Karadeniz Technical University

Karadeniz Technical University, established with the acceptance of the proposal made by Trabzon MP Mustafa Reşit Tarakçıoğlu and 28 friends with the law numbered 6594 on 20 May 1955, is the first university established outside the provinces of Istanbul and Ankara. About eight years after its foundation, on September 19, 1963, Rector's Office and Faculty staff were assigned under Law No. 336, and the Faculties of Basic Sciences, Construction-Architecture, Machinery-Electricity, and Forestry were established.

On the other hand, he started education at the university on 2 December 1963 in the primary school building of Trabzon Atatürk Primary School in Esentepe District. In 1966, the University moved to today's central campus. The staff of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Medicine was assigned to Karadeniz Technical University, which continues its development, with the law dated January 4, 1973 and numbered 1659. In 1981, after the adoption of the Higher Education Law No. 2547, the university started to grow continuously and new faculties and departments were opened accordingly.

Karadeniz Technical University continues its development considering the needs of the people living in the geographical region it is in. For this purpose, the newly established Of Technical Education law faculties have further increased the education and research potential of the university.

Today, Karadeniz Technical University is one of the few educational institutions of our country with 14 faculties, 1 conservatory, 3 colleges, 7 vocational schools, and 3 institutes, a strong academic staff of 1,800, 81 provinces, and approximately 40,000 students from many different countries.