The Department of Geography, which was founded long before 1915, was structured with a department system as a result of the University Reform that came into effect on July 1, 1933, and as a result of the specialization trend that has continued since the time of Darülfünun. Before 1936, 4 divisions were established in the Department of Geography. These divisions are Physical Geography, Regional Geography, Human and Economic Geography, and Turkey Geography. Today, the Division of Physical Geography, with its domestic and international studies, carried out projects and publications, carries out modern geography studies with 3 professors, 2 associate professors, and 1 research assistants in Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrography, Cartography, Plant and Soil Geography, Biogeography, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. Human and Economic Geography, which mainly deals with human and space relations, examines the effects of the geographical environment on human life and the changes made by humans in space, and various economic activities of people on earth, especially population and settlement. The Division of Human and Economic Geography continues its modern geography studies with 4 professors, 2 associate professors, 2 doctoral faculty members, and 2 research assistants. The Division of Turkish Geography has trained many academicians in the field of geography. Many books and articles have been published, projects have been produced, and papers have been presented in congresses at home and abroad by the faculty members of the Division of Turkish Geography. Turkish Geography Division continues its modern geography studies with 2 professors and 1 research assistant. The Division of Regional Geography contributes to the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Geography with various regional courses. In the first year of undergraduate education, the introduction is made with a course in which the methodology and development stages of Regional Geography are discussed. The Division of Regional Geography continues its studies with 1 professor, 1 associate professor, and 2 doctoral faculty members.
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Within the framework of the vision and mission of our department, a total of 53 papers, 3 at the national level and 50 at the international level, were presented during the past year. In other academic publications, 8 books in the country, 8 books abroad, 23 book chapters in the country, 3 book chapters abroad, 13 international articles, 19 domestic articles, 6 ready-to-print books, 5 of which are in a foreign language, and 1 abroad. 13 ready-to-print articles etc. A total of 110 academic publications were made, 86 in Turkish and 24 foreign languages. 2 projects with BAP support and 2 projects with external support are still in progress and 19 field studies have been organized. Under the supervision of our department faculty members, 10 master's and 3 doctoral theses have been completed, while 69 master's and 35 doctoral theses are still ongoing. 6 conferences were given by our faculty members in 2018-2019 for our students. Participation certificates were given to the students who attended these conferences, and our students add this participation and certificates to their AKSIS pages as “Group or Scientific Development Studies”. Again, within the scope of orientation studies for the last 4 years, daily field studies for first graders continue to be organized. Our journal named Geography Journal was found worthy of support by the Istanbul University Rectorate and was included in the Istanbul University journal publication pool created under the name of Istanbul University Press, and this year it became a journal scanned by WoS. The 1st Istanbul International Geography Congress was held at our faculty between 20-22 June 2019 in cooperation with the Turkish Geography Institute, the oldest institution in our field of science. Approximately 450 of our colleagues as spectators and presenters attended the congress and the highest participation was achieved. The 34th International Geography Congress was held in our Faculty in 2021 together with the International Geography Union and the Turkish Geography Institute. Due to the pandemic conditions, 700 people from 75 countries attended the online congress. Our Head of Department Prof. Dr. Barbaros Gönençgil continues his duty as the Secretery General of the International Geographical Union (IGU). Our department members, Assoc. Dr. T. Ahmet Ertek was also elected as the Vice President of the Association of Asian Geographers (AGA), which was established last year.
Academic Staff
Human and Economic Geography
Prof. Dr. ISMET AKOVA (Head of Department)
Prof. Dr. SÜHEYLA AKOVA
Prof. Dr. MESUT DOGAN
Prof. Dr. OZLEM SERTKAYA DOGAN
Associate Professor. Dr. MEHMET BAYARTAN
Associate Professor. Dr. MUZAFFER BAKIRCI
Doctoral Faculty Members Dr. AYLİN YAMAN KOCADAĞLI
Doctoral Faculty Members Dr. MUSTAFA KAHRAMAN
Res.Assist. MERVE ZAYIM
Res.Assist. MERYEM DOĞRUER
Regional Geography
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NUR TİMOR (Head of Department)
Associate Professor. Dr. HÜSNİYE DOLDUR
Doctoral Faculty Members Dr. GAYE ERTIN
Doctoral Faculty Members Dr. KAAN KAPAN
Physical Geography
Prof. Dr. BARBAROS GÖNENÇGİL (Head of Department)
Prof. Dr. HUSEYIN TUROGLU
Prof. Dr. MERAL AVCI
Associate Professor. Dr. CIHAN BAYRAKDAR
Associate Professor. Dr. TOPCU AHMET ERTEK
Res.Assist. EMRE ELBAŞI
Res.Assist. MELIKE SULTAN KARABULUT
Res.Assist. ONUR HALIS
Turkey Geography
Prof. Dr. MERAL SUNA DOĞANER (Head of Department)
Prof. Dr. SEDAT AVCI
Res.Assist. Dr. MEHTAP BAYRAK
Project/Award etc. Achievements of Academics
Faculty members of our department take part in senior management positions among both international and national organizations and successfully represent the Turkish Geography community in these organizations. Prof. Dr. Barbaros Gönençgil, who is also the head of the Geography department, is the Secretery General of the International Geographical Union. Associate Professor. Dr. Ahmet Ertek is among the founding board members of the Asian Geography Association, which was established with the cooperation of the geography institutions of 22 Asian countries. Associate Professor. Dr. Ahmet T. Ertek is the chairman of the Turkish Geography Society, which is the oldest society of geography in our country, while Prof. Dr. Barbaros Gönençgil is the vice president of this society. The Geomorphology Association, which was founded by Professor. Dr. Hüseyin Turoğlu, one of the faculty members of our department, and continues to serve as the chairman, gathers the geomorphologists in our country under one roof. The academicians of our department, who are coordinators or researchers in many projects with TUBITAK and other external sources, provide scholarships to Master's and Doctorate students and support the creation of theses within the scope of these projects, in addition to producing publications through these projects. Currently, 1 TÜBİTAK-1001 project is still ongoing and Assoc. Dr. It is run by Cihan Bayrakdar. Associate Professor. Dr. Tolga Görüm, a former faculty member of our department, was deemed worthy of the Outstanding Young Scientist Award given by the Presidency of the Turkish Academy of Sciences while he was an academician of our department.
