Editing Cilicia (section)

== Education ==
{{See also|Education in Turkey}}

There are numerous private primary and high schools besides the state schools in the region. Most popular high school in the region is Tarsus American College, founded as a missionary school in 1888 to serve Armenian community and then became a secular school in 1923. Adana Anatolian High School and Adana Science High School most important high schools in the Cilicia. In other cities, Anatolian High School and School for Science are the most popular high schools of the city.

The region is home to five state and two foundation universities.

'''[[Çukurova University]]''' is a state university founded in 1973 with the union of the faculties of Agriculture and Medicine.. Main campus is in the city of [[Adana]], and the College of Tourism Administration is in [[Karataş]]. There is an engineering faculty in [[Ceyhan]], and vocational schools in [[Kozan, Adana|Kozan]], [[Karaisalı]], [[Pozantı]] and [[Yumurtalık]]. The university is one of the well-developed universities of Turkey with many cultural, social and athletic facilities, currently enrolls 40,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haberfx.net/cude-ogrenci-kayitlarina-iftar-ayari-haberi-73938/ |title=ÇÜ'de Öğrenci Kayıtları (Turkish) |publisher=Haber FX |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802041044/http://www.haberfx.net/cude-ogrenci-kayitlarina-iftar-ayari-haberi-73938/ |archive-date=2 August 2012}}</ref>

'''[[Mersin University]]''' is a state university founded in 1992, and currently serving with 11 faculties, 6 colleges and 9 vocational schools. The university employs more than 2100 academicians and enrolls 26,980 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mersin.edu.tr/haberleri.php?id=6&hid=543 |title=Student Statistics |publisher=Mersin University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825060503/http://www.mersin.edu.tr/haberleri.php?id=6&hid=543 |archive-date=25 August 2010 |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> Main campus is in the city of [[Mersin]]. In [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]], there is Faculty of Technical Education and Applied Technology and Management College. In [[Silifke]] and [[Erdemli]], university has colleges and vocational schools. There are also vocational schools in [[Anamur]], [[Aydıncık, Mersin|Aydıncık]], [[Gülnar]], and [[Mut]].

'''[[Mustafa Kemal University]]''' is a state university located in [[Hatay Province]]. University was founded in 1992, currently has 9 faculties, 4 colleges and 7 vocational schools. Main campus is in [[Antakya]] and Faculty of Engineering is in [[İskenderun]]. The university employs 708 academicians and 14,439 students as of 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mku.edu.tr/operation.php?op=1 |title=University History (Turkish) |publisher=Mustafa Kemal University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033601/http://www.mku.edu.tr/operation.php?op=1 |archive-date=28 October 2018 |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>

'''[[Osmaniye Korkut Ata University|Korkut Ata University]]''' was founded in 2007 as a state university with the union of colleges and vocational schools in [[Osmaniye Province]] and began enrollment in 2009. The university has 3 faculties and a vocational school at the main campus in the city of [[Osmaniye]] and vocational schools in [[Kadirli]], [[Bahçe, Osmaniye|Bahçe]], [[Düziçi]] and [[Erzin, Turkey|Erzin]]. University employs 107 academicians and enrolled 4000 students in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osmaniye.edu.tr/turkish/english.asp |title=Information about University |publisher=Korkut Ata University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123071143/http://www.osmaniye.edu.tr/turkish/english.asp |archive-date=23 January 2010 |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>

'''[[Adana Science and Technology University]]''' is a recently founded state university that is planned to have ten faculties, two institutions and a college. It will accommodate 1,700 academic, 470 administrative staff, and it is expected to enroll students by 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&CategoryID=86&ArticleID=1044752 |title=Adana'ya bilim üniversitesi(Turkish) |publisher=Radikal |access-date=31 March 2011}}</ref>

'''[[Çağ University]]''' is a not-for-profit tuition based university founded in 1997. It is located on midway from [[Adana]] to [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]]. University holds around 2500 students, most of them commuting from Adana, Tarsus and Mersin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cag.edu.tr/cag.php?Kod=Genel&Alan=Genel&sayfaID=1 |title=Çağ University (Turkish) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621113725/http://www.cag.edu.tr/cag.php?Kod=Genel&Alan=Genel&sayfaID=1 |archive-date=21 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''[[Toros University]]''' is a not-for-profit tuition based university located in [[Mersin]]. The university started enrolling students in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mersinajans.com/detay.asp?hid=11400 |title=Toros Üniversitesi'ne rektör atandı. (Turkish) |publisher=Mersin Ajans |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301181013/http://www.mersinajans.com/detay.asp?hid=11400 |url-status=dead}}</ref>