HISTORY

The Chair of Child Health deemed to be the origin of Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine was founded as related to Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine in February 2, 1954.

Hacettepe University began to act as Child Health Institute and Hospital in Hacettepe Campus, and started its training and education, research activities and providing public service in 1958. Nursing School, School of Medical Technology, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation were established in 1962, and Schools of Basic Sciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Technology, Health Technology were organized under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences which was transformed from Hacettepe School of Health Sciences in 1963, and School of Dentistry was established under the same Faculty.

Hacettepe Science Center was established in 1965 in order to coordinate academic units of the university, and Hacettepe Medical Center was established in 1966, and Hacettepe Medical Center Hospital was started up in the same year. These nucleus institutions organized in this way were later chartered as Hacettepe University by the Act No.892 enacted in July 8, 1967, and it has started its education activities as a university by Faculties of Medicine, Health Sciences, Sciences and Social Sciences. School of Home Economics was established in 1968, and the Schools Pharmacy and Dentistry was transformed into faculties in 1971. Hacettepe University, which was expanded further in the course of time with the establishment of new departments and faculties, built its second campus on an area of 5.877.528 m² in Beytepe district, 20 km from the Central Campus.

Hacettepe University carries on its activities with 13 faculties, 9 schools, 1 conservatory, 13 institutes, 35 research and application centers within the context of the Act No. 2809 of Organization for Higher Education Institutions enacted in 1982.

Hacettepe University as one of the leading universities of the country continues to contribute to the social development and universal values in the fields of science, technology and art.

Emblem
The emblem was designed in the resemblance of a deer inspired by the Hittite deer and also to imply the initial letter of the University.