Mevlana University

{{Short description|Defunct university in Turkey}} {{expand language|topic=|langcode=tr|otherarticle=Mevlana Üniversitesi|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox university | name = Mevlana University | native_name = Mevlana Üniversitesi | native_name_lang = tr | image_name = Mevlana University - Cafe.JPG | caption = Cafeteria of ''Mevlana University'' | logo = | motto = | established = {{start date|2009}} | closed = {{end date|2016|07|23|df=y}} | type = [[Private university]] | city = [[Selçuklu]] | province = [[Konya Province|Konya]] | country = [[Turkey]] | coor = {{coord|38|0|24|N|32|30|58|E|type:edu_region:TR|display=inline,title}} | affiliations = | website = {{Official URL}} | address = }} '''Mevlana University''' ({{langx|tr|Mevlana Üniversitesi}}) was a private (foundation) university located in [[Selçuklu]], a metropolitan district of [[Konya]], Turkey.

The university was founded in 2009 and takes its name from [[Rumi|Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Research Data from Mevlana University Update Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes (Thoracic Periaortic Adipose Tissue in Relation to Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) |work=[[Diabetes Week]] |date=26 January 2015 |access-date = 15 May 2016 |url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-405299576.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160911012848/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-405299576.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 11 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Findings from Mevlana University in the Area of Tribology Reported (Optimization of Test Parameters That Influence Erosive Wear Behaviors of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites by Using the Taguchi Method) |work=[[Journal of Technology]] |date=13 January 2015 |access-date=15 May 2016 |url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-402624308.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160911012803/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-402624308.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 11 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yeni bir üniversite: "Mevlana Üniversitesi" |publisher=[[CNN Türk]] |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2009/turkiye/04/27/yeni.bir.universite.mevlana.universitesi/524210.0/index.html |date=27 April 2009 |access-date=15 May 2016 |language=tr}}</ref> In July 2016, 196 faculty members, 3,784 undergraduate, 349 master, and 36 Ph.D. students were actively continuing their education at the university. On 23 July 2016, in the course of the [[2016 Turkish purges]], the university was closed by the Turkish government due to its alleged ties with the [[Gülen movement]].<ref>{{cite news |title=İşte kapatılan FETÖ okulları |newspaper=[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]] |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2016/07/23/iste-kapatilan-feto-okullari |date=23 July 2016 |access-date=23 July 2016 |language=tr}}</ref> [[Scholars at Risk]] has expressed concern at these mass closures, saying that they have a chilling effect on academic freedom, undermine democratic society, and may represent a grave threat to higher education in Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=15 Universities shut down in connection with state of emergency |url=https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2016/07/15-universities-shut-connection-state-emergency/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Scholars at Risk |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 2 August 2016, Mevlana University's rights were transferred to [[Selçuk University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mevlana Üniversitesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi'ne devredildi |newspaper=[[Hurriyet]] |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/mevlana-universitesi-selcuk-universitesine-devredildi-37318057 |date=2 August 2016 |access-date=2 August 2016 |language=tr}}</ref> Students from the Faculty of Education were transferred to [[:tr:Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi|Necmettin Erbakan University]]. All other students were transferred to Selçuk University.<ref>{{cite news |title=Decision Regarding Students of Closed Higher Education Institutions |newspaper=[[Council of Higher Education]] |url=http://yok.gov.tr/en/web/cohe/announcement/-/asset_publisher/6TcwfI31cGtz/content/decision-regarding-students-of-closed-higher-education-institutions?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fyok.gov.tr%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fcohe%2Fannouncement%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_6TcwfI31cGtz%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website}} {{in lang|en|tr}}

[[Category:Private universities and colleges in Turkey]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Konya]] [[Category:2009 establishments in Turkey]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 2009]] [[Category:Educational institutions shut down in the 2016 Turkish purges]] [[Category:Defunct universities and colleges in Turkey]]