Kilis 7 Aralık University was founded on May 29, 2007 by the Turkish government. Muallim Rıfat Education Faculty was founded in 1998 and Yusuf Şerefoğlu School of Health was founded in 1997. They were followed by Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2003; Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vocational School of Health, Graduate Schools of Science and Social Sciences in 2007, then Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in 2010, College of Physical Education and Sports (BESYO), and Faculty of Theology in 2012.