Department of Architecture at Mersin University is founded in 1999 and has been actively involved in undergraduate education and research since 2002 under the Faculty of Architecture. The goal of the Department of Architecture is to create socially and culturally aware, technologically equipped architects who integrate technical and aesthetic values, understand, discuss and interpret general architectural issues and who are able to create solutions for real-world problems. Besdes, the Department aims at educating intellectuals with flexible, critical, and creative thinking, motivation for research and learning, and with developed communication and organisation skills.