The university bears the name “19 May”, which marks the date when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, came to Samsun in order to start the War of Independence.

96/8655 of the Council of Ministers, Yaşar Doğu Vocational School of Sports Sciences established in accordance with the decree no.

97/9414 of the Council of Ministers, Terme Vocational School founded in 1999 by the Board of Higher Education, Çarşamba Vocational School founded in 2000 by the Board of Higher Education, and the Faculty of Law established in December, 2008 pursuant to the decree no.

He is appointed for a period of four years by the President of Turkey from the candidates elected by the University academic staff proposed by the Higher Education Board.

It is responsible for research, pedagogical and study matters which affect Ondokuz Mayıs University or any central institute.

Serving the inhabitants of the entire Black Sea region, both faculties provide treatment in all areas of health and dental care.

In order to gain admission to an associate (2-year, short cycle) or undergraduate program (4-year, first cycle) in a higher education institution in Turkey, students have to take a university entrance exam administered by Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).

These students are placed centrally by ÖSYM according to the type of vocational high schools they graduated and their grade point averages (GPA).

The final list of students is decided by adding up a pre-determined percentage of the YGS score and the local exam (aptitude test).

Students who meet the above-mentioned conditions should finalize the registration procedure personally, on the Academic Calendar of the related year.

In addition to OMU-ISE organized each year, the students are accepted to the undergraduate programmes according to the score of one of the international exams determined by the Senate.

The exchange students can enrol in the courses offered at OMU and study for either one semester, or for the whole academic year.

Detailed information such as related year's deadlines, update news and contact persons can be found here.

OMU puts emphasis on internationalization process and provision of necessary information, technology, communication and human resources against increasing competition in education in order to make progress in rapidly globalizing world and to be recognized in international platforms.

For this purpose, internationalization is one of the main objectives of OMU; enhancement of the quality of education and researches is also of the utmost importance for international employability of graduates.

Bologna Process has acted as an accelerator for establishing an understanding of quality assurance and sustainable development.

Every year, increasing number of incoming and outgoing students benefits from mobility programs like Erasmus+ and Mevlana and mutual cooperation agreements.

OMU started to hold the International Student Entrance Examination (OMU-ISE) as of 2011-2012 academic year, which is the first of its kind in Turkey.

OMU-ISE is accepted as an admission criterion for international students by 97 Universities (67 State and 30 Foundation) in Turkey.