Erzincan University

Erzincan University is a university in Erzincan, Turkey, with over 9000 students and 310 faculty. It was established on March 1, 2006 from a number of existing schools. The law school was established in 1987. The university plans to offer a program in cemetery management. In October 2009, 23 students at the university were arrested for suspected ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The former president, Erdoğan Büyükkasap, appointed in 2007, was found dead on March 18, 2010, apparently having committed suicide.