On the 28th of May 2014 Salahaddin University awarded honorary PhD to Dr. Ismail Beşikçi, the famous Turkish sociologist and writer. The awarding ceremony was attended by Mr.
Dr. Ahmed Anwar Dezaye, the President of Salahaddin University, received Muhammad Alif Inam, the Turkish Consul General in Erbil, and Mr. Mustafa Tokar, Assistant Consul General.