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Our vision is to preserve the pioneering structure that exists in the development process of the science of geography in our country, to organize scientific workshops, conferences, symposiums, congresses together with training programs that produce solutions and develop applications in all physical and human issues within the scope of geography science from local to the global scale, and to announce scientific and scientific activities. High-quality graduates from leading universities in Turkey and the world, who produce information for geography science and society that implement popular publications, raise individuals who will work in sectors such as politics, communication, business world, education to promote, disseminate and increase the acceptability of the produced information. To be the distinguished Geography Department of our country and the world with its teaching staff, extensive laboratory facilities, and a curriculum that includes lessons from all fields of geography. The mission of our department is to produce solutions that are constantly developing, open to innovation, proactive, by considering today's world problems from a geographical perspective, to serve the geography science and education in Turkey, to contribute to the geography researches and literature in the world, and to keep the relationship between the universal disciplines out of sight. Our mission is to disseminate geographical understanding and knowledge to society by educating students as scientists who are conscious of their professional identity, aim at continuous self-improvement, who are experts in their fields, who are scientifically equipped, knowledgeable, who question events, and approach them with a critical understanding.
Our students will understand the nature of geography, its fields of study, its principles, its relations with other sciences, the general and local principles of geography, the position of the world in the universe, the position of man in the world, its relationship with the near and far environment, the production and interpretation of geographical information, the use of current and advanced technologies. understands its use. With this information, there are opportunities for our department students to find jobs in local governments, relevant ministries, and private sector companies.
Score type of department: VERBAL
Number of students admitted each year: 130
Student success rank: 69,070
Department's Student Club
Our Geography Club continues with regular field studies and seminars every year. In the 2019-2020 Academic Year, the physical and human geography elements in Bursa and its surroundings were examined with the "Bursa and Its Surrounding Field Trip" organized on 3-4 November 2018 under the leadership of Ahmet Ertek.
During the Hasankeyf-Mardin Field Trip, on 19-22 April 2019, under the leadership of Geography Club Consultant Cihan Bayrakdar, human and physical geography elements in the Hasankeyf-Mardin region were examined. Mehmet Zor and Behzat Mirkan shared their experiences with students and faculty members by making presentations on the subject at the seminar titled "Examinations and Appointment Processes from Graduation to Teacher Education" held on March 20, 2018. Field studies and seminars are carried out periodically in different places and on different subjects.
Club Advisor: Dr. Cihan BAYRAKDAR, e-mail: cihanbyr@istanbul.edu.tr
Head of the Geography Club: Sezer Can KAYA, e-mail:sezercan.ky@gmail.com
Number of our members: 150
Info: (0212) 455 57 00
Graduate Education
Graduate (Master's and Doctorate) requirements in our department; Having a bachelor's degree, taking the ALES exam and getting enough points, taking one of the foreign language exams accepted as equivalent by YDS or YÖK, and getting enough points, are looking for the conditions to be interviewed by the Department. Requirements for master's and doctorate degrees are determined by the Istanbul University Postgraduate Education Regulations and the Senate. In the 2019-2020 academic year, the foreign language requirement for the Master's program has been determined as 50 and for the Ph.D. program as 55. In the 2019-2020 academic year of our department, the average number of postgraduate quotas is 15, and the average number of doctoral program admissions is 10. The duration of the master's education with thesis is at least 2 years, including 1 year for the course phase and 1 year for the thesis preparation. The duration of doctorate education is at least 4 years, including 1 year for the course phase and 3 years for the thesis preparation. For students who want to transfer from higher education institutions in Turkey and abroad to Istanbul University, the Regulation on Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer and the principles and conditions determined by the University Senate are applied. The first and only Climate Change Master's Program in Turkey, which is largely supported by the faculty members of the department, is progressing under the coordination of the Geography Department. In addition, for the first time in Turkey, the Geomorphology Master's program was opened for the faculty members of our department.
Exchange Programs
The Erasmus Program Activity period can be between 3 and 12 months (1,2 or 3 semesters according to the systems of some countries), which can be completed in the same academic year. Students who have undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate education levels and who are studying in the first year of associate and undergraduate programs can benefit from the program. Students participating in the activity must be full-time students. 60 ECTS for one full academic year of students' diplomas/degrees; 30 ECTS credits for one semester in a two-semester academic year and 20 ECTS credits for one semester in a three-semester academic year. Full academic recognition is given to successful credits in the program followed; Failed loans are repeated at the host institution. The number of students to be accepted to our department in the 2020-2021 academic year of Farabi is 1 student for the 2nd and 3rd grade, 0 students for the 4th grade, and 0 students to be sent. Within the scope of Mevlana Exchange Program, students registered in formal education programs in higher education institutions can participate in student exchange. The student exchange period covers at least one and at most two semesters. The semester calculation can be changed taking into account the education system. However, the total duration of the exchange cannot exceed one academic year. Students who are enrolled in open, external, non-formal, or distance education cannot benefit from the Mevlana Exchange Program. Students studying in the preparatory and first year of the associate and undergraduate programs, and graduate and doctoral students in the preparatory and scientific preparatory periods can apply for this program for the first semester they start their main education. they cannot benefit from the program. The student must be an associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral student, the general academic grade point average of associate and undergraduate students must be at least two and a half out of four, and the general academic point average of graduate and doctoral students must be at least three out of four.
