The city center of Mugla, located in the southwest corner of Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean, includes popular holiday destinations, such as Gokova, Bodrum, Marmaris, Datca, Milas, Dalyan and Fethiye. With its beautiful resorts, impressive ruins of past civilizations, magnificent landscapes and vast beaches, thermal waters, rich flora and fauna, as well as accommodations, restaurants and entertainment choices to suit every taste, this region has something to offer to everyone.

The Mugla region, called ‘Caria’ in ancient times, has been a leading social cultural, and historical centre for centuries. Numerous ancient societies and Anatolian civilisations, including Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman peoples, have existed here. The region came under the rule of the Ottomans in 1390, starting the era of Turkish sovereignty in Mugla.

Mugla's climate type is in  Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry winters are mild and rainy. far parts of the sea are cold and ve they have semi-continental climate type.

The Faculty of Medicine was founded in May 2007, which was followed by the establishment of the Fundamental Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Surgical Medicine Departments and their related subdivisions. The faculty’s missions include promoting academic excellence; educating competent and qualified medical doctors; supporting scientific research based on ethical principles; and providing universally acknowledged high quality health services including diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The faculty aims to become an innovator and pioneer academic establishment and to reach the class of leading medicine faculties in Turkey. In doing so, it works to provide national and international education, research, and health services; develop international connections in education, science, tourism, and technology; and hold a strong institutional identity and culture.The new hospital and faculty building came into service in 2017. There is a larger morphology building and hospital with a more organized and better infrastructure.

Labs in University:

Anatomy lab, Histology lab, Pharmacology lab, Microbiology lab,  lab, Biochemistry lab, Genetics lab, Medical Biology lab

During your practice you will be staying in the dorms or student flat nearby campus. There is a different kind of dorms. Private dorms, government dorms (aka KYK) , Ministry of Religious Affairs’ student dorms. Or you can stay with our students.
 Residorm (Private Dorm): Kotekli, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Campus of Kotekli , 304. St. 2/1, 48000 Mentese/Mugla
 KYK (Goverment Dorm): Kotekli Neighb. Boulevard of Denizli Road. 263 St. No: 48 Mugla
 Ministry of Religious Affairs' Dorm: Yenikoy Neighb., 404. St. no:24/9, 48000 Mentese/Mugla

We have 2 international airports in Mugla.(Milas-Bodrum Airport and Dalaman Airport .See links below).When you arrive there,you can take MUTTAS’s(airport shuttles) buses to go to Mugla city center (Mentese) . We’ll pick you up there. Anyways, you should not be worried, since you will be welcomed by our contact person crew as soon as you arrive at the airport and bus terminal.

Milas Bodrum Airport (https://milasbodrum.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/ucus-detay.aspx?b=1&s=0&a=milasbodrum)

Dalaman Airport (https://dalaman.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/ucus-detay.aspx?b=0&s=0&a=dalaman)

MUTTAS (http://www.muttas.com.tr/sayfa/havalimani-seferleri)

Public Transportation

If you want to go to city center from your dorm(In Kotekli) or turn back to your dorm from city center,you can use public buses.You’ll see that public transportation is so easy,every ten minutes (or less)  the buses will come to the bus stop. Transportation by bus from Kotekli to the most famous places of the city is also possible. All the buses are move from the bus terminal. If you wanna go to bus terminal(aka otogar) from Kotekli you can use 1-41. This bus is also go to hospital and faculty of medicine. This bus will come to the station at every 30 min. You can see the buses and routes by clicking on the given link below.
https://www.mugla.bel.tr/otobussefersaatleri

Mugla is the administrative capital of a province that incorporates internationally well-known and popular tourist resorts.So that we’ll try to schedule trips to these beautiful touristic,cultural resorts.

And during summer,every weekend,there are organized National Toursin which you can meet and spend some with other incoming students and explore Turkish culture and natural values of Turkey more.Your LEO and contact person will inform you about scheduled social programme and National Tours.In addition,invitations for National Tours  will be sent to your e-mail addresses.
  One of event that we are so excited about is Natural Food and Drink Party that we expect a great attraction and participation by you. (Please do not forget to get some traditional stuff with you as much as you can think of something)