Necmettin Erbakan University

What Necmettin Erbakan University does

Necmettin Erbakan University (NEÜ) is a public state university headquartered in Meram, Konya, Turkey, formally established in 2018 with Prof. Dr. Cem Zorlu as its first and current (reappointed 2022) rector. The university operates across six campuses in Konya province (Köyceğiz, Ahmet Keleşoğlu, 15 Temmuz, Meram Sağlık, Ereğli, and Seydişehir) and delivers higher education, healthcare, and research services through 20+ faculties, 7 institutes, multiple vocational schools, and 50+ application and research centers including one of only three Transgenic Animal Application and Research Centers worldwide. Its academic portfolio spans medicine, dentistry, engineering, aviation and space sciences, agriculture, veterinary medicine, education, theology, law, social sciences, and humanities, with affiliated entities including Meram Medical Faculty Hospital (positioned as Anatolia's Reference Health Hub) and a Dental Faculty clinic serving 250,000+ patients annually via an 11-year partnership with Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca Oy.

The university's technology stack includes integrated digital platforms (OBS Student Information System, NEBIS library system, E-Kütüphane, Uzaktan Eğitim distance learning, Tek Şifre single sign-on, EBYS document management, Kampüskart, and NEÜ Mobil), proprietary research infrastructure (Transgenic Animal Center, Microsurgery Laboratory, Bioequivalence Center, Regenerative Application Research Center), and applied research outputs such as the DAERec-GCA deep autoencoder-based recommendation framework. The business model is a hybrid public funding model: the primary revenue stream is government appropriations through the Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK), supplemented by regulated tuition fees across undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing education programs, healthcare services revenue from the university hospital and dental clinic, and external research grants including EU funding (e.g., 739,000 euros under IPA III for a smart irrigation project). Customers include domestic and international students, healthcare patients, and regional agricultural communities; internationalization is pursued through Erasmus, Farabi, Mevlana exchange programs, and dedicated international student recruitment.

Name

Necmettin Erbakan University

Legal name

Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi

Website

https://erbakan.edu.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Necmettin Erbakan University is a public state university in Konya, Turkey, operating six campuses with 20+ faculties, 7 institutes, and 50+ research centers. It serves domestic and international students, healthcare patients through its university hospital and dental clinic, and regional agricultural communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Higher education institution
• University academic programs
• Healthcare education services
• Applied research centers
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Meram

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public state university, NEÜ receives primary funding from the Turkish Government through the Higher Education Council (YÖK) for educational operations, research activities, and infrastructure development.
2. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition fees for various programs including undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing education programs. Fee structures vary by program type and student residency status.
3. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from university hospital and dental clinic services, including Meram Medical Faculty Hospital which serves as a major regional healthcare referral center.
4. Research Grants and Project Funding: External funding from national and international sources including EU grants (e.g., 739,000 euros from EU IPA III for smart irrigation project), TÜBİTAK research grants, and other institutional research funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Necmettin Erbakan University is a public state university that provides higher education across 20+ faculties and 7 institutes, covering disciplines from medicine and engineering to social sciences and theology. It also delivers healthcare services through university hospitals and dental clinics, and conducts applied research through 50+ specialized research centers. The university operates across six campuses in Konya province, serving undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing education students.

