I. Semester (Fall Term)

Course CodeCourse TitleTULCreditsECTSType
Research Methods and Publication Ethics30037.5Compulsory
General Theory of the State30037.5Compulsory
Elective I30037.5Elective
Elective II30037.5Elective
Total121230

II. Semester (Spring Term)

Course CodeCourse TitleTULCreditsECTSType
Seminar03007.5Compulsory
Elective I30037.5Elective
Elective II30037.5Elective
Elective III30037.5Elective
Total12930

III. Semester (Fall – Thesis Period)

Course CodeCourse TitleTULCreditsECTSType
Specialization Course00006Compulsory
Master’s Thesis010024Compulsory
Total30

IV. Semester (Spring – Thesis Period)

Course CodeCourse TitleTULCreditsECTSType
Specialization Course00006Compulsory
Master’s Thesis010024Compulsory
Total30

List of Elective Courses

Fall Term Electives

  • Ancient Political Philosophy

  • Evolution of Sociological Thought

  • Contemporary Political Thinkers

  • Contemporary Political Ideologies

  • Philosophical Foundations of Science

  • Government Systems and Political Regimes

  • Political Thought in Turkey

  • Constitutional Theory

  • Society and Culture in the Early Republican Period

  • Debates on Political Life in the Ottoman Era

  • Globalization and Global Politics

  • Politics and Literature

  • Animal Rights in Contemporary Political Theory

  • European Union–Turkey Relations

  • Environmental Law

  • Urban Studies

  • Politics and Bureaucracy in Turkey

Spring Term Electives

  • Enlightenment and Modern Political Thought

  • Readings in Political Sociology

  • Political Parties and Electoral Systems

  • Debates on Political Life in the Republican Period

  • Ottoman Studies: New Approaches

  • Western Political History from Feudalism to the 21st Century

  • Turkish Constitutional History

  • The Development of Conservative Thought in Turkey and the World

  • Theory of Human Rights

  • Studies on Turkish Social Structure

  • Crime and Punishment Policies in Turkey

  • Turkish Political Life after 1980

  • Public Sphere Debates

  • Readings in Political Texts

  • Global Environmental Politics

  • Social and Political Dimensions of Transformation in the Ottoman Administration

  • Turkish Foreign Policy

  • Climate Politics

  • Local Politics

  • Green Political Thought

  • Theories of Citizenship

Total Credits:

  • Coursework: 60 ECTS

  • Thesis Period: 60 ECTS

  • Overall Program Total: 120 ECTS

HIZLI ERİŞİM