Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was first established in 1987 as affiliated to Dokuz Eylül University, and with a change made in 1992, it was existed within the structure of Adnan Menderes University. Prof. Dr. Necdet Güzel has been appointed as founding dean of the faculty. Our faculty has actually started education as of 07.09.1993. In the first two years since 1993, our students started education in Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine within the framework of a protocol signed and graduated from there. Education activities in Aydın first started in 1995-1996 academic year in the temporary building of Aydın Provincial Directorate of Agriculture. The Animal Hospital, which was established for Research, Application and Education under the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, was put into service on 04.10.1999, and all units of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Adnan Menderes University moved to the campus located within the borders of the Aydın province, Merkez-Efeler district, Işıklı quarter. Prof. Dr. Necdet GÜZEL who started as the Dean of the Faculty as the Founding Dean, continued until 2002. Prof. Dr. Hasan EREN, between 2003-2007; Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gökhan ÖNOL, between 2007-2011; Prof. Dr. Hasan EREN, between 2011-2014; Prof. Dr. Ergün Ömer GÖKSOY, between 2014-2019, has conducted this position. Prof. Dr. Cavit KUM is still the Dean.
Our faculty continued to work as the only faculty of Aydın Adnan Menderes University to have TS EN ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certificate obtained from TSE between 2009-2013.
Our Faculty is a member of the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Veterinary Education Institutions and Programmes (VEDEK). In May 2016, the Faculty received EAEVE accreditation approval for five years, and in December 2016 it received national accreditation approval from VEDEK for seven years. At the meeting held in December 2023, EAEVE granted the Faculty international accreditation approval for a second time. Following the national accreditation evaluation visit conducted by VEDEK in 2025, our accreditation was renewed until 2032.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1987 as part of Dokuz Eylül University as became part of Adnan Menderes University with Law numbered 3837 dated 03.07.1992. Academic activities started in 1993 and students accepted for the first two academic years were carried out within Ankara University faculty of Veterinary Sciences due to insufficient buildings and academic staff. Our educational activities continued at a temporary building between 1995 and 2000 in Aydın. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Animal Hospital became operational in 2000 with the aim of research, practice and education and the Faculty then moved to west campus in Işıklı. In 2012, on completion of the teaching blocks, paraclinics and basic science departments, an important step towards quality education was taken. The faculty is continuing to develop quickly and within a planned framework. The faculty became a member of the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) in 2003.

To educate graduates and researchers who are able to identify national and universal problems and produce solutions in the field of veterinary medicine and follow the principles of Atatürk with sufficient knowledge, ethical values, awareness of social responsibility and are rational, creative, productive and able to follow world developments.
To carry out projects and original research which will contribute to national development and universal knowledge by developing solutions to national and global problems.
To provide high quality, reliable and fast service related to societal needs and sensitive to the environment.

To be a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine recognized for its education quality, research and service activities at national and international standards, to train qualified veterinarians who are fully equipped in veterinary medicine, who can keep up with the developments of science and technology, to conduct research with scientific and economic value, to be internationally recognized and honored to be a member of.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine serves in 11 blocks with a total of 170.000 m² open and 19.097 m² closed area in the West Campus in Işıklı District of Efeler-Merkez, Aydın district. The campus of the Faculty of Veterinary Science covers a total area of 10,484 m2, of which 335 m2 is given to social and cultural activities and a 158 m2 student-staff restaurant along with 11 ( 580 m2 in total) meeting rooms.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine contains 6 amphitheaters, four classrooms, one library, one internet room, one anatomy laboratory, two microscope laboratories, two chemistry laboratories, one necropsy hall, one conference hall, Research and Practice Animal Hospital and Laboratory Animal Unit.