Product overview

Necmettin Erbakan University operates as a comprehensive public university with multiple campuses in Konya, Turkey. The institution offers a diverse portfolio of products and services including digital platforms (OBS student information system, NEBIS library system, E-Kütüphane e-library, Uzaktan Eğitim distance learning, Tek Şifre single sign-on, NEÜ Mobil app), healthcare facilities (Meram Medical Faculty Hospital, Dental Faculty with Planmeca-integrated clinic systems, Transgenik Hayvan Research Center), student life platforms (NEU Reyon merchandise, NEÜM brand, NEÜ Kapsül Bozdoğan Rocket Team, NEFES journal), research frameworks (DAERec-GCA recommendation system, Smart Irrigation Systems), academic support services (NEÜ Yayınevi publishing house, NEVA incentive awards, Academy Awards), and conference facilities. The university maintains an 11-year partnership with Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca Oy, integrating Planmeca Romexis software across 200+ dental units serving over 250,000 patients annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher Education Degree Programs Comprehensive higher education academic programs delivered across 20+ faculties, 7 institutes, and multiple vocational schools covering disciplines from medicine and engineering to social sciences, theology, and law. Available to domestic and international students.
• University Hospital and Dental Clinic Services Healthcare services provided through Meram Medical Faculty Hospital and Dental Faculty clinic, functioning as Anatolia's Reference Health Hub. Includes diagnostic, treatment, and dental care services for patients throughout central Anatolia.
• Smart Irrigation Project EU-funded agricultural technology project implementing smart irrigation systems, optimized sowing models, and 5 low water-footprint crops in drought-prone Konya Plain. Includes training for approximately 10,000 farmers.
• Distance Learning Programs (Uzaktan Eğitim) Online education programs delivered through the Uzaktan Eğitim platform for remote learning, continuing education, and selected degree programs.
• NEU Reyon Merchandise Store University merchandise store offering NEU-branded products for students, alumni, and supporters.
• NEÜ Yayınevi (University Publishing House) University publishing house producing academic publications and scholarly works.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,000+ patients served annually at dental clinic
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karatay MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Partnership with Karatay Municipality for EU-backed smart irrigation project in Konya Plain. The initiative is funded with 739,000 euros under EU's IPA III and EU-Türkiye Climate Change Grant Program. Project will establish 5 pilot demonstration fields, Smart Irrigation Center in Ereğli, optimized sowing models, and 5 low water-footprint crops, with training for an estimated 10,000 farmers.
• Planmeca OycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014Long-standing 11-year partnership (since 2014) with Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca Oy. NEÜ operates one of Turkey's busiest dental education clinics with over 200 Planmeca dental units and various imaging solutions integrated through Planmeca Romexis software. The partnership includes local service support through Unaldi Medical, contributing to highly positive staff and student feedback on equipment reliability, ergonomics, and durability.
• Unaldi MedicalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal service partner for Planmeca dental equipment installations, providing maintenance and technical support services that have been identified as a key factor in the successful cooperation between NEÜ and Planmeca.
• Yıldız Technical UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Yıldız Technical University in Turkey for the development of DAERec-GCA deep autoencoder-based collaborative filtering framework. The joint research achieved top NDCG values on MovieLens datasets and demonstrated 17-18x parameter efficiency improvements.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Selçuk University: Public research university also located in Konya, Turkey, with a long-established medical faculty (Meram), engineering, and agriculture programs. Many NEU senior leaders originated from Selçuk University, making it the most direct institutional peer in geography, scale, and academic structure.
• Akdeniz University: Public research university in Antalya with a comparable profile of faculties including medicine, engineering, agriculture, and veterinary medicine. Comparable in scale and Turkish public-university structure, though located in a different region.
• Erciyes University: Public research university in Kayseri with a similar multi-faculty, multi-campus structure including medical faculty hospital, engineering, and agriculture. Operates as a comparable Anatolian regional research university serving a similar hinterland.
• Sivas Cumhuriyet University: Public research university in Sivas offering medical, engineering, and agricultural programs with a similar Anatolian regional positioning. Comparable in scale, faculty breadth, and reliance on government appropriations.
• Karatay University: Public university located in Konya, Turkey, that participates as a partner with NEU in the EU-funded smart irrigation project. Operates in the same geographic and student market as NEU and is similarly positioned in Turkish higher-education rankings.
• KTO Karatay University: Foundation (private) university in Konya founded by the Konya Chamber of Tradesmen, competing for the same Central Anatolia student base. Comparable in offering undergraduate and graduate programs across engineering, health sciences, and social sciences.

Broad incumbents

• Hacettepe University: Premier Turkish public research university in Ankara with a major academic medical center, comparable in healthcare-services revenue model and research depth. Represents the upper-bound Turkish public university that NEU's medical faculty aspires to compete with.
• Ondokuz Mayıs University: Larger public research university in Samsun with an established medical faculty hospital and engineering programs. Comparable as a multi-faculty regional public university in Turkey with similar revenue model from tuition, healthcare, and government appropriations.

Others

• TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey): National research funding body providing TÜBİTAK research grants cited as a revenue source for NEU. Functions as a key ecosystem enabler and funding counterpart rather than a direct peer, but is materially relevant to NEU's research-grant revenue stream.

Emerging players

• Yıldız Technical University: Istanbul-based public technical university with a documented research collaboration (DAERec-GCA framework) with NEU faculty. Overlaps in engineering and applied sciences research, and is a Turkish public-university counterpart for joint research output.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xsosyal.teknofest.app/@neuniversitesi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/necmettinerbakanuniversitesi

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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