The Faculty of Medicine of Diyarbakir, which was opened in 1966 under the administration of the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University, forms the nucleus of the present university. By transferring its students to Diyarbakir in 1969, it continued its activities as a faculty of Ankara University and in 1974 with the opening of the Faculty of Science, Diyarbakir University was actively founded. After the Higher Education Law, with the article number 2547 went into effect, the name of Diyarbakir University was changed into Dicle University in accordance with the decree having law force with number 41, issued in 1982. The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, which were established following the decree together with the schools taken over from the Ministry of Education, were attached to Dicle University. Later, Mardin Vocational School in 1988-1989, Health Services Vocational School in 1990-1991 Academic Year, and Atatürk Health Services Vocational School in 1992-1993 Academic Year were opened as the new institutions of the university. Following that, under the administration of our university the establishment of new vocational schools, each in Bismil, Cermik and Batman was approved. In accordance with the law  number 3837, issued on 11.07.1992, Sanliurfa Faculty of  Agriculture and Sanliurfa Vocational School, which were under the administration of our university, were soon attached to newly founded Harran University and establishment of 3 new faculties, under the name of Agriculture, Veterinary and Theology was approved. Along with the faculties mentioned above, the schools established in Bismil and Cermik, and the Health Services Vocational School established in the province of Batman started its educational activities in 1993-1994 Academic Year. Sirnak Vocational School started its activities in 1995-1996 Academic Year, several years after its establishment. In addition to our present faculties and schools, in 1997-1998 Academic Year, Health Schools each in Diyarbakir, Siirt and Mardin and vocational schools each in Ergani and Cungus were opened and began to give education. Later, in 1998-1999 Academic Year in Diyarbakir “Physical Education and Sports School” and in 1999-2000 Academic Year “Technical Education Faculty” were opened in Batman. Moreover, in Diyarbakir, a “State Conservatory” was established. State Conservatory began its activities in 2002-2003 Academic Year. With the opening of Siirt Vocational School in Siirt in 2002-2003 Academic Year, today there are 11 Faculties, 4 Schools, 11 Vocational Schools, 1 Conservatory, 3 Graduate Schools, 8 Application and Research Centres, 1 Training and Research Hospital under the administration of  Dicle University.

     It was opened in 1966 as a part of the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University and on 20 January, 1969 transferring its students to Diyarbakir it began its educational activities in the building of the Numune Hospital. The Faculty is still continuing to offer services in the building of Training and Research Hospital with 1050 beds built on its modern campus and can fully meet the needs of the region. With polyclinics, clinics, classrooms, labs, administrative blocks, etc. it has 192.000 square meters area . 

    It started education in 1974 under the name of  Faculty of Sciences. Later, in accordance with the decree having law force  with the article number 41, its name was changed into  “Faculty of Science and Letters”. In June 1986, the faculty moved to its modern building constructed on university campus. In addition to the faculty building having 17.450 square meters of usage area, one more block was completed and put into service in 2000. Within the faculty, there are enough classrooms, laboratories and 13 departments offering services and activities of education.

      It began its activities in 1976 in the city center with 27 students. Later, it continued its activities in classrooms and laboratories of  the Faculty of Medicine, and on 1 July, 1993, it moved to its new and modern building which was completed on campus area and having  20.000 square meters of usage area. Within the building, there are enough classrooms, laboratories, clinics and polyclinics.

a. Department of Clinical Sciences

The department consists of the following branches:

1. Pedodontics

2. Dental Diseases and Treatment

3. Protetic Dental Treatment

4. Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery

5. Orthodontics

6. Periodontology

7. Oral Diagnosis and Radiology

     It started its activities in 1982-1983 Academic Year with 200 students. The Faculty, serving primarily in the city center, in 1990-1991 Academic Year, moved to its modern building completed on campus area. Under the administration of the Faculty, there are enough classrooms. 

a. Department of Public Law

The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Constitutional Law

    2. History of Law

    3. Philosophy and Sociology of Law

    4. International General Law

    5. Law of Administration

    6. General Public Law

    7. Criminal Law and Criminal  Jurisprudence  Law

b. Department of  Private Law

The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Roman Law

    2. Commercial Law (Maritime)

    3. International Private Law

    4. Law of Labour and Social Security

    5. Islamic Law

    6. Civil Procedures, Bankruptcy and Execution

    7. Civil Law

    8. General Public Law

c. Department of Finance and Economy

    1. Finance

    2. Economy

   While it was serving under the name “Institute of Education” under the administration of Ministry of National Education, it was attached to our university under the name “Faculty of Education” in accordance with the decree having law force with number 41. 

