Selcuk University

While the issue of opening a university in Konya was first brought to the agenda with a bill prepared in the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 1955, the bill signed by more than half of the deputies, unfortunately, did not pass the National Education Commission. The first serious step towards having a university was taken with the Selçuk Education Institute and the Higher Islamic Institute, which were opened under the Ministry of National Education in 1962. In order to strengthen and develop this first step, the Association for Establishing and Maintaining the University was established in Konya in 1968 and finally, as a result of the close interest and outstanding efforts, the School of Engineering and Architecture, which constitutes the core of today's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, was established. Association for the Establishment and Survival of the University, although it does not have a building, classroom, personnel and budget '

The transition from these three schools, which constituted the preparation phase for the establishment of the university, to a more effective university took place in 1975. With the Law No. 1873 on the Establishment of 4 Universities, which entered into force on April 11, 1975, it was stipulated to establish four universities in our country and Selcuk University was established based on this law. Selcuk University, which started its activities in the academic year of 1976-1977 with 2 faculties, 7 departments, 327 students and 2 faculty members, including the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Letters, did not show a significant improvement until 1982.

The breakthrough year for Selcuk University was 1982. With the Decree Law No. 41 dated July 20, 1982, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which forms the core of the university, were combined to join the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Education Faculty of the Selçuk Teacher Training School, the Konya State Engineering and Architecture Academy, the Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering. It was decided to transform the Faculty of Architecture into the Konya Higher Islamic Institute into the Faculty of Theology. In addition, Law, Medicine, Agriculture and Veterinary Faculties and Health, Science and Social Sciences Institutes were established, the School of Foreign Languages ​​was abolished and converted into Konya Vocational School, Niğde Vocational School was established in Niğde, Girls Art Higher Teacher School, Girls Art Education School converted to, Niğde Education Institute has been transformed into the School of Education. Selcuk University has reached the level of 8 faculties, 4 colleges and 3 institutes at once with the 'Decree Law No. 41'.

Selcuk University, which experienced a rapid rise in physical, social, cultural and sports fields, especially in the scientific field until the end of the 2000s, increased the number of faculties within its body to 24 as of 2011. However, in December 2011, with the decision of the Council of Ministers and the approval of our President, Mr. Abdullah Gül, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education and Faculty of Theology in Selçuk University Meram campuses were connected to Konya University, which is the second state university in Konya. Seydişehir Ahmet Cengiz Faculty of Engineering, Seydişehir Vocational School, Seydişehir Health Services Vocational School, Ereğli Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, with the decision of the Council of Ministers published in the Official Gazette dated April 26, 2013,

Today within the 23 faculties, 6 institutes, 6 colleges, 22 vocational schools, 1 state conservatory of Selçuk University, is among Turkey's largest education with more than 70,000 students are dry.