Turkish-German University (Turkish: Türk-Alman Üniversitesi, German: Türkisch-Deutsche Universität) is a state university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university was founded in 2013 with the intent of having an institute merging academic traditions from both Germany and Turkey.[1] The university offers courses in Turkish, English and German.[1]
Türk-Alman Üniversitesi | |
Established | 2013 |
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Rector | Prof. Dr. Halil Akkanat |
Location | 41°08′40″N 29°06′03″E / 41.144467°N 29.100895°ECoordinates: 41°08′40″N 29°06′03″E / 41.144467°N 29.100895°E |
Website | tau.edu.tr |
The costs for the university are shared by Germany and Turkey. Turkey is taking care of the costs of the buildings. From 2009-2020 around 28 Million Euro were invested from Germany by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.[2]
In 2016, six academics were dismissed,[3] including two faulty deans.[4] As a reaction to the critique stated by academics from Germany, the rector Halil Akkanat stated that academics from Germany only wanted to talk Turkey down.[5]
In February 2021 it came out that the academic Taceddin Kutay, which has a contract with the university, had continuously published racist and homophobic tweets. Students of the university protested against it.[6][7]
On the 7th of May 2021 the university social media accounts published a statement that the university has filled a lawsuit was filled against its own member Prof. Dr. Murat Erdoğan considering him to have insulted the president. Students of the university protested against this decision.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b Ubit. "Üniversitemiz Hakkında : Türk-Alman Üniversitesi | Türkisch-Deutsche Universität". www.tau.edu.tr. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Neuer Campus der Türkisch-Deutschen Universität eröffnet" (in German).
- ^ Thomas Vitzthum (2016-11-01), Erdogan: Sechs Lehrkräfte von türkisch-deutscher Uni entlassen (in German), retrieved 2020-01-19
- ^ "DUZ - Plötzlich ist Schluss".
- ^ "Heikle Partnerschaft" (in German).
- ^ Evrensel Gazetesi. "Türk Alman Üniversitesi'ndeki homofobik ve cinsiyetçi akademisyene tepkiler büyüyor" (in Turkish).
- ^ "Türk Alman Üniversitesi'ndeki homofobik ve cinsiyetçi akademisyene tepkiler sürüyor". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Türk Alman Üniversitesi, Prof. Dr. Murat Erdoğan'a iktidarı eleştirdiği için soruşturma başlattı". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Türk-Alman Üniversitesi, iktidarı eleştiren Prof. Dr. Mehmet Murat Erdoğan hakkında hukuki süreç başlattı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.