Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi

What Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi does

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (AFSÜ) is a public state university established in 2018 and headquartered at the Zafer Sağlık Külliyesi in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The institution is purpose-built around health sciences education and delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across four faculties (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences), one graduate institute (Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü), and three vocational schools of health services (Atatürk, Bolvadin, Şuhut). It operates two integrated university hospitals — SUAM (Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi) for general medical care and ADSUAM for dental services — that simultaneously deliver patient care, generate clinical revenue, and provide hands-on training for students. Supporting infrastructure includes internal administrative and academic systems (e-Kampüs campus portal, AVESİS academic data system, Elektronik Belge Yönetim Sistemi, Uzaktan Öğretim Yönünetim Sistemi, Kampüs Kart), a peer-reviewed journal (Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi), a Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi (TTO), and applied research centers covering distance learning, international relations, and career and entrepreneurship.

The university is governed by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) under Turkish higher-education law, with the Rector appointed by the President of Turkey and operating alongside a Senate and Board of Trustees. AFSÜ monetizes through a layered mix of regulated student tuition (YÖK-set rates for domestic and international students), clinical and dental service revenue at SUAM/ADSUAM, revolving-fund (döner sermaye) commercial operations, and externally funded research — notably TÜBİTAK 2209-A student grants — plus consulting-style research services performed for external organizations through the clinical research and TTO units. Patient service volume has been growing materially, with the dental hospital reporting a 250% increase in dental filling procedures and a 60% increase in root canal treatments; the Faculty of Medicine has produced 19 consecutive graduating cohorts as of 2026.

Customer acquisition is structurally low-cost: students are placed through the centralized YÖK admissions system without university-paid marketing, while patients access SUAM/ADSUAM directly. The university uses a multi-channel engagement and outreach platform — Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Spotify/Apple Podcasts (Sağlığın Üniversitesinden Sesler), radio (Sağlık Olsun / Sağlığın Sesi), TV programming (36 episodes), the Bilim Kafe science-communication initiative, and Sağlıklı Sorular public-health video series — to recruit domestic and international students and to deliver community health education. International mobility runs through Erasmus+, Farabi, and direct international student exchanges. A network of strategic partnerships (Afyon Kocatepe University, the Provincial Municipality, TOBB women-entrepreneurship council, Turkish Red Crescent, Kızılay, the Youth and Sports Directorate, and 2026-vintage agreements with TED Afyon Koleji, Serda Sigorta, and pharma R&D collaborators) supports inter-institutional cooperation in teaching, research, community service, and student welfare.

Name

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi

Legal name

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü

Website

https://afsu.edu.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (AFSÜ) is a Turkish public health-sciences university delivering medical, dental, pharmacy, and health-sciences education through four faculties plus three vocational schools, and operating two university hospitals (SUAM and ADSUAM) that provide clinical services and student training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Sciences Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.) (EDAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC), Dental Schools (EDAHAGAF), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Health sciences education
• Medical university programs
• University hospital services
• Clinical research services
• Dental healthcare education

Headquarters

HQ city

Afyonkarahisar

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Education Fees: Revenue from tuition fees charged to domestic and international students for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across faculties and vocational schools.
2. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from hospital services at SUAM (Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi) and ADSUAM (Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Uygulama Araştırma Merkezi), including medical treatments, procedures, and dental services.
3. Research and Development Services: Revenue through scientific research projects, TÜBİTAK funded research, and clinical research services provided to external organizations.
4. döner Sermaye İşletme: Revolving fund commercial operations through the university's commercial enterprise conducting various health-related services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

AFSÜ is a public state university in Turkey offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education across four health sciences faculties (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences), three vocational health services schools, and a graduate institute. It also operates two hospitals — SUAM (general hospital) and ADSUAM (dental hospital) — delivering medical and dental care to the regional population while providing clinical training for students, alongside scientific research published in peer-reviewed journals.

Product overview

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (AFSÜ) is a public university specializing in health sciences education. The institution does not offer commercial software products; rather, it operates internal institutional platforms for managing its own academic, administrative, and healthcare delivery operations. These include e-Kampüs (e-Campus) for campus management, the Uzaktan Öğretim Yönetim Sistemi for distance education, AVESİS for academic data management, the AFSÜ Kampüs Kart system, and Elektronik Belge Yönetim Sistemi (EBYS) for electronic document management. The university also operates two hospitals—SUAM (Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi) for general health services and ADSUAM (Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Uygulama Araştırma Merkezi) for oral and dental health services—as part of its healthcare mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zafer Sağlık Külliyesi: The main campus of Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi located in Dörtyol, Afyonkarahisar

