Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

What Mehmet Akif Ersoy University does

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) is a public state university located in Burdur, Turkey, operating under the Higher Education Council (YÖK) and founded in 2006. The institution delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education across 36 academic units to a total enrollment of approximately 35,914 students, including roughly 1,568 international students from about 40 countries and 3,005 postgraduate students. It supports this enrollment with 1,186 academic personnel, 31 research centers, and 151 postgraduate programs. Its core educational platform is supplemented by an applied-research base in agriculture and animal husbandry built around approximately 3,000 decares of cultivation land, a university farm (MAKÜ Çiftliği), embryo and genetics research, and a TÜBİTAK-backed technology workshop covering AI, 3D printing, and electronics.

MAKÜ generates revenue through three principal streams: (1) government budget allocations channeled through YÖK supplemented by TÜBİTAK research grants (ARDEB performance grants, TÜBİTAK 4009 village-schools program); (2) tuition income from domestic and international students, including short-cycle commercial offerings through TÖMER (the Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center), which also delivers summer schools and, since 2025, Japanese language courses; and (3) commercial operations including dairy and agricultural sales via the MAKÜ Market e-commerce storefront (cow, goat, and buffalo milk products such as cheese, yogurt, kaymak, and traditional sucuk) and university-owned hospitality assets (Lavanta Tepesi Hotel, Lavanta Tepesi Salda Hotel, and Taş Oda Konağı). The university's go-to-market combines the national YKS admission system for domestic students, a dedicated International Student Office, ERASMUS exchange partnerships, and partnerships with the Yunus Emre Institute and Uzbekistani counterpart institutions for international recruitment, alongside a Köy Üniversitesi (Village University) program delivering education to 25 rural communities.

The institution has begun positioning itself in international research rankings (THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026 Top 400, RUR 2026 Top 1000, TÜBİTAK ARDEB Top 35 in Turkey, Psychology field Top 3 in Turkey) and recorded a 3rd-place finish at the CERN international FPGA Compression Hackathon with an AI model developed by faculty. It is also conducting outbound technology transfer, with embryo biotechnology expertise being shared with Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a government entity, MAKÜ has no shareholders, raises no private capital, and is not exposed to typical venture-style competitive dynamics; its trajectory is instead governed by state policy, accreditation frameworks, and its own applied-research program.

Name

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Legal name

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi

Website

https://mehmetakif.edu.tr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MAKÜ is a public Turkish state university in Burdur delivering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education to ~35,914 students, including ~1,568 international students, with applied specialization in agriculture and livestock. It supplements state funding with TÖMER language programs, research grants, a farm-to-consumer dairy e-commerce store, and hospitality assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burdur

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Educational Services: Revenue from educational programs including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for both domestic and international students. International students pay tuition fees through various programs including Turkish Language Summer Schools.
2. Research Grants and Funding: TÜBİTAK and other governmental research funding including ARDEB performance grants, TÜBİTAK 4009 village schools support program, and other research project funding
3. Agricultural Product Sales: MAKÜ Market sells dairy products including milk, yogurt, cheese, and cream produced from the university's own farm (MAKÜ Çiftliği) including cow, goat, and buffalo milk products
4. Social Facilities and Hospitality: Revenue from social facilities including Lavanta Tepesi Hotel, Lavanta Tepesi Salda Hotel, and Taş Oda Konağı, described as Turkey's only university with 5-star facilities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) is a Turkish public state university delivering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education across 36 academic units including faculties, institutes, and vocational schools. It specializes in agriculture and animal husbandry through the Tarım ve Hayvancılık İhtisaslaşma Projesi, operates the TÖMER Turkish Language Teaching Center for international students, and runs the MAKÜ Market e-commerce platform selling dairy products (yogurt, cheese, cream, sucuk) produced at its on-campus MAKÜ Çiftliği farm.

