Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi) (Formerly known as "Nigde University" until 2016) is a public higher educational institution located in Niğde, Central Anatolia in Turkey. It has six faculties, two institutes, two colleges and six vocational colleges. The university campus is situated 6 km southwest of Niğde.

The university was renamed in honor of Sgt. Maj. Ömer Halisdemir (1974–2016), a non-commissioned officer, who was killed on duty in the night of 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, right after he shot dead a pro-coup general and prevented so the coupists capture the headquarters of the Special Forces Command in Ankara. He is remembered as a major contributor to the failure of the coup attempt. He was a native of Çukurkuyu town in Bor, Niğde.

Academic units

 * Faculties:
 * Engineering
 * Science and Letters
 * Economics and Business Administration
 * Education
 * Architecture
 * Agricultural Sciences and Technologies


 * Institutes
 * Social Sciences
 * Sciences


 * Colleges:
 * Physical Education and Sports
 * Niğde Zübeyde Hanım Health Sciences


 * Vocational colleges (VC):
 * Niğde Social Sciences VC
 * Bor VC
 * Niğde Zübeyde Hanım Health Services VC
 * Ulukışla VC
 * Bor Halil Zöhre Ataman VC

Affiliations
The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.