Products and services

• Tıp Fakültesi (Faculty of Medicine) Programs
• Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi (Faculty of Dentistry) Programs
• Eczacılık Fakültesi (Faculty of Pharmacy) Programs
• Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi (Faculty of Health Sciences) Programs
• Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü (Graduate School of Education)
• Vocational Schools of Health Services (Atatürk, Bolvadin, Şuhut SHMYO)
• SUAM Hospital Services (Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi)
• ADSUAM Dental Hospital Services (Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Uygulama Araştırma Merkezi)
• Erasmus, Farabi, and International Student Exchange Programs
• Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi (Academic Journal)
• Bilim Kafe Science Communication Program
• Clinical Research and TÜBİTAK-Funded Research Services
• Döner Sermaye İşletme (Revolving Fund Commercial Operations)

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 consecutive medical school graduating classes as of 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TED Afyon KolejiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Education partnership protocol signed in 2026 for collaborative activities between the private high school and the university.
• Serda SigortaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Insurance company partnership protocol signed in 2026 for potential collaborative initiatives.
• Work&Coffee Yeni Nesil KütüphaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscount protocol for library services for students and staff.
• Afyon Kocatepe ÜniversitesicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference center, conference halls, and social facilities usage collaboration protocol for joint events and activities between the two major universities in Afyonkarahisar.
• Afyonkarahisar Girne KolejiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational collaboration protocol with private school for student activities and programs.
• Afyonkarahisar Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası ve TOBB Afyonkarahisar Kadın Girişimciler KurulucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint protocol for supporting women entrepreneurs and promoting business development in the region.
• Prime GYM Spor SalonuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscount protocol for gym services for university students and staff.
• Afyonkarahisar Belediyesi – AFSÜ – AKÜ Sporda İş Birliği ProtokolücoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-way sports collaboration protocol signed in 2023 between municipality, AFSU, and Afyon Kocatepe University for sports activities and events.
• Yedi Bilim AnaokuluminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscount protocol for kindergarten services for university staff and students.
• Özdilek Çocuk KulübüminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscount protocol for child care services for university students and staff.
• Türk Kızılayı Afyonkarahisar ŞubesicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial activities and boutique support collaboration protocol signed in 2021 for community service initiatives.
• Afyonkarahisar Gençlik ve Spor İl MüdürlüğücoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth and sports collaboration protocol signed in 2021 (Genç Ofiş Protocol) for youth development and sports activities.
• Wimbledon Language AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanguage education collaboration protocol for English language training services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Başkent Üniversitesi: Private Turkish university with a nationally distributed network of teaching hospitals and multiple health-sciences faculties. Comparable as an integrated university-plus-hospital operator; broader portfolio and longer history than AFSÜ but operates under similar Turkish regulatory and accreditation frameworks.
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi: A leading Turkish public research university with a flagship medical center, multiple health-sciences faculties, and deep research output. Comparable as an incumbent in health-sciences higher education with integrated teaching hospitals, although it operates as a broad university rather than a health-only specialist.
• Ankara Üniversitesi: Long-established Turkish public university with one of the country's largest medical faculties and multiple health-related schools. Broad incumbent in health-sciences higher education with a well-developed teaching hospital network across Ankara.
• İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa: Major Turkish public university resulting from the split of Istanbul University, retaining a large Faculty of Medicine, dental and health-sciences programs, and several teaching hospitals. Comparable as an incumbent health-education provider; broader portfolio than AFSÜ but operates under the same YÖK framework.

Emerging players

• İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi: Private, health-sciences-focused Turkish university with its own large teaching hospital complex. Comparable because it operates under the same health-only specialist model that AFSÜ is pursuing, but as a private rather than public institution it competes on different dimensions (tuition-funded scale vs. state-funded scale).
• Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi: Private Turkish university specialized in health sciences with an integrated teaching hospital. Comparable as a health-focused university operating a hospital-driven training model, providing a private-sector benchmark against which AFSÜ's public-sector approach can be measured.

Direct peers

• Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (SBÜ İstanbul): The original Turkish "Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi" — a public health-sciences university chartered under YÖK with a national network of training and research hospitals. Directly comparable to AFSÜ because it shares the same health-sciences-only mandate, the same hospital-integrated training model, and the same regulatory framework, but operates at substantially larger scale across multiple cities.
• Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi: Another newer Turkish public health-sciences university, located in a neighboring inner-Aegean city. Functions as both a direct peer (same mandate, same governance, similar scale and founding period) and a regional competitor drawing from overlapping student catchment areas in west-central Turkey.

Regional players

• Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi: Regional Turkish public university with a Faculty of Medicine and health-sciences programs serving the Aegean region. Comparable as a same-region public health-education provider, though it operates as a multi-disciplinary university rather than a health-only specialist.
• Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi: Regional Turkish public university with medical and health-sciences faculties and a teaching hospital. Comparable as a same-region public health-education and hospital-services provider in inner west Anatolia, overlapping with AFSÜ's broader recruitment catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afsurektorluk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/afsurektorluk
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfyonkarahisarSaglikBilimleriUniversitesi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afyonkarahisar-saglik-bilimleri-universitesi
• Instagraminstagram.com/afsurektorluk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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