Journals (published by Department)
The Journal of Geography, published within our department, has been publishing since 1985 and is one of the oldest scientific journals of geography in Turkey. The journal, edited by Barbaros Gönençgil, publishes two issues a year. Since 2015, the journal is the only Geography journal in our country that has been indexed under the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). 50% of the Editorial Board consists of foreign academicians. Many researchers from the international community prefer our journal for article submission. In addition, the Journal of Geography has started to be scanned under ULAKBİM TR INDEX since 2018. The editorship of the Turkish Geography Journal, which is the scientific peer-reviewed journal belonging to the Turkish Geography Institute, whose chairmanship and vice-presidential duties are carried out by the faculty members of our department, is carried out by Cihan Bayrakdar. The Turkish Journal of Geography, the oldest scientific peer-reviewed geography journal in Turkey, has been publishing since 1941. The journal under ULAKBİM TR INDEX is one of the best scientific peer-reviewed geography journals in our country in terms of publications and citations.
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
Our department is the first institution in which geography courses started in Turkish universities in 1863. The Department of Geography strengthened after 1915, and it was the first department to be opened in Istanbul University, which was established as the first university in Turkey with the University Reform in 1933. The Department of Geography is a "resource" in terms of training faculty members for other universities in Turkey, especially in the early development stages, and it still maintains this feature. In addition to the fact that the studies of our academics in many regions, departments, and regions of the country constitute an important data/information source for the projects to be applied in the development of these areas, their ties with International Geography institutions and scientists and their approach that cares about interdisciplinary cooperation also make our department different. Other features that make our department different are that the 'International Geography Congress', which is held every four years within the body of the International Geography Union, will be held for the first time in our country in 2021 with the contributions of our department at the Faculty of Letters and that the first Turkish Geographer elected as the Vice President of the International Geography Union is from our department. Our department teaches our students to access information in the field of geography, to do resource research, to share their knowledge and experience with competent people, to defend opposing views, to process and execute these data using different analyses, methods and techniques by making social data analysis, to monitor developments in science and technology, by constantly renewing itself, it gains the competence to have a lifelong learning awareness. Our students gain responsibility for environmental protection, occupational health and safety, social justice, the universality of social rights, quality and cultural values in universal and social dimensions with practices in their field.
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Our graduates from our department have worked with Mineral Research and Exploration Institute, Rural Services, General Directorate of Forestry, General Directorate of Highways, Meteorology Affairs, State Institute of Statistics, State Planning Organization, etc. They can work in official institutions such as the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Environment. Our graduates have the opportunity to work in regional planning studies and in the units where the planning activities of the municipalities take place. In addition, the Geography professional recognition studies carried out before the Vocational Qualifications Authority of our department and the creation of the Geography Core Program carried out within the YÖK provide important contributions.
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
YKS (Verbal), and transfer students and foreign students who have completed the admission requirements are accepted to the program.
Admission Requirements to Graduate Programs for International Students
Foreign students can apply and transfer to graduate programs. The thesis writing language is Turkish. To be able to apply to master's programs, candidates must have at least a bachelor's degree or be in the last semester of their education. In order to apply for the doctorate program, it is necessary to graduate from a master's degree with a thesis or from a program that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees together, or to be in the last semester of their education. Along with other conditions for application, foreign national candidates must show that they know Turkish, they must have a "Turkish Proficiency", C1 certificate, or a certified copy of the Turkish exam held by the language centers of the universities or Yunus Emre Institute. The provisions specified in the 13th article of the Istanbul University Postgraduate Education and Training regulation are applied in the quota for transfers to Istanbul University.
Social Media Accounts
Instagram: iucografya
Twitter: IU_Geography
Brief Information of our Department
During the westernization process of the Ottoman State, the idea of establishing a university (Darülfünun) was first introduced in 1845 by the Provisional Education Council. The council was aiming to found a university mainly concentrating on the betterment of the human virtues (ikmâl-i kemâlât-ı insâniye) instead of vocational education. In the second half of the 19th century, Darülfünun became the center of various initiatives to inform the public about various scientific subjects until it transitioned to continuous and institutional education in 1900. At its initial stages, courses on General History, History of Science, Antiquities, and Numismatics were offered. Darülfünun, which was founded in 1900, continued its education without interruption. Initially, the number of students was limited, and the enrollments were managed with a centralized approach. However, as time passed, Darülfünun started to turn into a new and developing university. In this period, history courses were dominant in the curriculum of the Literature branch, which was one of the three faculties called ""branches"" without departmental divisions.
The courses of Ottoman History, History of States, Antiquities, and Ethnography were being taught by the intellectuals of the period, such as Abdurrahman Şeref Efendi and Efdalüddin. The first course offered in Darülfünün was ""Tarih-i Hikmet"". The faculty councils, which started their activities in the Second Constitutional Era, were primarily active in curriculum formation. There were names such as Hüseyin Daniş, Mehmet Akif, Ahmet Naim, Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Efdalüddin, Ahmet Hikmet, and Hamdullah Suphi in the committee responsible for the literature branch program's preparation. According to the reform report of the committee, the History-Geography section, which forms the basis of the History Department, was expressed for the first time. The reform program, which included General History, Recent History, History of Civilisations, Byzantine History, History of Islamic States, Ottoman History, Archaeology, Ethnography, Methods of History, Arabic and French, was very rich content. However, this program could not be implemented for economic and political reasons. The members of the Faculty of Letters have an outstanding contribution to the establishment of an autonomous university structure.
The Department of History has been formed to a great extent with the new arrangement made in 1919, and we see that the Department of History has been well-formed. The curriculum of the faculty, which was named ""Medrese,"" included courses such as Political History, Turkish History, History of Islamic Nations, History of Turkey, History of European-Turkish Relations, History of Oriental Nations in the Middle Ages, History of Ancient Oriental Nations, Ancient Greek History and Roman History. Many faculty members were excluded from the History Department for various reasons, as in other departments of the Faculty of Letters, which had a hard time in the armistice years. Although the academic staff has weakened due to the academics who have gone to Anatolia to support the National Struggle, young faculty members have closed this gap quickly. Professors such as Ahmet Refik, Şemseddin Günaltay, Abdurrahman Şeref Efendi, Ağaoğlu Ahmet, and Yusuf Akçura from the Department of History have supported many projects which were going to serve Turkish culture by taking an active role in the culture and education policies of the new state. In this sense, students who have graduated from the first History Department of Turkey had formed the basis of many newly established universities. Since the establishment of the History Department, the students have continued to research various issues of World History, especially Turkish History, following the scientific methods. Many graduates of the History Department have served and continue to serve in various Republic of Turkey's administration positions.
