Our faculty was established in accordance with the decision numbered 185/1 of the Supreme Health Council dated May 23, 1995, to suspend student enrollment in Health Vocational High Schools affiliated with the Ministry of Health and to establish Health Colleges in their place. In this context, based on a protocol signed between the Ministry of Health and the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) on November 22, 1996, the faculty commenced education in the 1996-1997 academic year with the Midwifery and Nursing Departments. Following the opening, no student admissions were made in the following year. Following the completion of the faculty, the faculty continued its activities on the 13th floor of the Metropol Building in the 1998-1999 academic year.

Our faculty operated in Block B of the Yenişehir Campus starting in the 1999-2000 academic year and in the Çiftlikköy Campus starting in the 2010-2011 academic year. Our academic structure expanded with the addition of the Departments of Healthcare Institutions Management and Social Services in 2010, and the Departments of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2016. Finally, by Presidential Decree No. 8653 dated June 27, 2024, published in the Official Gazette No. 32586 dated June 28, 2024, the status of our college was changed, and it was decided to continue its activities as the Faculty of Health Sciences.

OUR MISSION

The mission of Mersin University's Faculty of Health Sciences is to educate health professionals who are scientifically based, committed to ethical principles, have a sense of social responsibility, and possess high professional competence. Our faculty aims to contribute to improving the health of society, support the improvement of the quality of life of individuals, and provide qualified human resources to the healthcare system in line with sustainable development goals.

Our faculty: Our faculty's core principle is to contribute to the development of healthcare services in Mersin and its surrounding areas, closely monitor contemporary scientific and technological developments, raise public awareness through social responsibility projects at the local and national levels, and provide our students with a research-focused, innovative academic environment.

OUR VISION

Our faculty's vision is to contribute to the development of healthcare services in Mersin and its surrounding areas, closely monitor technological and scientific developments, raise public awareness through social responsibility projects at the local and national levels, and introduce our students to a culture of research and innovation.