Mersin Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | A world university in the light of science and modernity |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | July 3, 1992 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr.Erol Yaşar[1] |
Academic staff | 1405 |
Administrative staff | 866 |
| Students | 26,644 |
| Location | , |
| Colors | Ultramarine & orange |
| Website | mersin.edu.tr |
Mersin University (Turkish: Mersin Üniversitesi) is a public university, built in 1992 in Mersin Province, Turkey. It has about 39,000 students, 1,813 academic staff, and a number of foreign and guest academic staff.[2]
The university has research and sports facilities, in Mersin town centre and in other towns.[3]
In 2005 the Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope) was set up, creating a partnership between the university's research and development departments and industry, with the aim of developing new technologies that could be directly translated into industrial production.[4]