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities
The Department of History, which preserved its existence as a department after the 1933 University Reform, was referred to as History Discipline. In the following years, the system of an inspired era from Europe was adopted. As from 1946, the ""department system"", which has the feature of a discipline, has been enforced within the department. As a result of the arrangements made in the last period, today, the Department of History includes seven departments: Ancient History, Medieval History, New Age History, Contemporary Age History, General Turkish History, History of Turkish Republic, and the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization.
The Department of Ancient History: Its research area covers topics from the oldest ages to the present. Some of the lectures are given with the support of ""PowerPoint / Barcovision"". The courses titled ""the Introduction of Ancient History"", ""Ancient Anatolian History"", ""Ancient Mesopotamian History"", ""History of Ancient Egypt"", ""History of Ancient Persia"", ""History of Hellenism"", ""History of Roman Empire"", and ""Ancient Anatolian Coins"" are among the courses taught by this department. Some of them are also supported by seminars. In addition, students can participate in museums, archaeological surface research, and excavations, which faculty members carry out during the summer months, to enrich their theoretical knowledge on an applied or observational basis.
The Department of Medieval History: After the University Reform of 1933, medieval history courses were given by Distinguished Professor Şemseddin Günaltay, Distinguished Professor İ. Hakkı Uzunçarşılı and Distinguished Professor Mükrimin Halil Yınanç. After 1946, lectures became a separate department. The main topics of the Department of Medieval History courses and seminars are Islamic History, History of Seljuks, Anatolian and Byzantine History, History of Crusades, and History of Western States.
The Department of New Age History: Issues regarding the foundation of the Ottoman Empire, the rise and development of classical Ottoman institutions, European history during the Renaissance and Reform Era, and early modern Mediterranean history are the main subjects examined by the Department of Modern History.
The Department of Contemporary Age History: It is possible to review the activities of the Department of Contemporary History in three critical periods since its establishment. The first period includes the activities of this department, starting under the title of New and Recent History Department after the 1933 University Reform and becoming a separate department in 1952. In the second period, the department became a separate certificate in 1952, leaving its structuring, which had been together with the Modern History certificate. This period continued until 1982 when the program was restructured under the Department of Contemporary and Turkish Republican History with the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Finally, the third period is the process that has been continuing since 1982.
The Department of the History of the Turkish Republic: By enacting the Law of Higher Education within the Constitution of 1982, departments of the History of the Turkish Republic were established and started their activities in all universities. Initially, the Department of the History of the Turkish Republic, which late Professor Nejat Göyünç established within our department, provided training with the Department of Contemporary History. With the consensus of the faculty members at the end of 1989, the Department of Contemporary History and the Department of the History of the Turkish Republic became two separate departments. In this program, the War of Independence, the establishment of the Republic, educational and economic policies of the Republican period, the system of Kemalist Taught, History of Turkish Democracy, and Turkey's Foreign Policy are being researched with scientific methods and lectures are given on these topics. While approaching the Republic established by the Great Leader Atatürk, his thoughts regarding the Turkish world and his efforts in democratization have been the subject of studies and lectures. For the first time in Turkish universities, History of Turkish Democracy started to be given as a lecture in our department. In our department, three separate courses regarding the History of Central Asian Turkish History and Culture, which was considered as a source in researching Turkish history and culture by Atatürk, have been opened, and extensive scientific research has been done in this field. Lectures titled ""Atatürk and Foreign Turks"", ""Turkey and New Turkish Republics"" and ""Movements of Taught in Turkish World"" have been included in the curriculum of the program since its establishment. Research made regarding the Turkish world and lectures on this topic in this department served as an example. Today, these programs have been implemented in history departments of more than ten universities.
The Department of General Turkish History: The Department of General Turkish History is a department that undertakes essential tasks in Turkish history, culture, and civilization. Our department is a program that undertakes the workload of the Department of History on a large scale by its research fields. In this department which Professor A.Z. Velidi Togan founded, Turkish states established since the ages before Christ, Turkish communities and their organizations, social lives, political activities, military structure, economic activities, religious beliefs, geographies they lived in, migrations, and their relations with their neighbors are emphasized. Studies are also carried out on Turks, who maintained their existence today outside of Anatolian geography, Eastern Europe, Balkans, and Turkistan.
The Department of the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization: The need for a separate department to examine the institutions and cultural structure of a state that had an important place in the political, administrative, economic, and cultural history of the world like Ottomans and was in interaction with other states in these fields, is obvious. For the first time in Turkey, Istanbul University, the oldest university of the Republic of Turkey, recognized this scientific need and established the Department of the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization in the Faculty of Letters, Department of History on 14 December 1961. Professor Tayyib Gökbilgin, who was the department's founder, made efforts for the formation and development of the department until 1977. From this date forward, Professor Mübahat Kütükoğlu, who took over the department chair, made great efforts for twenty-one years to sustain the department by continuing academic activities and training new academics.