Product overview

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi (MAKÜ) is a Turkish public university offering a portfolio of educational services and university-operated commercial products. Core educational offerings include TÖMER Turkish language programs for international students and specialized research in agriculture and livestock. Commercial products include MAKÜ Market e-commerce platform selling dairy products produced at MAKÜ Çiftliği university farm. Additional services encompass community education (Köy Üniversitesi), addiction prevention coordination, and science news communication. The university operates specialized research centers and summer programs including the TÜBİTAK-supported National Technology Workshop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAKÜ Artı: Student life and extra-curricular activities program
• MAKÜ Kariyer Okulu
• MAKÜ Çiftliği
• Köy Üniversitesi
• Lavanta Tepesi Hotel
• Lavanta Tepesi Salda Hotel
• Taş Oda Konağı

Products and services

• TÖMER Turkish Language Teaching Program
• MAKÜ Market E-commerce Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026: Top 400 globally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

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AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Uzbekistan World Economy and Diplomacy University (Özbekistan Dünya Ekonomi ve Diplomasi Üniversitesi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Hosting academics and students from Uzbekistan World Economy and Diplomacy University for summer school program at MAKÜ TÖMER. Part of ongoing academic and cultural cooperation between Turkey and Uzbekistan.
• TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Various research collaborations including TÜBİTAK 4009 Village Schools Support Program, Milli Teknoloji Atölyesi (National Technology Workshop) summer school, and ARDEB performance funding. MAKÜ ranks among top 35 Turkish universities in TÜBİTAK ARDEB performance.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Agricultural InstitutionsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Transfer of MAKÜ's embryo biotechnology expertise to Bosnia and Herzegovina agricultural sector as part of international technology transfer and cooperation.
• Yunus Emre InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2025Protocol signed between MAKÜ and Yunus Emre Institute for Turkish Summer School program. International students from various countries attend Turkish language and culture programs. The 2025 program hosted 16 international students from 14 countries from July 7-25, 2025.
• Tashkent World Economy and Diplomacy University (Taşkent Dünya Ekonomi ve Diplomasi Üniversitesi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Student and Teaching Staff Exchange Agreement between MAKÜ and Tashkent World Economy and Diplomacy University. Includes programs for Uzbek Turkish students to learn Turkish language and culture at MAKÜ TÖMER.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ankara University: Turkey's oldest and largest public university, operating broadly across all major fields including agriculture and veterinary sciences. A broad incumbent reference point for what a fully scaled Turkish public research university looks like.

Direct peers

• Selçuk University: Major public university in Konya with a particularly strong agriculture and veterinary faculty, directly overlapping MAKÜ's livestock and embryo-biotech specialization. A larger but agriculturally-aligned peer.
• Kastamonu University: Smaller public regional university with similar enrollment size, multi-faculty structure, and recent expansion trajectory comparable to MAKÜ's growth phase since 2006.
• Akdeniz University: Public university in Antalya serving the same Mediterranean region of Turkey, with a comparable faculty mix and broader agricultural/food research portfolio — a larger but geographically close peer.
• Ondokuz Mayıs University: Large regional public university on Turkey's Black Sea coast with a similar multi-faculty structure, established agricultural and veterinary programs, and comparable scale.
• Ahi Evran University: Smaller public regional university in Kırşehir with similar faculty breadth, vocational school emphasis, and an emerging research profile — a useful smaller-scale comparison to MAKÜ.
• Pamukkale University: Public university in Denizli with comparable enrollment size, regional positioning in southwestern Turkey, and a similar portfolio of faculties and vocational schools.
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University: Public regional university of similar size, also established in the 2000s era, with a multi-faculty structure including agricultural programs and active international student recruitment.
• Süleyman Demirel University: Public university located in Isparta, immediately adjacent to Burdur, with similar size and a comparable mix of agricultural, vocational, and international programs. The closest geographic and scale peer to MAKÜ.
• Afyon Kocatepe University: Regional public university in Afyonkarahisar with similar enrollment scale and a strong agricultural and animal husbandry focus — closely matching MAKÜ's applied-education and livestock specialization.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/makuedutr
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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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