Recep Tayyip Erdogan Uni.

The foundations of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University were laid on 01 March 1976 with Rize Vocational School, which was established under the Ministry of National Education and later connected to Karadeniz Technical University. 

The adventure of the university, which started in 1976 in Rize, the capital of tea and rain, was followed by the Rize Theology Faculty and the Rize Fisheries Faculty in 1992, the Fındıklı Vocational School in 1996 and the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science and Literature in 1997. and resulted in the establishment of Rize University in 2006. 

The name of our university  was changed to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University with the Law on Primary Education and Education, which entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated 11 April 2012 and numbered 28261, upon the proposal of our Senate and the decision of the Council of Ministers, and the Law on Amendment of Certain Laws  .

During the establishment of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Fisheries, Faculty of Science and Literature, Faculty of Education, School of Health, Vocational School, Fındıklı Vocational School, Ardeşen Vocational School and the newly established Faculty of Medicine, Social It consisted of the Institute of Sciences, the Institute of Science and the Institute of Health Sciences.

On the  road we set out with the slogan of "A University that Produces Knowledge and Value" , our efforts and efforts with the support of our University Development Foundation, especially our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN and the 26th Term Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Mr. İsmail KAHRAMAN, showed their results quickly. With its experienced staff, dynamic and competent lecturers, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, which has national and international reputation, is integrated with its region and is open to innovations, is taking firm steps towards its goals, in a short time, both at the point of education and research and development infrastructure, as well as teaching staff, It has managed to attract attention as one of the universities that has made significant progress in terms of academic performance and success.

As of today, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University; 14 Faculties, 3 institutes, 5 Colleges and 6 Vocational Schools; 1133 lecturers, 482 of which are lecturers; It has grown into a large and powerful family with 753 administrative staff, 19000 students, 1687 of which are graduate students, and 464 international students from 46 different countries.