Academic Staff
Department of Ancient History
Prof. HAMDİ ŞAHİN (Head of Department)
Prof. MUSTAFA HAMDİ SAYAR
Assoc. Prof. ALİYE EROL ÖZDİZBAY
Assoc. Prof. ERKAN KONYAR
Assist. Prof. YUSUF GÜRKAN ERGİN
Lect. CAN AVCI
Res. Asst. Dr. İSMAİL AYMAN
Res. Asst. ARMAĞAN TAN
Res. Asst. SELİN ÖNDER KADDAR
Department of General Turkish History
Prof. İLYAS TOPSAKAL (Head of Department)
Prof. MUALLA YÜCEL
Assoc. Prof. DİNÇER KOÇ
Assoc. Prof. KÜRŞAT YILDIRIM
Asst. Prof. ALİ AHMETBEYOĞLU
Asst. Prof. MEHMET ZEREN
Res. Asst. Dr. FATMA AYSEL DINGIL ILGIN
Res. Asst. SAMET ATALAY
ILSUR NAFIKOV
Department of Medieval History
Prof. BİRSEL KÜÇÜKSİPAHİOĞLU (Head of Department)
Prof. EBRU ALTAN
Prof. MUHARREM KESİK
Asst. Prof. CUMHUR ERSİN ADIGÜZEL
Asst. Prof. MURAT ÖZTÜRK
Res. Asst. MAHMUT OLGAÇ
Res. Asst. SERDAR SEVMEZLER
Res. Asst. YASİN KARAKUŞ
Department of History Ottoman lnstitutions Civilization
Prof. ARZU TERZİ (Head of Department)
Prof. ZEYNEP TARIM
Res. Asst. ASLI TUNA
Res. Asst. SİNEM SERİN
Department of History of The Turkish Republic
Prof. CEZMİ ERASLAN (Head of Department)
Prof. HALİL BAL
Assoc. Prof. ABDURRAHMAN BOZKURT
Assoc. Prof. FATİH MEHMET SANCAKTAR
Assoc. Prof. RAMAZAN ERHAN GÜLLÜ
Asst. Prof. MURAT AYDOĞDU
Res. Asst. ÖZLEM ARSLAN
Res. Asst. YUNUS BOR
Department of Contemporary Age History
Prof. MAHİR AYDIN (Head of Department)
Prof. ALİ FUAT ÖRENÇ
Assoc. Prof. GÜLTEKİN YILDIZ
Assoc. Prof. METİN ÜNVER
Assoc. Prof. NERİMAN ERSOY HACISALİHOĞLU
Asst. Prof. ADEM KORKMAZ
Asst. Prof. BURCU KUTLU DİLBAZ
Asst. Prof. MUSTAFA TANRIVERDİ
Asst. Prof. ŞAMİL MUTLU
Res. Asst. Dr. CEMAL ATABAŞ
Res. Asst. Dr. DİLARA DAL
Res. Asst. SEMİH SEFER
Department of New Age History
Prof. MAHMUT AK (Head of Department)
Prof. FİKRET SARICAOĞLU
Prof. İDRİS BOSTAN
Assoc. Prof. YUSUF ALPEREN AYDIN
Asst. Prof. ÖZGÜR KOLÇAK
Asst. Prof. ÖZGÜR ORAL
Res. Asst. FATMA ERDİM
Res. Asst. İSMAİL EMRE PAMUK
Res. Asst. SEYFULLAH ASLAN
Project/Award etc. Achievements of Academics
Assoc. Prof. Ramazan Erhan Güllü, TÜBA-TESEP Honorable Mention Award 2018
Asst. Prof. Özgür Kolçak TÜBA-GEBİP Award 2016
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Our department aims to train historians who:
Have the theoretical and practical basic knowledge required by the discipline of history,
Gained the ability to read and evaluate correctly the primary sources; to follow modern studies and current discussions in their fields,
Acquired current and trustworthy information about the history of Turkey and world history, cultures and civilizations, having the necessary proficiency for advanced research and projects in the field, having accumulation that can contribute to the field by following national and international developments and discussions,
Adopted and will be able to apply on international academic standards on scientific ethics, research, discussion, methodology and project preparation,
Are open to the solutions of different disciplines related to the field and having the ability to analyze and interpret these solutions,
Will be able to serve as reliable experts / consultants in fields such as education, media, bureaucracy, tourism, culture and publishing where historical knowledge and methodology are needed,
Know how to use their knowledge and accumulation to inform, raise awareness and guide the public correctly.
Our department requires YKS Verbal score type. The quota is 98, 90 of which are general quotas, three for the school's top students, and five for international students. The success ranking of the student first enrolled in our department is 157, and the last one is 7.433. Accreditation studies are continuing in our department.
How to apply Double Major and Minor Programs?
Our department offers double major and minor programs. To apply for the double major program, the student must have completed all the courses that they have to take in the undergraduate program until the time student has applied, with at least 3.0 GPA during the application, and the student must be in the top 20% in the relevant class of the undergraduate program. Besides these conditions, the student who wants to enroll in a double major in the programs in which the achievement ranking requirement is sought must meet the achievement ranking requirement determined by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) of the related program in the year of registration. Student admissions to the double major program depend on the decision of the Faculty. The student can not register for more than one double major program at the same time. However, if the student enrolled in the double major diploma program meets the requirements, they can enroll in a minor program. Apart from common courses, the double major program consists of at least 36 national credits or 60 ECTS in undergraduate programs. In order to graduate from the double major program, the CGPA must be at least 3.00. The student who can graduate from the major program is given a bachelor's degree diploma belonging to the double major program. In addition, a transcript is also issued for this program. Detailed information can be obtained from the directive on the related page of our university.
https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/FileHandler2.ashx?f=istanbul-universitesi-cift-anadal-programi-yonergesi-14.05.2020-13.pdf .
Department's Student Club
Turkish Culture and Research Club
Club Advisor: Prof. Mualla UYDU YÜCEL E-Mail: muallauyduyucel@gmail.com
Club President: Fatma KARAMAN E-Mail: fatmakaraman2836@gmail.com
Turkish Culture and Research Club is a student club founded within Istanbul University Faculty of Letters. It aims to present our common heritage coming from our descendants and present and promote the Turkish World and its prominent characters.
History Club
History Club, the other student club of our department, was established in 2008, and its current activities are presented in the appendix.
Graduate Education
Master's students who have a bachelor's degree in other fields are subjected to a scientific preparation program. Students complete a scientific preparation program by taking undergraduate degree lessons as approved by the Department.
