Principles of Ataturk and History of Modern Turkey

PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK and HISTORY OF MODERN TURKEY PHD PROGRAM

 

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?

In-Field Quotas

MA degree holders of History, Principles of Ataturk and History Modern Turkey, History of the Republic of Turkey or Contemporary History programs should apply to in-field applicant quotas.

Out-of-Field Quotas

Any applicant who is not a graduate of the programs listed above can apply to out-of-field quotas.

 

Compulsory Courses:

Code

Course Title in Turkish

Course Title in English

Course Type

Number of Credits

ATA6105

Tarih Yazımcılığı: Kuram ve Yöntemler

Historiography: Theories and Methods

Required by the department

3

ATA6111

Osmanlıdan Cumhuriyete Fikir Hareketleri

Movements of Thought in the Ottoman Empire

Required by the department

3

ATA6112

Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Siyasi Partiler

Political Parties in the Ottoman Empire

Required by the department

3

ATA5004

Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Bilimsel Etik

Research Methods and Scientific Ethics

Required by the Council of Higher Education

2

ATA6001

Seminer

Seminar

Required by the Council of Higher Education

0

 

Elective Courses:

Code

Course Title in Turkish

Course Title in English

Number of Credits

ATA6100

Türkiye’de Modernleşme

Modernization in Turkey

3

ATA5100

Osmanlı Türkçesi

Ottoman Turkish

3

ATA5101

Osmanlı Türkçesine Giriş

Introduction to Ottoman Turkish

3

ATA5102

Osmanlıca Belge Türleri ve Okumaları

Document Types and Readings in Ottoman Turkish

3

ATA5103

Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Hukukta Modernleşme

Modernization in Law from the Tanzimat to the Republic

3

ATA5107

Türkiye’de Kimlik Politikaları

Identity Politics in Turkey

3

ATA5108

Türkiye'de Kadın ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet

Woman and Gender in Turkey

3

ATA5109

Sözlü Tarih

Oral History

3

ATA6101

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Ekonomisi ve Maliyesi

Economic and Financial System of the Ottoman Empire

3

ATA5105

Türkiye’de Kültür ve Siyaset

Culture and Politics in Turkey

3

ATA6103

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda Toplumsal Yapı ve Değişim

Social Structure and Change in the Ottoman Empire

3

ATA6104

Modernlik ve Tarih Üzerine Okumalar

Readings on Modernity and History

3

ATA6108

Atatürkçü Düşünce Sistemi'nin Kritiği-I

Critical View to Ataturkist Thought System-I

3

ATA6109

Atatürkçü Düşünce Sistemi'nin Kritiği-I

Critical View to Ataturkist Thought System-I

3

 

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

 

Admissions Contact:

 

E-mail Address

Website

Graduate School of Social Sciences

gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr

http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

 

Department Contact:

Name- Surname

E-mail Address

Phone Number

Prof. Dr. Selim Hilmi ÖZKAN

shilmi@yildiz.edu.tr

+90 212 383 39 20/21

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet BEŞİKÇİ

mbesikci@yildiz.edu.tr

+90 212 383 39 23/21