Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University

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Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University (AHBVU) is a dynamic public institution in Turkiye's capital, established in 2018 by separating key faculties from the prestigious Gazi University. It is particularly renowned for its robust programs in social sciences, humanities, and fine arts, with strong faculties in Law, Communication, Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Tourism. For international students, AHBVU offers a welcoming environment supported by its International Relations Office, which facilitates exchange programs like Erasmus+ and Mevlana, and provides guidance for admissions and integration. While primarily Turkish-taught, the university also features an English Preparatory School and a growing number of English-taught programs, such as in International Relations and Business Administration, ensuring a diverse academic experience. Its distinctive characteristic lies in its unique blend of a new institutional identity with a deep-rooted academic legacy inherited from one of Turkiye's oldest universities.

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Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, shortened HBV, is a public university in Turkey which was formed on 18 May 2018 by the separation from Gazi University. Some faculties which have been separated from Gazi University in accordance with the law no 7141 such as Gazi University Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Letters have been become a part of newly established Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University. The Besevler Campus is located in the city center of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. Besevler Campus, which has the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, has graduated many famous people who are active in Turkish politics. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the Republican People's Party, the leader of the main opposition party in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, and Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, have graduated from the aforementioned Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. The university was named after Hacı Bayram Veli, an Ottoman Turkish poet and Sufi saint. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University has 10 faculties, 1 institute, 2 colleges, 4 vocational...

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