Silifke Vocational School began offering education in the 1994–1995 academic year. It operates on the campus located along the Silifke–Taşucu road at the Kayraktepe site, next to the DSİ service building, sharing facilities with the Silifke School of Applied Technology and Business Administration.

Our School’s Academic Units:

• Department of Management and Organization

  • Business Management Program (currently undergoing MEDEK accreditation review)

  • Local Governments Program

• Department of Plant and Animal Production

  • Horticulture Program

  • Organic Agriculture Program

• Department of Marketing and Advertising

  • Public Relations and Advertising Program

The school occupies 4,500 m² of indoor space and 17,350 m² of outdoor space. Facilities include:

• 1 computer laboratory for research activities

• A 41-decare research and practice field for the Plant and Animal Production Department

• A 500 m² glass greenhouse

• A 150 m² hydroponic greenhouse

• 1 additional general-purpose laboratory

Vision

To be a quality-focused, barrier-free, and internationally recognized vocational school that integrates students, alumni, staff, and the wider community through lifelong learning, producing education, knowledge, technology, and art at national and international levels.

Mission

To train highly qualified individuals who:

• Uphold Atatürk’s principles and revolutions, and the ideals of secularism and the Republic

• Work diligently and apply their knowledge and experience for the benefit of all humanity

• Think creatively, positively, and universally, and contribute to society

• Participate actively, produce value, and represent their country worldwide
  …while conducting high-level scientific research, generating knowledge and technology, and offering these outputs for the public good to support regional and national development and sustainable growth.

Strategic Focus

Today, mental labor is increasingly replacing physical labor, making high-quality education paramount. Our primary goals are to train knowledge workers who can not only apply information but also analyze and make decisions based on it, and who use resources efficiently and responsibly.

Selected Projects

• Effects of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Quality in Cucumber and Gourd Cultivation in Glass Greenhouses

• Impact of Various Fertilizer Applications on Fruit Yield, Quality, and Nitrate/Nitrite Accumulation in the Azman Banana Clone Grown under Cover

• “Investigation of Melon Cultivation in Hydroponics with Integrated Pest Management in Silifke” (Infrastructure Project)

• Lettuce Cultivation with Different Doses of Fertilizer and Bacterial Inoculation

Selected National/International Events

• IV Leadership Academy and Management Congress

• Higher Education Strategies and Institutional Collaboration Symposium

• Silifke City Workshop

• Professional Manager Development Training

• Seminars/Conferences/Workshops in Collaboration with Industry Partners

• Academic Consultancy for the Silifke Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Certified Trainings in Cooperation with Mersin University Lifelong Education, Application and Research Center

Corporate Social Media Accounts

• Facebook: meusilifkemyo

• Instagram: @meusilifkemyo

• LinkedIn: meusilifkemyo

Contact Information

• Phone: (+90) 324 713 15 22

• Fax: (+90) 324 361 07 37

• E-mail: silifkemyo@mersin.edu.tr

• Address:
  Mersin University Silifke Vocational School
  Yeni Mahalle Burç (Ulugöz) Street No: 4, beside the DSİ building
  Silifke, Mersin, Turkey