[4] It was one of the educational institutions closed in 2016 following the attempted coup d'état, due to its affiliation to the Gülen movement, and its students and their rights to use physical structures were transferred to Ondokuz Mayıs University.

[6] In 2018, some academic units from Ondokuz Mayıs University such as Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences, School of Civil Aviation and Kavak Vocational School became a part of newly established Samsun University.

[1] Samsun University Faculty of Medicine was founded on 31 August 2020 in Canik campus.

[7] The logo of Samsun University, which started providing education on 24 September 2018, was chosen on 28 October 2018.

[10] In addition to these student clubs, there are engineering teams carrying out R&D studies.