1 2 3 Setting out with the motto of a worldwide university in Anatolia, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, which started its Turkish higher education life with Erzincan School of Education and Erzincan Vocational School founded in 1976, is a university based on science and technology with a strong infrastructure, an innovative and continuously developing vision, focused on research and development, at the center of university-industry cooperation, aiming to spread the total quality approach to all academic and administrative units and to regards internationalization a target in all fields. It is one of the main goals of our university to educate our students as individuals who have broad horizons and free thinking who will reach their own ideals in all their academic educational lives. For that reason, the University, with its young and dynamic structure, meets its students with activities and projects that will bring difference and innovation in scientific, technological and social fields. Universities are not only educational institutions; actually, they are information centers that carry out studies for the development of the city, region and country where it is located, and do research and shed light on innovation with the researches. Setting out with the motto of “Una Universa Academia in Anatolia,” the university makes great effort to reach further goals making best use of the conditions and expectations of our region and the opportunities at hand. The university will make a difference in higher education in terms of performance, quality, international working environment and educational activities. We will raise the horizon of Erzincan erzİncan Binali Yıldırım University with these feelings. We will remain focused in line with continuous research & development, knowledge creation and innovation. 4 Lots of love and respect. Rektör 5 Hıstory commanders of Alparslan the conqueror of the region, became a science, art and trade center especially during the time of Mengücek ruler Melik Fahrüddin Behramşah. In 1228, during the reign of Alaeddin Keykubad, the Anatolian Seljuk State came under power and in 1243, Kösedağ War, one of the turning points of Anatolian history, took place around Erzincan. After the dissolution of the Ilkhanids, the Eratians were dominant in 1327- 1381 and the Mutahharten between 1379-1403 in Erzincan. Erzincan was the capital of the local government established by Mutahharten. Accordingly, it is seen that Erzincan has been the capital three times in history. While the Ottoman domination in Anatolia was largely disintegrated after 1402 Ankara War, Erzincan was also affected by this, and it was one of the areas of intensification of the struggle between Karakoyunlular and Akkoyunlular, and the city was negatively affected. The rule of Akkoyunlu in Erzincan gained stability during the time of rzincan is one of the areas where the first human communities of history settled due to its geographical location, physical Akkoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan Bahadır. Moreover, Otlukbeli War structure and climate. Erzincan, which has been referred as Arziya, Arzingan, Erzingan, Aziris, Eriza, Ezirgan, in the same root (Fatih-Uzun Hasan, 11 August 1473), which was one of the Ebut partially in different forms, remained under the rule of Azzi / Hayaşa, Urartu, Med, Pers, Helen and Roman-Byzantine, wars that constituted the turning point of the Anatolian history respectively, throughout the history. Based on the Hittite documents, it is now known that Arziya is the capital of the Azzi / and took place around Erzincan did not change this situation. Hayaşa State (1750-800 BC). In the time of Hz. Osman (651-653), rule of the Islamic State extended to Erzincan, and after this When Safavids dominated instead of Akkoyunlu State, Erzincan period, Erzincan region witnessed the struggles between the Byzantine, Arab, Armenian and Georgians during the Umayyad and this time remained in the hands of Safavids. At the end of the Abbasid periods. Erzincan, which has witnessed the influx of Muslim Turks since the beginning of the XI century, entered the Çaldıran War between Yavuz Sultan Selim and Shah Ismail Turkish domination after the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071. In the meantime, Erzincan was subjected to the immigration of large-scale (1514), Erzincan, along with all the Eastern and Southeastern 6 Turkish tribes and was the settlement area of Oguz tribes such as Kınık, Kayı, Salur, Bayındır, Bayat, Kargın, Çavuldur, Karaevli, Anatolia, fell under the Ottoman rule. The population of the 7 and Alayundlu. Erzincan, the capital of the Mengücek Melik State, which was founded in the name of Mengücek Gazi, one of the city was around 10.000 in the XVI and XVII centuries. The on July 11, 1916, when the First World War continued, and city’s population did not increase for a long time. The biggest the separatist Armenians, who took the opportunity, started factor in this was the earthquakes the city was exposed to in their activities creating armed troops. Through the Erzincan certain periods and the Ottoman-Iranian wars remained within Armistice with the Soviet government on 18 December 1917, the movement area of the army. According to the provincial Russian soldiers withdrew from the region on 11 January 1918, yearbook of 1882, the population of the Erzincan Sanjak was but Armenian gangs caused many bloody incidents. In addition 59.507 at the end of the XIX century. 