İzmir Democracy University

{{Short description|Public university in İzmir, Turkey}}

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İzmir Democracy University ({{langx|tr|İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi}}) is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities.{{efn|These are Beykoz University, İstanbul Kent University and İzmir Bakırçay University}}[https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k6745.html YATIRIMLARIN PROJE BAZINDA DESTEKLENMESİ İLE BAZI KANUN VE KANUN HÜKMÜNDE KARARNAMELERDE DEĞİŞİKLİK YAPILMASINA DAİR KANUN, madde 19 ve 22]

İzmir Democracy University was cited by the press as the successor of İzmir University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kapatilanlarin-yerine-izmire-iki-yeni-devlet-u-40202977 |title=Kapatılanların yerine İzmir'e iki yeni devlet üniversitesi|publisher=Hürriyet |language=Turkish |date=20 August 2016|accessdate=11 December 2016}} But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that İzmir Democracy University was not founded in place of İzmir University.[http://www.yok.gov.tr/documents/10279/26994545/sikca-sorulan-sorular-ve-cevaplari.pdf/;jsessionid=ECB522F8B8F052A0D741803672C95ADF 667 Sayılı KHK İle Kapatılan Vakıf Yükseköğretim Kurumlarının Önlisans ve Lisans Programlarındaki Öğrencilerin İşlemleri İle İlgili Usul ve Esasların Uygulanması Sürecinde Sıkça Sorulan Sorular ve Cevapları]

In January 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Prof. Dr. Bedriye Tunçsiper as the rector of the university.{{cite web|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-date=22 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122131621/http://www.diken.com.tr/ohal-khksiyla-universitelerin-tepesine-erdogan-12-rektor-atadi/|date=21 January 2016|title=OHAL KHK’sıyla üniversitelerin tepesine: Erdoğan 12 rektör atadı|url=http://www.diken.com.tr/ohal-khksiyla-universitelerin-tepesine-erdogan-12-rektor-atadi/|work=Diken}}{{cite web|access-date=21 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420235646/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/cumhurbaskani-karariyla-6-universiteye-rektor-atandi-574583.html|date=21 April 2021|publisher=TRT Haber|title=Cumhurbaşkanı kararıyla 6 üniversiteye rektör atandı|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/cumhurbaskani-karariyla-6-universiteye-rektor-atandi-574583.html}} On June 10, 2020, with a protocol signed with the Ministry of Health, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital started to be used jointly with the university's medical faculty.{{cite web|access-date=5 November 2022|archive-date=5 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105132127/https://bucadh.saglik.gov.tr/TR-111315/tarihce.html|title=Arşivlenmiş kopya|url=https://bucadh.saglik.gov.tr/TR-111315/tarihce.html|url-status=live}}