a. Department of Primary Education

    1. Classroom Teaching Programme

    2. Science Teaching Programme

    3. Mathematics Teaching Programme

    4. Social Sciences Teaching Programme

b. Department of  Turkish Language Education

    1. Turkish Language Teaching Programme

c. Department of Foreign Languages Education

    1. English Language Teaching Programme   

    2. German Language Teaching Programme 

    3. French Language Teaching Programme   

d. Department of  Fine Arts Education

    1. Drawing-Manual Labour Teaching Programme

e. Department of Secondary Education Science and Mathematical Fields

  .1. Mathematics Teaching Programme   

 . 2. Physics Teaching Programme

   3. Chemistry Teaching Programme   

   4. Biology Teaching Programme   

f. Department of Secondary Education Social Fields

   1. History Education Programme (History Teaching Programme)

   2. Geography Education Programme (Geography Teaching Programme)

   3. Philosophy Group Education Programme (Philosophy Group Teaching Programme)

   4.Turkish Language and Literature Programme (Turkish Language and Literature Teaching  Programme)(No students have  been admitted for this section yet).

g. Department of Educational Sciences (No students have  been admitted for this section yet).

    1. Administration of  Education, Inspection of Education and Education Planning

    2. The Programme of Psychological Services in Education

    3. Educational Programmes and Instruction Programme

    4. The Programme of Measurement and Evaluation in Education

h. Department of Computer and Instruction Technologies Education

    (No students have been admitted for this section yet)..

   The Faculty started its activities of education in 1984-1985 Academic Year with two departments: Civil Engineering and Architecture. For the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, which served in a part of the Faculty of Science and Letters, the construction  of a new building began on campus area in 1991 and   was completed at the beginning of the year 1993 and thus opened for education. 

a. Department of Civil Engineering 

   1. Construction

   2. Hydraulics

   3. Geotechnique

   4. Transportation

b. Department of Architecture

    The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Construction Information

    2. Building Information

    3. Statistical Survey-Restoration

    4. History of Architecture

c. Department of Mining Engineering

    The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Ore Preparation

    2. Mining

d. Department of  Mechanical Engineering

    The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Construction and Production

    2. Mechanical Theory and Dynamics

    3. Mechanics

    4. Energy

e. Department of  Electrical-Electronic Engineering

   1. Electrical Machines

   2. Electric Systems

   Following the decree having law force the with article number 41, it was attached to our university. Education is carried out in buildings taken over from the Ministry of Education. This unit, which served for training its students as  Classroom Teaching, received the name “Siirt Education Faculty” following the law with number 3837 dated 03.07.1992.

a. Department of  Primary Education

    1. Classroom Teaching Programme

    2. Primary Education Mathematics Programme

    3. Primary Education Social Sciences Programme

    4. Primary Education Science Teaching Programme

    Following the decree with number 3837 dated 11.7.1992 it was founded and began its activities of education in 1993-1994 Academic Year. The Faculty of Veterinary continues its education in its new building constucted on campus area.

 a. Department of Basic Sciences

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Anatomy

    2. Physiology

    3. Histology and Embriology

    4. Biochemistry

    5. History of Veterinary Science and Deontology

 b. Department of  Diseases and Clinical Sciences

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Surgery

    2. Internal Diseases

    3. Microbiology

    4. Virology

    5. Pathology

    6. Pharmacology

c. Department of  Zootechnics and Animal Feeding

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Zootechnics

    2. Animal Feeding and Feeding Diseases

     The Faculty, which will have an important place within the Gap Project in the future, was opened and attached  to our university with the decree number 3837 dated 11.7.1992. At first, the Department of Field Plants was opened. Following the decree of Higher Education  Council dated 25.12.2002, as a result of rearranging the bachelor’s degrees of the Faculties of Agriculture, from 2003-2004 Academic Year, the bachelor’s degree programme of our Faculty of Agriculture was changed into “Agricultural Engineering”. Accordingly, in 2003-2004 Academic Year, there is Agricultural Engineering in the 1^st class and Vegetable Production Programme in the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th classes. Vegetable Production Programme is divided into Garden Plants, Field Plants and Plant Protection Branches.