Admission
1. Being a B.A. graduate
2. Having a minimum score in ALES
3. Having a minimum score in ÜDS/KPDS or another foreign language examination that its equivalent recognized by YÖK
4. Passing the oral interview held by the Department.
Istanbul University's Regulation determines minimum admission scores and their rates according to the conditions set by the Senate.
In the Department of History, there are Master's and Doctorate programs in Ancient History, General Turkish History, Medieval History, History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization, History of the Turkish Republic, New Age History, and Contemporary Age History.
Exchange Programs
After completing the first year, the Department of History students can continue their education for one or two semesters in European universities which our department has an agreement for equivalent degrees. Students meeting the minimum conditions are obliged to participate in foreign language examination (for chosen university’s official education language or another foreign language that is agreed based on mutual agreements) held in Istanbul University’s Department of Foreign Languages for their continuous educational activities abroad. Students must get at least 55 points from the exam.
Mutual Agreements for Erasmus+
Germany Freie Universität Berlin
Germany Ruhr Universität Bochum
Germany Universität zu Köln
Germany Universität Hamburg
Germany Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster
Germany Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg
Austria Universität Wien
Italy Universita degli Studi di Pavia
Spain Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Hungary Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem (Szeged Üniversitesi)
Greece Ionian University
Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
After completing the first year, the Department of History students can continue their education for one or two semesters in other Turkish universities which the department has an agreement for equivalent degrees. For applications, students are obliged to meet the condition of having at least a 2.0 GPA. Based on the list formed via students’ GPA, the number of students who can take advantage of the Farabi Exchange Program in one semester is determined by YÖK.
Journals (published by Department)
History Journal published within the Department of History has been one of the most important and prestigious reference guide journals of the Turkish academic world about Ottoman history since 1949.
Journal of Southeastern Europe Research, with local and foreign writers’ contribution, provides research on pre-Ottoman and Ottoman periods of Balkan, Middle East, and Eastern Europe from antiquity to modern days.
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
The Department of History is one of the first established departments in Darülfünun, which was the institution of higher education of the Ottoman Empire. It is the oldest department of history in Turkey. From the early days, the most critical scholars of Turkish historiography have taught and trained here. In this respect, graduates of our department formed the basis of many established universities and history departments. The academicians trained by our department investigate various issues of world history, especially Turkish history, with an academic perspective.
Our department has the most extensive academic staff among universities in Turkey. We have 40 Lecturers and 19 instructors. The Department of History has seven programs: Ancient History, Medieval History, New Age History, Contemporary Age History, General Turkish History, History of the Turkish Republic, and History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization. In addition, our department has an extensive curriculum. On this basis, courses such as Ancient Anatolian History, Ancient Mesopotamian History, Ancient Egyptian History, Ancient Iranian History, History of Hellen and Hellenism, Roman History, and Ancient Anatolian Coins are given under the umbrella of the program of Ancient History. In addition, the department students can enrich their theoretical knowledge by participating in archaeological museums, surveys, and excavations conducted by the faculty members of the Ancient era in the summer months. The Medieval History Program offers courses and seminars based on Islamic History, Seljuk History, Anatolian and Byzantine History, and Crusades History with its specialized staff.
The Department of General Turkish History contains a wide range of topics regarding the time frame of academic interest. The faculty members in this department carry out studies on the Turkish States, Turkish communities and their organization, social life, political activities, military order, economic activities, religious beliefs, geographies, migration, and relations with their neighbors. In addition, they are working on the Turks outside of the Anatolian geography, namely Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkistan, which have survived until today.
Department of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization is the earliest program established in Turkey to investigate the history of Ottoman institutions and structures and examine the Ottoman State's social, economic, and cultural institutions. Both the courses taught and the studies carried out in the department, and the undergraduate and graduate theses have been prepared using archive materials and first-hand sources. Issues related to the foundation date of the Ottoman Empire, the emergence and root of the classical Ottoman institutions, the Renaissance and the Reform period, European history, the history of the early modern Mediterranean, are studied by faculty members of the Department of New Age History and students are offered courses and seminars on these topics. Department of Contemporary Age History contains the Ottoman State's political and military history and 18-19th centuries have been researching Ottoman, European, and world history. Ottoman language lessons are given to students who specialize in Ottoman history. Department of History of the Turkish Republic conducted studies on The Turkish War of Independence, the foundation of the Turkish Republic, Kemalist thought system, history of Turkish democracy, foreign policy of Turkey, World War II, Turkish press history, and minorities in Turkey. For the first time in Turkish universities' history, the program started to teach the history of Turkish democracy. The program has influenced the history curricula of many universities by setting examples with the studies and lectures about the Turkish world.
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Our graduates have the title of historian and can work in public and private sectors in teaching (with the formation lessons to be taken), academician, publishing, editorship, museology, and cinema consultancy. Since the foundation, our department’s graduates have taken different administrative posts in the Republic of Turkey. In this context, our graduates have been working in different Turkish universities as an academician, teacher, museum director, culture director, rector, etc.
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
Our department holds the Examination for Foreign or Overseas Students (İÜYÖS ) every year to admission international or overseas students to undergraduate degree programs. Except for those accepted as Turkish scholarship holders, students from abroad or foreign nationals are admitted to our department only with İÜYÖS exam results.
International students or Turkish citizen students who reside abroad, entitled to enroll in our department, should have Turkish Proficiency document of Language Center or attend the Turkish exam which Department of Foreign Languages holds and certificate their C1-C2 level of Turkish.
Students who do not have Turkish proficiency in level C1-C2 can enroll in the department they are entitled to enroll in a Turkish course of the Department of Foreign Languages.
