The instruction language of the program, which is offered as thesis and non-thesis variants, is Turkish. A total of 75 ECTS credit (10 courses) and a 15 ECTS credit Project course must be taken for completing the non-thesis program. The thesis program requires a total of 52.5 ECTS credit courses (7 courses); a 7.5 ECTS credit Seminar; a 7.5 ECTS credit Specialized Field Lecture and a 22.5 ECTS credit thesis. The thesis must be successfully defended at the oral defense exam. Students who are not graduates of political science or related departments can be required by the Department of Political Science and International Relations to first take and pass the preparatory course PSI 555 “Politics: Basic Concepts” before they take compulsory and elective courses in both thesis and non-thesis programs. The courses are offered at Balgat Campus, at the evening hours.
Compulsory Courses (Thesis program)
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
ECTS |
PSI 501 |
Political Theory I |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
PSI 502 |
Political Theory II |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
PSI 590 |
Seminar |
0 0 0 |
7.5 |
PSI 591 |
Specialized Field Lecture |
0 0 0 |
7.5 |
PSI 599 |
Thesis |
0 0 0 |
22.5 |
Compulsory Courses (Non-thesis program)
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
ECTS |
PSI 501 |
Political Theory I |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
PSI 502 |
Political Theory II |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
PSI 592 |
Project |
0 0 0 |
15 |
Scientific Preparation
PSI 555 |
Politics: Basic Concepts |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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Elective Courses |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
ECTS |
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PSI 504 |
Turkish Foreign Policy |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 505 |
International Relations Theory |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 507 |
Readings in International Law |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 508 |
Politics in the Middle East |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 509 |
International Security and Strategy |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 511 |
The European Union: Integration and Enlargement |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 512 |
Greek Politics and Foreign Policy |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 515 |
Comparative Politics |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 516 |
Ottoman Turkish Modernization |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 517 |
Ethics and Violence |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 518 |
Contemporary Turkish Politics |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 519 |
Nationalism and Ethnicity |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 520 |
Intellectual Foundations of Turkish Political Life |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 521 |
Social Gender |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 522 |
Elections and Electorate Behavior in Turkey |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 523 |
Cold War |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 524 |
Image of Turk in European History |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 526 |
Turkey – European Union Relations |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |
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PSI 528 |
Politics in the Balkans and the Caucasus |
3 0 3 |
7.5 |