DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION
The Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, was established in 1984 as the Department of Agricultural Engineering. The first students were admitted in 1992 and the first Agricultural Engineers graduated in 1996. The Department's purpose is to provide fundamental knowledge on the planning, design, and construction of structures and facilities necessary for the optimal use, conservation, and development of soil and water resources, the creation of suitable environmental conditions at various stages of agricultural production, and the implementation of long-term measures that contribute to the structural and physical development of agricultural enterprises. The Department includes a Measurement Laboratory, an Agricultural Construction Laboratory, a Hydraulics and Irrigation-Drainage Laboratory, a Water Analysis Laboratory, a Computer-Aided Application Laboratory, a Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, a greenhouse with four open sides, and a seminar hall. In addition to its undergraduate program, the Department also offers postgraduate (Master's and Doctoral) programs within the Institute of Science. The department employs a total of 10 academic staff members, including 5 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 1 Assistant Professor, and 1 Research Assistant. In addition to having opportunities to work in all areas common to agricultural engineers, the department also offers employment opportunities in areas such as Agricultural Structures, Agricultural Construction, Environmental Condition Control, Meteorology, Greenhouse Planning, Agricultural Irrigation Systems, Irrigation Methods, Agricultural Drainage, Land Reclamation, Agricultural Hydrology, Agricultural Hydraulics, Village Drinking Water, Land Leveling, Rural Settlement Techniques, Irrigation Unions and Cooperatives, Agricultural Research Institutes, Agricultural Development and Support Agency, Provincial Special Administrations, and Agricultural Banks. It also offers private business opportunities (including specialized consulting services such as the design of pressurized irrigation systems, irrigation scheduling, etc.). Graduates are also authorized to open private engineering offices specializing in agricultural structures and irrigation.