# Kafkas University > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kafkas_University > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kafkas_University.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafkas_University > Source revision: 1333909112 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Public university in Kars, Turkey Kafkas University Kafkas Üniversitesi Type Public Established July 11, 1992 Rector Sami Özcan Students 40,000 Location Kars , Turkey Website www.kafkas.edu.tr **Kafkas University** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Kafkas Üniversitesi*) is a public higher educational institution established on July 11, 1992, in [Kars](/source/Kars), [Eastern Anatolia](/source/Eastern_Anatolia) in [Turkey](/source/Turkey). It has six faculties, three institutes, three colleges, four vocational colleges and several research and application centers. The university campus is situated 3.5 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Kars. ## History Kafkas University was established on July 11, 1992, by Law No. 3837.[1] The university, which started its activities with the appointment of its Founding Rector in November 1992, had one faculty transferred from Atatürk University and a single-program vocational school, with 245 students and 40 teaching staff at the time of its establishment. Prof. Dr. Hüsnü Kapu was appointed as rector in 2018.[2][3] ## Academic units **Faculties** - Veterinary - Science and Letters - Economics, Business Administration, Political science and public administration - Education - Medicine - Dentistry - Engineering and Architecture **Institutes** - Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Sciences **Colleges** - [Sarıkamış](/source/Sar%C4%B1kam%C4%B1%C5%9F) Physical Education and Sports - Kars Health Sciences - Foreign Languages **Vocational colleges (VC)** - Kars VC - [Kağızman](/source/Ka%C4%9F%C4%B1zman) VC - Sarıkamış VC - Atatürk Health Services VC - Social Sciences VC **Research and application centers** - Atatürk's Thoughts and Reforms, History Research and Application Center - Livestock Research and Application Center - Caucasus and Central Asia Research Center - Strategic Research Center - Continuous Education Research and Application Center - Health Research and Application Center - Disabled Problems Research and Application Center - Women Problems Research and Application Center - Turkish Anthropology Research and Application Center ### Collaboration and MoU with foreign universities and institutes - [Islamic University, Bangladesh](/source/Islamic_University%2C_Bangladesh) (MoU) ## Affiliations The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Arşivlenmiş kopya"](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21281.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200411125225/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21281.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["T.C. Resmî Gazete"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221210092400/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/10.12.2022). *resmigazete.gov.tr*. Archived from [the original](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/10.12.2022) on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["T.C. Resmî Gazete"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181126032634/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/11/20181123.htm). *resmigazete.gov.tr*. Archived from [the original](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/11/20181123.htm) on 26 November 2018. 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