. ▁English ▁language ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁medium ▁of ▁teaching ▁in ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁College ▁of ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Design , ▁and ▁College ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Administr ative ▁Sciences . ▁Turkish ▁language ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁medium ▁of ▁teaching ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁colleg es ▁while ▁several ▁courses ▁are ▁also ▁offered ▁in ▁English . ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁total ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁offered ▁tu ition - free ▁education ▁while ▁another ▁ 2 0 % ▁are ▁offered ▁ 5 0 % ▁tu ition ▁scholar ship ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁success ▁at ▁National ▁University ▁En tr ance ▁Ex am ▁done ▁by ▁Ö SY M . ▁The ▁University ▁also ▁offers ▁full ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁has ▁significant ▁sport ▁excell ence ▁and / or ▁national ▁license ▁of ▁sport . ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁ ▁most ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁innov ator ▁university ▁list ▁by ▁T UB IT AK ▁. ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government . ▁Z ir ve ▁University ▁facilities ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Gaz iante p ▁University . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁Status ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁President ▁Abd ul lah ▁G ül , ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an , ▁