Van Yüzüncü Yıl University

About Van Yüzüncü Yıl University

According to Wikipedia, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University is a university in Van, Turkey. The name was "Yüzüncü Yıl University" until June 15, 2017 History Yüzüncü Yıl University was founded on July 20, 1982, by the Decree Law No 41. However, the attempts to create a university in the east region of Turkey had started much earlier. Atatürk, the president of republic of that period, sent Mustafa Necati, of The Ministry of Education, to examine on-site the situation in Van in 1927. Mustafa Necati found in favour of the foundation of a university in Van. Ferit Nur, the teacher, was sent to Van and was asked to transform the present middle school into a high school and to form the kernel of the planned university. Atatürk said, "We must go into action to constitute a modern city of culture with a primary school and finally a university in the most beautiful places on the coasts of The Lake Van for the east region" and with this aim, he sent Saffet Arıkan, The Ministry of Education of that period, to Van for land determination.