Dicle University

Dicle University is a public university located in Diyarbakr, Turkey, on the eastern side of the Tigris (Turkish: Dicle) river. The university is one of the oldest and largest higher education institutions in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Built on a twenty-seven-thousand-acre area in the eastern side of the historical city of Diyarbakr, Dicle University takes its name from the river which splits the university from the city. Apart from its main campus in Diyarbakr, the university has vocational schools in Ergani, Cermik, Cungus, Bismil, and Silvan. Dicle Universitys early history is linked with Diyarbakr Egitim Enstitusu which was chartered on 1962. The Faculty of Medicine, which was opened in 1966 as a part of Ankara University, forms the nucleus of the present Dicle University. With the opening of the Faculty of Art and Sciences in 1974, Dicle University was officially founded including two faculties. The Faculty of Dentistry was founded in 1976 and the Faculty of Agriculture i...