Hacettepe University is located in Ankara. Ankara with its 4,5 million population is the 2^nd biggest city and  the Capital City of Turkey.

Foundation of Hacettepe University was laid when Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı founded the best-equipped children’s hospital in Ankara in 1967. Having been in search of new methods and developments solely in the field of medicine initially, Hacettepe has become a strong, comprehensive and leading university by the time, combining 17 faculties, 14 graduate schools, 2 applied schools, 1 conservatory, 5 vocational schools, and 102 research and application centres.

With 40257 students in undergraduate and graduate , 2957 in associate degree,  and 4210 academic members; and with bilateral agreements with a number of universities in Turkey and abroad, we have an international and interdisciplinary philosophy of education. Being aware of the necessity to bridge our high quality education with practice, we give our students and academic members the opportunity to participate in various workshops, internship programs, projects and practices with the cooperation of state and private institutions.

Sıhhiye Campus, the first campus of our university, accommodates faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Sciences; graduate schools of Child Health, Public Health, Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Population Studies, Oncology and Health Sciences; and Vocational School of Health Service, and can mainly be considered as a ‘Biomedical/Health Sciences Campus’. The ‘Hospital Complex which includes Adult Hospital, İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital and Oncology Hospital are among the largest in the country. Dentistry Hospital and Oncology Hospital have their own building complexes. Hacettepe hospitals have Joint Commission International Quality Approval. In all campuses additional health centres are also available. Total inpatient and outpatient numbers are over 1.000.000 for the Adult Hospital, over 200.000 for the Children’s Hospital, 90.000 for the Oncology Hospital, and 75.000 for the Dental Hospital.

Built in 1975 as the second campus, Beytepe Campus accommodates the Faculties of Letters, Education, Science, Fine Arts, Law, Economics &Administrative Sciences, Communication, Engineering; Sport Sciences, Architecture and School of Foreign Languages; The Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History; Graduate School of Informatics, Science, Educational Sciences, Social Sciences, Nuclear Sciences, and Turkish Studies Institute. Besides, Hacettepe University TÖMER (Turkish as a Foreign Language Teaching, Research and Implementation Center), Student’s Health Center, Convention Center and Technopolis are also within the borders of this campus.

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Greek, Chinese, and Latin are among the languages that are taught. Online English learning models are also available. There is a specific centre for teaching Turkish. In addition to Sıhhiye and Beytepe Campuses, Hacettepe University has its Ankara State Conservatory in Beşevler, vocational schools in Polatlı districts.

Some faculties and departments provide education and training in Turkish, while other Faculties and departments provide education in English (English Linguistics, English Language & Literature, Economics, Business Administration, Political Science & Public Administration, International Relations, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Medicine, Translation& Interpreting, American Culture & Literature), French (French Language & Literature, Translation & Interpreting) and German (German Language & Literature, Biology Education, Physics Education, Chemistry Education, Mathematics Education, Translation & Interpreting)

Hacettepe University allocates funding for research activities and has a strong reputation in science, research and publications within the country and in the whole region. Internationalization is a priority and the university has significant number of bilateral agreements and signed MoUs with the leading universities of the world.

Campuses have the necessary infrastructure for education, training and research and also for sports and cultural activities (laboratories, libraries, computer services, radio, internet TV, congress centres, dormitories, guest houses, and others).

Most faculties and departments are in Top 3 in the country and there is also significant demand from international students. The international students come from over 98 countries.

In 45 years, Hacettepe University has been transformed into a composite university with faculties, graduate schools, vocational schools, a conservatory, Applied Schools, Technopolis and Technology Transfer Center, student clubs, sports and cultural facilities, student village, dormitories, laboratories, libraries, information-communication infrastructure, congress centres, and four campuses. Hacettepe University is not only a leading university in Turkey, but it is a destination in the region.