Academic Unit: Department of Principles of Ataturk and History of Modern Turkey

Program Objectives: The aim of the program is to train students on the history of modern Turkey; within the political, social, economic and cultural aspects. In order to help students improve their knowledge on the areas they aim to specialize, the program offers various elective courses from different disciplines. In this respect, a collaborative manner is adopted with various departments of the university, such as History, Political Sciences and International Relations, Economics, Literature and Sociology departments. The program is not only designed to help the students to acquire detailed information on their areas of their specialization, but also to improve their analytical and critical thinking. By doing so, students are equipped with the necessary tools to think analytically and critically in the area of their specialization. This program is designed to help students; to evaluate historical and current issues in modern Turkey, to have experience and methodology of conducting an academic research, to transfer their academic knowledge verbally and written within the framework of scientific ethics.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Who can apply?

Compulsory Courses:

Elective Courses:

Academic Staff:

• Prof. Dr. Selim Hilmi ÖZKAN
• Prof. Dr. Fatma Gül DEMİREL
• Prof. Dr. Esra DANACIOĞLU
• Prof. Dr. Elçin MACAR
• Prof. Dr. Mustafa GÜNDÜZ
• Prof. Dr. Mehmet HACISALİHOĞLU
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet BEŞİKÇİ
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Fahriye DİNÇER
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Reşat SARAOĞLU
• Lect. Dr. Eray YILMAZ
• Lect. Dr. Zafer DOĞAN
• Lect. Gülsema LÜYER
• Lect. Neslihan ERKAN
• Lect. Şebnem GELMEDİ

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from this program;

• Students who were admitted to the PhD program with an MA degree are required;
  • to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 240 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
  • to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
  • to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
  • to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
  • to comply with the publication requirement,
  • to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully,

• Students who were admitted to the PhD program with a BA degree are required;
  • to take at least 14 courses (42 local credits/ 300 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
  • to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
  • to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
  • to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
  • to comply with the publication requirement,
  • to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully.

PhD Publication Requirement: PhD students are required to make both of the following publications about their thesis in cooperation with their thesis supervisors:

a) An oral presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress

b) At least one article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

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