46.325 of this population to the militia forces affiliated to Halit Pasha, military units under was Muslim, 905 were Greek and 12.2277 were Armenians. the command of Kazım Karabekir saved Erzincan on February The population in Erzincan’s sanjak center was 16,839, and 13, 1918, and Tercan on February 22, 1918 from the Armenian 5.280 out of which were Armenians. The weaknesses of the armed forces. The people of Erzincan were with Mustafa Kemal Ottoman Empire and the separation of the communities in the Atatürk during the War of Independence and in the first years Balkans from the Ottoman State with the influence of the ideas of the Republic. With tamia sent by Mustafa Kemal to the spread at the end of the French Revolution was one of the most detached brigade and corps commanders on March 19, 1920, important reasons that lighted the fire of Armenians in the Şeyh Ahmed Fevzi Effendi, Emin Bey, Hüseyin Bey, Osman east. Russia’s acts to intervene in Armenians after 1878 Berlin Fevzi Efendi and Tevfik Bey were selected and sent to Turkey Treaty was one of the factors that exacerbated the events. Grand National Assembly opened on 23 April 1920. Erzincan Erzincan was one of the first places where the Armenian was subjected to severe earthquake in 1939 and the city was events increased. Although the perpetrators and ringleaders of ruined. Thousands of people lost their lives in the city. After the the events that started as gang activities were initially caught earthquake, the construction of a new city up the railway was and punished, the peace and security of life disappeared. started, and today’s Erzincan city was created. In the 1983 and As in other places, all the Armenians who were close to the 1992 earthquakes, as well, the city was both damaged and events in the region were encouraged to take action against life and properties were lost. In the coming periods, the ideas the Turks, through representatives of the Tashnak and Hinchak about the positioning of the city on the skirts of the mountains associations that were established to realize the political goals in the north and west has gained importance day by day. 8 of the Armenians. The city was occupied by the Russians 9 GEOGRAPHY Exploring Erzincan in geography Surface Area: 11.903 km2 Erzincan, located on the E80 highway in the east-west transpor- tation corridor, is located on the Upper Euphrates terrain of the Altitude:1.185 meter. and most important river of the city is the Euphrates River. Euphrate is benefited for irrigation, energy and water Eastern Anatolia Region. It is surrounded by provinces of Erzu- sports. In Tercan plains, the Euphrates joins Çayırlık stream, which originates from Keşiş Mountains in the northwest, rum, Bingöl on the east, Sivas, Giresun on the west, Gümüş- Mountains cover about 60 percent of Erzincan territory. and Tuzla water in the southeast. The largest branch of Euphrates is named Karasu from the point where the waters 26 percent of the province consists of plateau, 5.4 per- hane, Bayburt on the north, and Tunceli, Elazığ and Malatya on meet with Tercan plain. Keşiş Mountains is the highest point of Erzincan, which is on the historical Silk Road. As cent upland and 8.6 percent plains. Terrestrial climate is the south. the outlines, Erzincan is surrounded by Munzur and Serçelik Mountains in the south, Otlukbeli-Karadağ and Esence dominant in Erzincan, in general. There are small lakes Mountains in the north, and Coşan Mountain in the east. Tercan and Erzincan plains and Sansa and Kemah Strait are Districts of Erzİncan: Çayırlı, İliç, Kemah, Kemaliye, Otlukbeli, 10 like Yedi Göller and Aygır Lake in Çayırlı district, Otlukbeli located along the Euphrates Valley located between these high mountains. In the high parts of Munzur and Dumanlı 11 Refahiye, Tercan ve Üzümlü`dür. Lake in Otlukbeli, and Kadı Lake in Kemaliye. The biggest Mountains, there are rarely found wide plateaus. ECONOMY AGRICULTURE İlİç gold Mıne Grape of Cİmİn Grape of Cimin, which is in demand as edible with its unique taste, has a sour taste. Because the sugar content is close to zero, it is a fruit that diabetics can consume as sanitary and has many health benefits. Cereals Grain products are remarkable in the general agricultural product pattern of the province. Grain varieties are grown in more than half of the lands where field crops are grown.