The Department of Physics Engineering at Gaziantep was established in 1982 as part of the Faculty of Engineering affiliated with the Middle East Technical University (METU). The founding faculty members of our department are the late Prof. Dr. Hamdi ATMACA and Prof. Dr. Mustafa MERDAN. In addition to the founding faculty members, our department has been served by the late Prof. Dr. Mustafa KASNEY, Prof. Dr. Ata SELÇUK, Prof. Dr. Mehmet KOCA, Prof. Dr. Engin TÜRE, Dr. Talat KILCI, and the Rector of Harran University, Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim MUTLU. Later, in 1987, METU Gaziantep Faculty of Engineering was transformed into Gaziantep University. Our department continues its education within the structure of Gaziantep University.
The Department of Physics Engineering offers education at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Our department is one of the four physics engineering departments in Turkey. The language of instruction in our department is English.