Karamano?lu Mehmet Bey University was named after Mehmet Bey, the 13th century prince.
It has grown rapidly, enrolment topping 20,000 in 2022. All of them, with the exception of students at two Vocational High Schools, study at the main campus, two miles from Karaman city centre.
They are spread across Faculties of Literature, Education, Economics and Administrative Science, Theology, Engineering, Sports Science, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Applied Science, Art Design and Architecture and the School of Languages, with graduates enrolled in the Institutes of Science, Health Science, and Social Science, along with six Vocational High Schools.