HISTORY

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

The foundation stone of the university was laid in 1957 with the Child Health Institute and Hospital on the Hacettepe Campus, which started its training and education, research activities and public services in 1958. While the Nursing School, School of Medical Technology, and School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation were established in 1961, School of Health Sciences offering education in the fields of Nutrition and Dietetics was establishes in 1962. This school was transformed into the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1963. School of Basic Sciences, Nursing School, School of Medical Technology, School of Physiotherapy-Rehabilitation, and School of Physical Therapy were all re-structured under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In addition, School of Dentistry was established under the same faculty. Hacettepe Science Center was established in 1965 in order to provide coordination among the academic units of the university. Hacettepe Medical Center was established in 1966. Hacettepe Medical Center Hospital was opened also in the same year.

These nucleus institutions were later chartered as Hacettepe University by Law No. 892, enacted on July 8, 1967, beginning its educational activities in the Faculties of Medicine, Health Sciences, Sciences and Social Sciences. The School of Home Economics was established in 1968, and the Schools of Pharmacy and Dentistry were transformed into faculties in 1971. Hacettepe University, which was further expanded in the course of time with the establishment of new departments and faculties, built its second campus on an area of 1.500 h.a. in the Beytepe district, 20 kms. from the Central Campus.

Hacettepe University carries on its activities with 13 faculties, 13 institutes , 2 schools, 1 conservatory , 6 vocational schools, and 41 research and application centers within the scope of Law on Organization of Higher Education Institutions, No. 2809, which was enacted in 1982.

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