# Samsun University > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samsun_University > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samsun_University.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsun_University > Source revision: 1334417212 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Public university in Samsun, Turkey Samsun University Motto A qualified university for a qualified society! Type Public Established 2018 Location Samsun , Turkey Website samsun.edu.tr **Samsun University** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Samsun Üniversitesi*, commonly shortened to **SAMÜ**) is a [public university](/source/Public_university) in [Samsun](/source/Samsun), Turkey. It was formed on 31 May 2018 by the separation from [Ondokuz Mayıs University](/source/Ondokuz_May%C4%B1s_University).[1] The main campus of Samsun University, the second public university in Samsun, is located in [Canik](/source/Canik) district.[2] ## History Samsun's first university was Ondokuz Mayıs University founded in 1975.[3] The second university established in Samsun was [Canik Başarı University](/source/Canik_Ba%C5%9Far%C4%B1_University), which started education as a [private university](/source/Private_university) in 2012.[4] It was one of the [educational institutions closed in 2016](/source/List_of_educational_institutions_closed_in_the_2016_Turkish_purges) following the [attempted coup d'état](/source/2016_Turkish_coup_d'%C3%A9tat_attempt), due to its affiliation to the [Gülen movement](/source/G%C3%BClen_movement), and its students and their rights to use physical structures were transferred to Ondokuz Mayıs University.[5] Upon this, the Politicians in the city, [Professional associations](/source/Professional_association) and Non-governmental organizations called for the establishment of a new public university to replace the closed university.[6] In 2018, some academic units from Ondokuz Mayıs University such as Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences, School of Civil Aviation and Kavak Vocational School became a part of newly established Samsun University. Other academic units such as *The Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences and Faculty of Architecture and Design*, were all re-established under the new university.[1] Samsun University *Faculty of Medicine* was founded on 31 August 2020 in Canik campus.[7] The logo of Samsun University, which started providing education on 24 September 2018, was chosen on 28 October 2018.[8] ## Academic units As of 2021, the university has five [faculties](/source/Faculty_(division)), one [college](/source/Colleges), one institute and two Vocational schools. ### Faculties - Faculty of Engineering - Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences - Faculty of Economics, [Administration](/source/Management), and [Social sciences](/source/Social_science) - Faculty of Architecture, Design and Fine arts - Faculty of Medicine ### Institute - Graduate School ### College - School of [Civil aviation](/source/Civil_aviation) ### Vocational schools - [Kavak](/source/Kavak%2C_Samsun) Vocational School - Vocational School of Technical Sciences ## Campuses ### Ballıca Located in Ballıca in [Ondokuzmayıs](/source/Ondokuzmay%C4%B1s) district. There are *Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences*, *Faculty of Engineering* and School of *Civil Aviation* and *Vocational School of Technical Sciences*. There are also [dormitories](/source/Dormitory) for students in the campus. It is designed as a campus where technical sciences are predominant.[9] ### Canik Located in Canik district. There are F*aculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences* and *Faculty of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts and Faculty of Medicine*. It is designed as a campus where social sciences are predominant.[9] ## Student clubs There are 26 clubs at the university.[10] In addition to these student clubs, there are engineering teams carrying out [R&D](/source/Research_and_development) studies. *Tanyeli Rocket team,* whose members consist of students from both Samsun University and 19 Mayıs University, were placed first at [Teknofest](/source/Teknofest) Aerospace and Technology Festival 2020 in the 1500 meter low-altitude category.[11] ## See also - [List of universities in Turkey](/source/List_of_universities_in_Turkey) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Başbakanlık Mevzuatı Geliştirme ve Yayın Genel Müdürlüğü"](https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/05/20180518-1.htm). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["YÖK Universiteler"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210814003213/https://www.yok.gov.tr/universiteler/universitelerimiz). *www.yok.gov.tr*. Archived from [the original](https://www.yok.gov.tr/universiteler/universitelerimiz) on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hakkımızda | OMÜ | Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032218/http://www.omu.edu.tr/tr/universitemiz/hakkimizda). 15 June 2018. Archived from [the original](http://www.omu.edu.tr/tr/universitemiz/hakkimizda) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Canik'te Okullarımız Egitime Sorunsuz Başladı – Eğitim"](http://www.canik.bel.tr/haber/783/canikte-okullarimiz-egitime-sorunsuz-basladi/). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Canik Başarı için karar çıktı – Güncel"](https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/canik-basari-icin-karar-cikti/62182/). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2. ÜNİVERSİTE İÇİN SAMSUN AYAKTA"](http://www.hedefhalk.com/2-universite-icin-samsun-ayakta-1165212h.htm). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["AK Parti'li Karaaslan"](https://www.haberturk.com/ak-parti-li-karaaslan-samsun-a-ikinci-tip-fakultesi-kurulmasi-saglik-sehri-kimligine-katki-sunacak-2788987). *www.haberturk.com* (in Turkish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Üniversitemizin Logosu Belli Oldu | Samsun Üniversitesi – Samsun Üniversitesi"](https://samsun.edu.tr/universitemizin-logosu-belli-oldu/,%20https://samsun.edu.tr/universitemizin-logosu-belli-oldu/) (in Turkish). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_9-1) Gazetesi, Haber. ["NİTELİKLİ BİR TOPLUM İÇİN NİTELİKLİ BİR ÜNİVERSİTE"](https://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5328628/nitelikli-bir-toplum-icin-nitelikli-bir-universite). *Haber Gazetesi* (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Öğrenci Topluluklarımız | Sağlık Kültür Daire Başkanlığı – Sağlık Kültür Daire Başkanlığı"](https://sks.samsun.edu.tr/2019/05/13/ogrenci-topluluklarimiz/,%20https://sks.samsun.edu.tr/2019/05/13/ogrenci-topluluklarimiz/) (in Turkish). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [""tanyeli roket takımı" türkiye birincisi oldu samsun üniversitesi öğrencilerinden büyük başarı samsun üniversitesi öğrencilerinin yer aldığı tanyeli roket takımı teknofest 2020'de türkiye birincisi oldu – Samsun Haberleri"](https://www.haberturk.com/samsun-haberleri/81156979-tanyeli-roket-takimi-turkiye-birincisi-oldusamsun-universitesi-ogrencilerinden-buyuk). *www.haberturk.com* (in Turkish). 27 September 2020. 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