ESTABLISHMENT-HISTORY
FOUNDATION OF THE FACULTY
Develi Faculty of Theology was established as Develi Faculty of Islamic Sciences under Kayseri University by Law No. 7141, published in the Official Gazette dated May 18.2018, and numbered 30425, entitled “Law Amending the Higher Education Law and Certain Laws and Decrees with the Force of Law.” In addition to education and training services, our faculty also conducts research and development, scientific projects, and research and social activities aimed at developing the socio-cultural structure of the city in which it is located.
The name of our faculty was changed to Develi Faculty of Theology in the Official Gazette dated September 18.2025, and numbered 10415.
4.497 m² closed area, in addition to the rooms belonging to administrative and academic staff, 13 classrooms where educational activities are carried out, 1 computer laboratory, a meeting and conference hall for 79 people, 1 library and cafeteria on our campus, which enable different scientific and cultural activities, are also offered to the service of our students and lecturers.
Our faculty offers a single department, the Theology education program, which includes the following academic units;
Department of Basic Islamic Sciences:
* Department of Arabic Language and Rhetoric* Department of Tafsir
* Department of Islamic Law
* Department of History of Islamic Sects
* Department of Theology
* Department of Sufism
Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences:
* Department of Religious Education
* Department of Philosophy of Religion
* Department of Sociology of Religion
* Department of Psychology of Religion
* Department of History of Religions
* Department of Islamic Philosophy
* Department of History of Philosophy
* Department of Logic
Department of Islamic History and Arts:
* Department of Islamic History
* Department of Turkish Islamic Literature
* Department of Turkish Religious Music
* Department of History of Turkish Islamic Arts
are available.
As Develi Faculty of Theology at Kayseri University, our vision is; "To be a faculty that sets an example with its religious education and teaching activities, is a pioneer in vocational education with its academic activities, and is constantly evolving." From this perspective, our faculty aims to make the knowledge and added value produced by academia available to our nation through social service activities, alongside its educational activities.
Faculty Values: Equal opportunity, freedom of expression, rule of law, human rights, religious and social values, scientific and ethical principles, critical and productive thinking, lifelong learning, continuous improvement, quality of information and services produced, quality and productivity of working life, participatory and open management approach, internal and external stakeholder satisfaction, performance-based and success-appreciating management approach, cooperation in work, environmental awareness, culture of coexistence, and sense of belonging to Kayseri University Develi Faculty of Theology.
The Faculty's Goals: To enhance the quality of education and ensure its continuity, to promote international cooperation in education, teaching, and research, and to establish an institutional culture that embraces national and spiritual values and aims for lifelong learning.
Faculty Policies: Develi Faculty of Theology, Kayseri University, aims to maintain the highest level of satisfaction among internal and external stakeholders in quality processes and services provided to them, to continuously improve educational, research, and administrative processes, to use resources effectively and efficiently, to adhere to ethical principles in all quality processes, to implement a student-centered approach to education, to carry out socio-cultural and religious activities, to support social responsibility projects, and to maintain constant communication with stakeholders. -cultural and religious activities for the community, supporting social responsibility projects, and maintaining constant communication with stakeholders.
