The story
History
Early years
The university's roots date back to 1959, when Turkish Armed Forces founded a school named Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School. This school then converted to a four-year college in 1975, one of the oldest of its kind in Turkey. Today it is still serving as The School of Physical Education and Sports.
In 1964 Demirci Normal School began its education in Demirci, Manisa, to train high school graduates to be teachers in various parts of Anatolia. Demirci normal school was then converted to a four-year degree offering education college where it continues to serve as The College of Education.
A unique and the only one of its kind, School Of Tobacco Expertise was established in 1975 and then relocated to Akhisar, Manisa in 1987. Today, the school is still serving as School Of Tobacco Expertise.
One of the first higher education in the city of Manisa came to life with Manisa Vocational School of Accounting which was founded in 1975. Between 1975 and 1982 its administration was under Ege University. From 1982 to 1992, with sports and education colleges, it was moved under Dokuz Eylül University administration. Today it is known as The College of Economics and Administrative Sciences.
In 1982, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports became Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa
Name change: Celal Bayar University
In 1992, with the merger of already established colleges, Celal Bayar university began its education. Four new colleges; College of Art and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences; three colleges that were under Dokuz Eylül University administration; College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, College of Education, and School of Physical Education and Sports and a college that was under the administration of Ege University; School of Tobacco Expertise, and finally other vocational schools that are in and around city limits of Manisa, Celal Bayar University was formed. The university has continued adding new colleges to respond the dynamic needs of communities and students.
University is proud to carry the name Celal Bayar, who is the third president of Turkey.
In order to emphasize its location, the university asked the higher education department to add Manisa in its name. Finally, since 2016 the university became Manisa Celal Bayar University.
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Timeline of name changes
The school has had several names in the past:
1959 opened as Manisa Armed Forces Physical Education and Sports School.
1964 designated Demirci Normal School in Demirci, Manisa.
1975 designated Manisa Vocational School of Accounting
1975 designated School Of Tobacco Expertise in Akhisar, Manisa
1982 designated Dokuz Eylül University at Manisa
1992 became Celal Bayar University
2016 became Manisa Celal Bayar University
The Museum of Medicine History
It was constructed for Hafsa Sultan, the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, in 1539. It served as a hospital until the Turkish Republic was founded. It also served as an asylum after the 1850s.
It was restored from time to time during the Republican era. Later in 1994, it was left to Celal Bayar University and reopened as a Health Museum in 2013.
From Wikipedia’s article on Manisa Celal Bayar University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4