Erzurum Ataturk University

History of Atatürk University is the story of one realization of the dreams of the Republic of Turkey. On November 1, 1937 Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey in the legislative year the keynote speech at the Parliament expressed the need to establish a major university in eastern Anatolia, the work in this regard has given instructions to start. After the death of Atatürk, these studies were suspended for 12 years, and the subject was brought up again in 1950. A commission formed in 1951 suggested that East University be established in Erzurum. With the Law No. 6373 enacted in 1954, it was decided that the name of this university should be Atatürk University. In the same year United States AID The preparatory work was accelerated by signing a cooperation agreement with Nebraska University, and the establishment work was completed with the entry into force of the Law No. 6990 on Atatürk University on 07.06.1957. The university started its education in a secondary school building on 17 November 1958 with the Faculties of Agriculture and Arts and Sciences. It is a bright torch of our scientific and cultural life with its over 100 thousand graduates and its position as "University that established a university". Our Presidents, Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK and Celal BAYAR, who showed great enthusiasm, excitement and effort to light this torch, Prime Minister Adnan MENDERES, Ministers of National Education Tevfik İLERİ, Prof. Rıfkı Salim BURÇAK, Celal YARDIMCI and are some of the people who donated or donated their lands at symbolic prices for the campus of Atatürk University.