İzmir_Democracy_University
İzmir Democracy University
Public university in İzmir, Turkey
İzmir Democracy University (Turkish: İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi) is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities.[lower-alpha 1][1]
İzmir Democracy University was cited by the press as the successor of İzmir University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016.[2] But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that İzmir Democracy University was not founded in place of İzmir University.[3]
In January 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Prof. Dr. Bedriye Tunçsiper as the rector of the university.[4][5] On June 10, 2020, with a protocol signed with the Ministry of Health, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital started to be used jointly with the university's medical faculty.[6]