Suleyman Demirel University

Dear Students,

Known as the City of Roses and Lakes, Isparta is located near the western Mediterranean coast. This region is the rose garden not only of Turkey, but of the whole world.

Another special feature of Isparta is Süleyman Demirel University, named after the ninth president of the country.  Our university offers degrees in medicine, engineering, fine arts, pedagogy, arts and sciences, economics and business administration, with opportunities for master and doctorate degrees in nearly all fields.

Süleyman Demirel University serves the region and the country with 17 faculties, three schools, 20 vocational schools, 40 research and application centers, and a hospital with a 530-bed capacity.  SDU is one of the most important and largest educational institutions of the country, with a faculty of 1809 academicians and nearly 3000 administrative staff.  The number of students in the city center and surrounding district campuses approaches 50.000.  In this framework, SDU has turned Isparta into a university city.

The aim of our university is to grow individuals who refrain from dogmatic or stereotyped thinking, who have the ability to communicate with the world, and who demonstrate sensitivity for public values.  With its dynamic and young structure , SDU is an  Anatolian university with a belief in the universality of knowledge, equipped to face the world.  Accordingly, our university has implemented Erasmus Exchange programs,  coordinated with the Bologna Process, realized inter-university cooperative protocols, and achieved leaps in various scientific fields by realizing interdisciplinary research projects funded by foreign sources.

Valuable Young People Guarantee Our Future! 

By choosing Süleyman Demirel University, you will not just be choosing a higher education institution.  With its energetic social atmosphere, a campus structure with enriched living quarters, cultural and sports activities, and nearly 80 student clubs for various hobbies and lifestyles,  the university not only grows you as professionals but also as individuals who are well-equipped to engage in today’s society and ready for the bright future of Turkey.

To earn a diploma that you will be proud of all your life, I invite you to a university which contributes to the development of its region and the future of the country, on its way to becoming an international level research institution.  Join us at Süleyman Demirel University. 

Sincere Regards,

Prof. Dr. Hasan İBİCİOĞLU

The President of Süleyman Demirel University