Admission Requirements to Graduate Programs for International Students
a) Candidates should be international or Turkish citizen who resides in abroad.
b) Candidates should have a bachelor's degree to apply for a master's program and a A1:C23 degree to apply for a doctorate program. To apply for the master's program, candidates' bachelor's GPA should be at least 65 out of 100. To apply for the doctorate program, candidates' bachelor's GPA should be at least 65, and the master's GPA should be at least 75. For candidates who apply for the doctorate program without a master's degree, the bachelor's GPA should be at least 75. In calculating the admission score to the graduate programs, 50% of bachelor's GPA and 50% of foreign language score would be summed for the master's program applications. For applications of the doctorate program, 25% of bachelor's GPA, for those who apply without a master's degree 50%, 25% of masters GPA and 50% of foreign language score would be summed. If the score is fractile, only three figures after the comma would be rounded up. Candidates are ranked starting from the top score and accepted to programs within quota. In determining the priority between candidates who have equal scores, the candidate who has a higher bachelor's GPA and foreign language score, respectively, would be preferred. (4) Relevant institute's board of management decides the admission quota of international students to graduate programs according to international agreements, protocols, and documents. Except for the programs with a complete education in a foreign language, students admitted to the other programs within this article should be successful at Turkish exams conducted by language centers of universities or Yunus Emre Institute. Unsuccessful students should participate in a Turkish language course, one year at most, of Yunus Emre Institute, TÖMER, or the University and be successful at the language exam. Course time is not counted for the regular study period. Admission score should be at least 60 in the non-thesis master's program, 65 in the regular master's program, and 70 in the doctorate program for admitting a student who applied with the internal transfer. Candidates are ranked from the top score to the announced quotas. In determining the priority between candidates with equal scores, the candidate with higher ALES or equivalent score, in art major programs score of special talent exam, internal transfer written exam and language score, respectively, would be preferred.
For further information: http://www3.istanbul.edu.tr/oidb/mevzuatdosyalar/Yonetmelikler/LisansustuEgitimOgretim_Yonetmeligi.html
The History of Science Department was established within the Philosophy Department of the Faculty of Letters of Istanbul University, with the decision of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) dated November 23, 1984, and started education, scientific research and publication activities in the 1985-86 academic year. In order to provide independent undergraduate education in the field of science history and to increase the number of researchers, an attempt was made to become a department, as in some Western universities, and this has been granted by YOK on April 3, 1989. Thus, the Department of History of Science at the Faculty of Letters of Istanbul University gained the title of the first Department of History of Science among universities in Turkey. The department has implemented the four-year "History of Science Undergraduate Program" since the 1992-93 academic year. This program was temporarily stopped by a decision taken by YÖK on 11 May 1999. History of Science Undergraduate Program had 141 graduates between 1996-2002. The Department of History of Science was transformed into a division again within the Department of Philosophy with the decision of the Council of Higher Education dated April 18, 2000 and operating within the Department of Philosophy between 2000 and 2009, regained its status as a Department with the decision of the Higher Education Council dated November 4, 2009. Faculty members and staff were transferred to the Department of History of Science on April 26, 2010 with their staff.
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Research subjects of the department range from Anatolian civilizations in the Ancient Ages to the Ottoman and Republican periods. In this context, the works that form the infrastructure of scientific activities, scientists, scientific institutions, their place and influence in society, the arrival of scientific and technical knowledge from different cultures to Turkey and scientific relations between Turkey and Europe are examined. These researches are carried out by a dynamic team trained from different disciplines such as different branches of science, history, history of science and philosophy. You can reach the publications and projects of the Department through the publication list of the academic staff. Since 1995, the department has been publishing the Journal of Studies in Ottoman Science, the only academic journal of the history of science in Turkey. With the scientific meetings it organizes, it reinforces the cooperation of academics and graduate students with international science history groups.
Academic Staff
Prof. Dr. Feza Günergun (Head of the Department)
Prof. Dr. Sevtap Kadıoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Kocaman
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gaye Şahinbaş Erginöz
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kaan Ata
Asst. Prof. Dr. Instructor Prof. Gaye Danışan
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
The aim of the department is to conduct research in the field of the history of science, to provide education, to improve the exchange of ideas and to contribute to the recognition and preservation of the science and technology heritage in Turkey. In 2019, 80 students were admitted to our department, where EA score type was preferred in YKS. The success rank is 454.143. In our department, education is given in Turkish.
How to apply Double Major and Minor Programs?
Our department, with the advantage of being an interdisciplinary field, accepts students from different departments of the Faculties of Science and Letters for double major and minor degrees. Among the applications made by students who have reached their third semester, those deemed sufficient by the commission are accepted to these programs. While the Double Major Program covers all the courses taught in our department, those enrolled in the Minor Program are responsible for the courses specified in the program determined and announced by our department.
Department's Student Club
The department of the History of Science Student Club; It is a club that connects researchers, graduates and students from past and future generations. The aim of our club is to disseminate and discuss the scientific studies in our field among students, to announce the activities of our club to students of the history of science in various universities, to those have an interest in history of science and to different audiences through social media, to draw attention to the preservation of science and technology heritage. Our activities are; to form reading groups about the history of science, to organize trips to museums related to science and technology, to organize the History of Science Student Congress, which is held every year by our department, in a collective work with the contribution of each club member, to celebrate important days in the history of science (important scientific scientific events). Anniversary of inventions, birth-death anniversaries of scientists, etc.) through various visuals, texts and cartoons from our social media accounts, and organizing conferences by bringing people who do important studies on the history of science to our faculty. Our students organize the “History of Science Student Congress". It is possible to access the programs of the congresses on our website. To date, 5 congresses have been held. The 2020 congress could not be held due to the Covid-19 Pandemic:
First Congress May 15, 2015
Second congress 3 May 2016
Third congress 5 May 2017
Fifth Congress 10 May 2019
Graduate Education
Our department has a 2-year master's program with thesis and a 4-year doctoral program. In these programs, which accept 5 students each year, many graduate students from different disciplines work on various fields of the history of science.
Exchange Programs
Our department does not have any contracted institutions abroad within the framework of Erasmus, Farabi and Mevlana programs.
