It was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 20 August 2016 with other 3 new universities.

[3] In January 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Prof. Dr. Bedriye Tunçsiper as the rector of the university.

[4][5] 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.

[6] İzmir Democracy University has 10 faculties, 3 institutes and 3 other schools.

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