ðzmir Democracy University () is a public university in ðzmir, Turkey. It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities.
ðzmir Democracy University was cited by the press as the successor of ðzmir University, which was closed private university by Turkish government on 23 July 2016. But the Council of Higher Education denied it and explained that ðzmir Democracy University was not founded in place of ðzmir University.
In January 2017, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÃÂan appointed Prof. Dr. Bedriye Tunçsiper as the rector of the university. On June 10, 2020, with a protocol signed with the Ministry of Health, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital started to be used jointly with the university's medical faculty.
ðzmir Democracy University has 10 faculties, 3 institutes and 3 other schools.