Cappadocia University (CUN) (in Turkish, Kapadokya Üniversitesi (KÜN) was founded in 2005 by Ilke Education and Welfare Foundation (İlke Eğitim ve Sağlık Vakfı) and has become an important and successful model of vocational higher education in Turkey.
The current University dean is Prof. Dr. Nuran Tezcan, an expert of Turkish literature and Diwan poetry.
Starting in 2005-2006 academic year with five programs designed to meet the regional development targets, Cappadocia Vocational College currently continues its educational activities in 25 associate degree programs in two campuses, in Cappadocia and at Sabiha Gökçen Airport respectively.
Since 2009, focusing on the area of civil aviation, the college has introduced and opened Hot Air Balloon Piloting, Aircraft Technology, Civil Aviation Management in English, Civil Aviation Cabin Services and Flight Dispatcher programs and established a second campus at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in 2011 with the support of Defense Industry Undersecretariat in addition to the trainings and education delivered at Cappadocia campus.
The following academic year, Anesthesia, Electroneurophysiology, First and Emergency Aid, Audiometry, Opticianry programs; then, in 2014-2015 academic year, Medical Laboratory Techniques, Health Tourism Management, Social Services and Pathology Laboratory Techniques programs were started.