Horticulture Department deals with the production and breeding of fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants as well as post-harvest physiology and pre-marketing preparation of these produce.

In the scope of License Program students are educated with basic scientific lessons (Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Agricultural Economy, etc.) for the first year; basic agricultural engineering lessons for second and the particular lessons for the final two years.

In the department, Master and Doctorate Programs are carried out under the constitution of Natural and Applied Science Institute.

The Department has its own citrus production areas with numerous subtropical fruits, temperate fruits, vineyards, vegetables and a wide range of ornamental plants, besides research and application areas. On the other hand, contemporary greenhouses and well-equipped laboratories are the other application parts of education facilities. Many national and international projects, sometimes associated with private sector, have been carried out in all horticultural fields.

Graduate students as agriculture engineer, can find satisfactory occupations in The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Efforts, Banks, Agricultural Cooperatives, private seed and seedling companies, produce storage firms, agricultural chemistry sectors, processed crops factories, private farms and greenhouses as well as his/her personal vendor office.