Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Theology

Our History and Location
Our faculty was established on November 24, 1962, under the name of the Higher Islamic Institute. Initially founded as a four-year teacher training institution affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, it produced its first graduates in 1966. On July 20, 1982, the institute was affiliated with Selçuk University, taking its place among the Faculties of Theology. Today, our faculty continues its educational activities in its building located on Meram Yeni Yol in the city center of Konya.
Campus Life and Facilities
We provide our students with a wide range of opportunities to engage in social and extracurricular activities through our computer laboratories, dining hall, sports facilities, student clubs, and cafeteria services. Our library, which operates on an open-shelf system, offers our students extensive research and development resources. Furthermore, supported by a well-established IT infrastructure, our faculty provides students with the modern convenience of online services for both course registration and grade tracking.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our faculty are qualified to work as Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge teachers, as well as vocational subject teachers at Imam Hatip High Schools under the Ministry of National Education. Additionally, they can assume various roles within the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı). Graduates of the Theology Undergraduate Program who aim to teach at Imam Hatip High Schools are trained to become highly competent and qualified educators through the comprehensive pedagogical formation and supplementary vocational education they receive.
Institutional Development
In its recent history, following a Council of Ministers decree approved by the President and published in the Official Gazette on December 27, 2011, our faculty was affiliated with Konya University. After operating under this name for a brief period, it continued its mission as the Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Theology following the enactment of Law No. 6287 on April 11, 2012. Ultimately, pursuant to a decree published in the Official Gazette on September 26, 2016, our institution was officially renamed the Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Theology on November 1, 2016.