Tarsus University, dating back to 1992 with the academic units affiliated with Mersin University, was established as a separate university on May 18, 2018. Tarsus University has one institute (Graduate School), seven faculties (Faculty of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Technology), one school (The School of Foreign Languages) and three vocational schools (Vocational School, Vocational School of Health Services, Mersin Tarsus Organize Industrial Region Vocational School of Technical Sciences).