History


Dicle University Faculty of Theology, established in accordance with the amended paragraph (a) of Article 32 of Law No. 2809, published in the Official Gazette numbered 21281 on July 11, 1992, started education and training in 1993 with 28 students in the building of the Faculty of Dentistry.

Dicle University Faculty of Theology gave its first graduates in 1997-1998 academic year while it was in the building of the Faculty of Dentistry. In addition to the Theology Program in the 1999-2000 academic year, the Primary Education Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Teaching Program, the second education in 2009, and the Bachelor of Theology Completion (ILITAM) programs were opened in 2011. Our faculty has 2 active programs, namely Theology and ILITAM, 3 departments, namely Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences and Islamic History and Arts, and 20 departments. In the Theology Program, in addition to the compulsory courses that will provide basic knowledge in the field of theology, formation courses are also given to prepare students for teaching life.

Graduated students can participate in master's and doctoral programs in the Departments of Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences and Islamic History and Arts within the Institute of Social Sciences of our university.