Aydın Adnan Menderes University

Aydın Adnan Menderes University (ADU) is a state university established in Aydın in 1992.

The university began its education in Aydın and Nazilli in 1992 with five faculties (Science-Literature, Nazilli School of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary, and Agriculture faculties), three institutes, the School of Tourism and Hotel Management, and the School of Vocational Studies in Söke. Currently, the university has 14 faculties, 3 institutes, 1 State Conservatory, 5 Colleges, 18 Vocational Schools, and 24 Application and Research Centers. In 2016, in addition to the Central, Çakmar, Işıklı, İsabeyli, Didim Akbük, Nazilli Sümer, Çine Süleyman Pekgüzel, and Karacasu Muzaffer Özuysal Campuses, it continues its activities in 17 separate locations including Kuşadası, Atça, Sultanhisar, Yenipazar, Söke, Davutlar, Bozdoğan, Köşk, and Buharkent districts.

In the 2021-22 academic year, a total of 46,198 students were enrolled, including 17,196 associate degree, 25,417 undergraduate, 2,829 master's, and 756 doctoral students. As of 2022, the university had a total of 1,880 academic staff, including 369 professors, 251 associate professors, 307 doctors, 412 lecturers, and 541 research assistants.

Adnan Menderes University (In Turkish: Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi) was founded in Aydın, Turkey in 1992. The name of the university comes from the former Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.

Faculties

 * Tourism Faculty
 * Medical School
 * Faculty of Education
 * Faculty of Arts and Sciences
 * Nazilli Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
 * Faculty of veterinary medicine
 * Faculty of Agriculture
 * Communication faculty
 * Engineering faculty
 * Aydın Faculty of Economics
 * Faculty of Dentistry
 * Söke Business Administration Faculty
 * Soke Architecture Faculty
 * Kuşadası Maritime Faculty
 * Faculty of Nursing
 * Faculty of Health Sciences

Institutes

 * Institute of Science and Technology
 * Health Sciences Institute
 * Institute of Social Sciences

Colleges

 * High school of Physical Education and Sports
 * Nazilli School of Applied Science
 * Söke Health School
 * Söke Health School
 * School of Foreign Languages
 * Nazilli State Conservatory

Vocational Schools

 * Atça Vocational School
 * Aydın Vocational School
 * Aydin Health Services Vocational School
 * Bozdoğan Vocational School
 * Çine Vocational School
 * Didim Vocational School
 * Karacasu Vocational School
 * Kuyucak Vocational School
 * Cooperative Vocational School
 * Nazilli Vocational School
 * Nazilli Health Services Vocational School
 * Söke Vocational School
 * Söke Health Services Vocational School
 * Sultanhisar Vocational School
 * Yenipazar Vocational School
 * Buharkent Vocational School