     The Faculty, which started its activities in 1993-1994 Academic Year, continues its education and training in its new building constructed on campus area.

a. Department of Agricultural Engineering

 The department consists of the following branches:

b. Vegetable Production Programme

    1. Garden Plants

    2. Field Plants

    3. Plant Protection

   It was founded under the administration of our university with the decree number 3837 dated 11.7.1992. The Faculty, which started its activities in 1993-1994 Academic Year, moved to its new building constructed on campus area.

 a. Department of Basic Islamic Sciences

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Interpretation

    2. Hadith         

    3. Islamic Law

    4. Theology  

    5. Islamic Sects

    6. Mysticism

    7. Arabic Language and Rhetoric

 b. Department of Philosophy and Theological Sciences

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Theological Education

    2. Theological Philisophy

    3. Theological Psychologhy

    4. Theological Sociology

    5. History of Religions

    6. Islamic Philosophy

    7. Logic

c. Department of History of  Islam and Arts

 The department consists of the following branches:

    1. Islamic History

    2. Turkish Islamic Arts 

    3. Turkish Islamic Literature

    4. Turkish Theological Music

d. Department of Primary Education Theological Culture and Morals  Teaching

   Batman Technical Education Faculty, which was opened following the decree number 97/9957 of the Council of Ministers, started its activities of education in 1999-2000 Academic Year.

     1. Electricity Teaching Programme

     2. Machine Teaching Programme (Automative Teaching Programme)

a. Diyarbakir Atatürk Health  School: (1998-1999)

    1. Department of Nursing

    2. Department of Civil Health Services

b. Physical Education and Sports School: (1998-1999)

    1. Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department

    2. Coach Training Department

c. Mardin Health School: (1998-1999)

    1.  Department of Nursing

d. Siirt Health  School: (1998-1999)

    1. Department  of Nursing

    2. Department of Civil Health Services

It started its activities in 2002-2003 Academic Year.

a. Department of Basic Sciences

             The Vocational School, which was attached to our university following the decree having law force with number 41, carries out its education in a part of the building of  Engineering-Architecture Faculty. In 2002-2003 Academic Year, Handicrafts, Industrial Electronics, Ready-Made Clothing and Chemistry Programs were added.

a. Department of  Technical Programmes

The department consists of the following programmes:

   1. Computer Programming

   2. Electrics

   3. Electronics

   4. Handicrafts

   5. Industrial Electronics

   6. Ready-Made Clothing

   7. Chemistry

b. Department of Economic and Administrative Programmes

The department consists of the following programmes:

   1. Business Administration

   2. Accountancy

   3. Computerized Accounting and Tax Application  

    It was attached to our university following the decree having law force with number 41. In 2002-2003 Academic Year, Computerized Accounting and Tax  Application Programme and Ready-Made Clothing Programmes were opened. The  second part construction of Batman Vocational School’s building, which consists of laboratories and work-shops and has been financed by the World Bank, is continuing rapidly. Four of these work-shops have been completed and are at service.

a. Department of  Technical Programmes

The department consists of the following programmes:

   1. Electrics

   2. Automative

   3. Refinery and Petrochemistry

   4. Construction

   5. Computerized Accounting and Tax  Application

   6. Ready-Made Clothing

b. Department of Economic and Administrative Programmes

   1. Computerized Accounting and Tax Application Programme

a. Department of  Technical Programmes

   1. Electrics

   2. Construction

   3. Machine (It was opened in 2002-2003 Academic Year)

   4. Industrial Electronics (It was opened in 2002-2003 Academic Year)

b. Department of Economic and Administrative Programmes

   1. Accountancy Programme

 In 2002-2003 Academic Year, Prosthesis and Orthesis Programmes were opened.

a. Medical Documentation and Secretarial Programme

b. Anaesthesia Technician Programme

c. Prosthesis-Orthesis Technician Programme

   The School, which started its activities of education in 1993-1994 Academic Year, has been carrying  out  education in the town of Bismil since 1995-1996 Academic Year.

  a. Tourism and Hotel Management Programme

  b. Office Administration and Secretarial Prog. (It was opened in 1994-1995 Academic Year)

a. Department of Technical Programmes

  1. Mechnical Programme

  2. Electrics

b. Department of  Economic and Administrative Programmes

  1. Accountancy

a.  Electrics

a. Computer Programming

b. Computerized Accounting and Tax Application

a. Computerized Accounting and Tax Application  Programme

b. Electrics

c. Mechanical Programme

d. Furniture and Decoration Programme