '''Diyarbakır Eğitim Enstitüsü''' which was chartered on 1962.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/departmentdefault.aspx?id=c2cf535b-33f9-4690-af78-d869313669f3 |publisher=Dicle Uni.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joucer.com/pdfler/JCER_ID114_Akuzum_Akgunduz_2014_2_3.pdf}}</ref> The Faculty of Medicine, which was opened in 1966 as a part of [[Ankara University]], 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. The Faculty of Dentistry was founded in 1976 and the Faculty of Agriculture in 1981. 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, three graduate schools and five schools were opened as new institutions of the University.
Today there are 11 [[faculty (university)|faculties]], four [[school]]s, 11 [[vocational school]]s, three [[graduate school]]s, one state conservatory, and eight research and application centres under the administration of the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://international.dicle.edu.tr/about.html |title=Dicle University Office of International Affairs |access-date=2010-11-03 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211010321/http://international.dicle.edu.tr/about.html |archive-date=2010-12-11 }}</ref>
Dicle University is at the centre of the [[Southeastern Anatolia Project|GAP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://international.dicle.edu.tr/euoffice/en/genel_bilgiler.html |title=Dicle University LLP / Erasmus Office |access-date=2010-11-03 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119170636/http://international.dicle.edu.tr/euoffice/en/genel_bilgiler.html |archive-date=2010-11-19 }}</ref> [[File:Dicle University students and Newroz celebration in the university campus..JPG|thumb|Students celebrating Newroz]]
== Faculties == * [[Ziya Gökalp]] Faculty of [[Education]] * Faculty of [[Science]] * Faculty of [[Literature]] * Faculty of [[Dentistry]] * Faculty of [[Law]] * Faculty of [[Medicine]] * Faculty of [[Veterinary Medicine]] * Faculty of [[Agriculture]] * Faculty of [[Engineering]] * Faculty of [[Architecture]] * Faculty of [[Theology]] * Faculty of [[Economics and Administrative Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/Schools.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2011-03-08 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409190215/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/Schools.html |archive-date=2011-04-09 }}</ref> * Faculty of [[Communication]]
== Graduate schools == * Graduate School of Social Sciences * Graduate School of Health Sciences * Graduate School of Science<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/GrdSchools.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2011-03-09 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409190147/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/GrdSchools.html |archive-date=2011-04-09 }}</ref>
== Vocational schools == * 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/VocSchools.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2011-03-09 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409190240/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/VocSchools.html |archive-date=2011-04-09 }}</ref>
== 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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/RsCenter.html |title=Dicle Üniversitesi |access-date=2011-03-09 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409190204/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/eng/RsCenter.html |archive-date=2011-04-09 }}</ref>
==Notable alumni== * [[Osman Baydemir]] - politician, former mayor of Diyarbakır * [[Ayla Akat Ata]] - politician *[[Tahir Elçi]] - lawyer *[[Feridun Çelik]], politician, former mayor of Diyarbakır *[[Sara Kaya]], former mayor of [[Nusaybin]] *[[Ebru Günay]], politician and spokeswoman of the [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] (HDP)
==See also== * [[List of universities in Turkey]] * [[Diyarbakır]] * [[Tigris]]
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101031082057/http://dicle.edu.tr/index.php Dicle University website] {{in lang|tr|en}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828205023/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/duyuru/katalog/katalog-eng.pdf Catalogue] {{in lang|en}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820202050/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/duyuru/katalog/katalog-tr.pdf Katalog] {{in lang|tr}} *[http://international.dicle.edu.tr/ Dicle University Office of International Affairs] {{in lang|en}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101119170616/http://international.dicle.edu.tr/euoffice/en/bilateral.html Dicle University LLP/ Erasmus office] {{in lang|en|tr}} *[https://dicleelt.blogspot.com/ Dicle University ELT department]{{in lang|tr}}
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