History

      Fırat University Faculty of Science was established on April 01, 1975 with the law numbered 1873. The first meeting of the Faculty of Science Board was held on 22.10.1975. In this meeting, it was decided to open Biology, Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Earth Sciences and Celestial Sciences Departments in the Faculty of Science.

      The Faculty of Science started education in the 1975-1976 academic year with the admission of students to the Department of Mathematics. It was envisaged to open the Department of Chemistry as Chemical Engineering and the Department of Biology as two chairs, Botany and Zoology. The Departments of Physics Engineering and Geological Engineering were opened in the 1977-1978 academic year. As a result of the separation of the Department of Biology into Botany and Zoology Departments on April 4, 1978, the Faculty of Science continued its education with six departments: Botany, Mathematics, Zoology, Physical Engineering, Geological Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

      With the Law No. 2809 dated 28.03.1983 on the adoption of the Decree Law No. 41 on the Organization of Higher Education Institutions, the Faculties of Science and Literature were merged and transformed into the "Faculty of Arts and Sciences". Chemistry and Physics Departments were opened within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, but the Department of Physics Engineering, which was previously under the Faculty of Science, was closed, and the Departments of Geological Engineering and Chemical Engineering were affiliated to the Faculty of Engineering. In the 2005-2006 academic year, the Department of Statistics started teaching with 40 students.

       Pursuant to the Council of Ministers Decision No. 2010/175, which entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated March 11, 2010 and numbered 27518, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences within our University was closed and the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences were established instead.

       Our proposal to open the Molecular Biology and Genetics Program within the Department of Biology of our Faculty was examined at the meeting of the Executive Board of Higher Education dated 22/04/2014 and was deemed appropriate in accordance with Law No. 2547, Law No. 2880 and Article 7/d-2. The Molecular Biology and Genetics Program started education in the 2016-2017 academic year with 15 students.

       Today, education and training services continue with a total of 5 departments and 1 program, 106 academic staff and 831 students, including the Department of Biology and the Molecular Biology and Genetics Program, Physics, Statistics, Chemistry and Mathematics departments within this department.