Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Vocational School was established in accordance with the decision given in the meeting on 5 May 2005. Since the establishment of the Faculty of Dentistry on 13 February 2008 and the Faculty of Fine Arts on 26 August 2008, there have been 13 Faculties, 3 Schools, 7 Vocational Schools and a State Conservatory in Zonguldak Karaelmas University. The university was named after Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit in 2012. The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association. Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Bülent Ecevit University (, formerly Zonguldak Karaelmas University) is a state university located in Zonguldak, Turkey. The
Bülent Ecevit Yılmaz and the Nationalist Movement Party (, MHP) of Devlet Bahçeli. Ecevit's government undertook a number of reforms aimed at stabilizing the Turkish economy in preparation for accession negotiations with the European Union. Despite initial attempts to bring about economic reforms, an argument between Ecevit and President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in 2001 led to a financial crash due to the instability of both the government and the economic situation. The downfall of the government was speculated to also bring an end to an existing bailout package funded by the International Monetary Fund. Despite this, the government made swift progress in