Ordu University
state university in Ordu, Turkey
Ordu University (Turkish: Ordu Üniversitesi, ODU) is a public higher education established 2006 in Ordu, Turkey. Rector of the university is Prof. Dr. Orhan Baş.
There are over 17,000 plus students studying at Ordu University, as per estimates in university ranking frameworks.
Affiliations
The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6100422. Authority coordinates are 40.976, 37.970. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.
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This entry incorporates text from “Ordu University” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.