Our Department was established pursuant to Articles 46 and 47 of Law No. 2547, as amended by Law No. 2880. The general provisions concerning its organization, management, operations, as well as the authorities and responsibilities of its officials, are stipulated in the 'Implementation Regulation for the Departments of Medico-Social Health, Culture and Sports Affairs of Higher Education Institutions', which entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated February 3, 1984, and numbered 18301.