Journals (published by Department)
The periodical publication of the Department of History of Science of the Faculty of Letters is the journal of Studies in Ottoman Science. The first issue was published in 1995. It is the first academic journal published in the field of History of Science in Turkey. The journal includes research articles examining the history of science, technology and medicine, research notes, contributions, translations, book and scientific meeting introductions. It is a peer-reviewed journal. Among the topics covered by the journal are the history of institutions that have been particularly active in the fields of science, technology and medicine; development of different branches of science and techniques; transfer of scientific and technical knowledge between societies; translations of scientific and technical books; history of science education; biographies of scientists and related topics are included. Articles on the history of pharmacy are also accepted. The history of scientific activities in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire (14th-20th centuries) is especially within the scope of the journal, and articles examining scientific activities in Turkey in the Republican era (after 1923) are also published. Articles on scientific activities in the regions where the Ottoman Empire was spread (Middle East and the Balkans) are also accepted.
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
The Department of History of Science stands out from other similar departments with the experience of being the first Department of History of Science to be established in Turkey and with the opportunities provided by being in Istanbul University, one of the most established universities in Turkey. Our department also aims to expand the horizons and knowledge of its students with the advantage of its large teaching staff and faculty members from many different universities who come to teach in our department.
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Our graduates can work in institutions that carry out studies such as science and technology museums and the protection of cultural heritage, within the framework of developing expertise in certain fields, especially academic studies. In addition, they can find jobs in institutions that carry out press and broadcasting activities on the examination of science and technology in terms of social sciences.
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
Our department accepts foreign students within the framework of the annual İÜYÖS exam. In addition, students are accepted among the candidates who fulfill the university criteria and are approved by the transfer committee.
Admission Requirements to Graduate Programs for International Students
Student admissions to the graduate programs of our university are accepted in the form of General Quota and International Quota as specified in the IU Graduate Education Regulations. Candidates who wish to apply to the graduate programs of our university, can follow the announcements on the website of the Registrar's Office for the General and International Quotas Determined by the Institutes for the relevant academic semester. Applications and registrations must be made according to the Graduate Application Guide. Due to the rules of IU Institute of Social Sciences, it is not possible to write a thesis in a foreign language, since postgraduate education in our department is in Turkish.
Social Media Accounts
Bilim Tarihi Bölümü Öğrenci Kulubümüzün sosyal medya hesapları: Twittter: @bilimtarihi_ Instagram: @istanbulbilimtarihi
Brief Information of our Department
As the first and most established institution of Turkey in it’s field, Istanbul University’s History of Art department was founded in 1943 by Professor Ernst Diez. The first academic members of the department were consist of Mazhar Şevket İpşiroğlu, Oktay Aslanapa, Arif Müfit Mansel and Semavi Eyice. The first doctoral theses in the field of art history in Turkey was also completed in our department by Turgut Cansever in 1947.
We continue our undergraduate education as a three-chaired (Turkish Islamic Art, Byzantine Art, and General Art History) department.
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Our department contains three separate chairs focusing on different fields; Turkish-Islamic, Byzantine, and Western/Contemporary art histories from a broad perspective. We also offer postgraduate opportunities (MA and Ph.D. programs).
Academic Staff
Chair of Byzantine Art History
Prof. Dr. Asnu Bilban Yalçın (Head of the department)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgü Çömezoğlu Uzbek
Assoc. Prof. Dr. H.Ayça Tiryaki Türkmenoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ü. Melda Ermiş
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Belgin Demirsar Arlı
Research Assistant Metin Kaya
Research Assistant. Merve Kalafat Yılmaz
Chair of Turkish and Islamic Art History
Prof.Dr. A.Tarkan Okçuoğlu (Head of the chair)
Assoc. Prof. E.Emine Naza Dönmez
Assoc. Prof. Sevgi PARLAK
Assoc. Prof. Gülberk Bilecik
Dr. Öğ.Üy.Ahmet Vefa Çobanoğlu
Dr. Öğ.Üy. Fatih Elcil
Dr. Öğ.Üy. Ayşe Denknalbant
Dr. Müjde Dila Gümüş
Chair of Western and Contemporary Art History (namely “General Art History”)
Prof. Dr. Uşun Tükel (Head of the chair)
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kamil Gören
Assoc. Prof. Simge Özer Pınarbaşı
Assoc. Prof. Serap Yüzgüller
Assoc. Prof. Seda Yavuz
Research Assistant Gül Cevahir Altun
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Oır aim in undergraduate bases is to raise art historians who are able to conduct excessive research on national and international cultural assets.
How to apply Double Major and Minor Programs?
Students can aply to other diploma programes for double degree. There are no special application requirements for the aplicants who want to do double degree or departmant.
Department's Student Club
Art History Club
The club's activities include conferences movie screenings, and excursions.
Graduate Education
To apply our graduate (M.A. and Ph.D. programs, having a vaid ALES point and knowledge of a foreign language (minimum 55 points from a valid exam such as YOKDIL) is required.
Exchange Programs
Our graduate students can apply to the Erasmus exchange program.
Journals (published by Department)
Journal of Art History
Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, began its publication in 1964-65 with the first issue prepared by Oktay Aslanapa, Şerare Yetkin and Metin Sözen, as a periodical of Istanbul University, Institute of Art History. Today, it is the scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Art History Research Center. It is published annually and publication language of the journal are Turkish, English, German and French.
Journal of Art History aims to contribute to the world of science by publishing original articles with high quality scientific content in all fields of art history discipline.
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
Three excavations have been conducting by our department members:
İstanbul, Yoros Castle Excavation, (Chair: Prof. Dr. Asnu Bilban Yalçın)
-İznik, Çini Fırınları Kazısı (Chair: Belgin Demirsar Arlı)
-Amasya, Castle of Harşena and Kızlar Sarayı Kazısı (Chair: Assoc. Prof. E. Emine Dönmez)
Our students can attend to these exavations during the summer breaks to develop their knowledge and experience.
Additionally, Prof. Uşun Tükel has been organising excursions to Erupoen capitals since 2008.
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Our graduates have various professional opportunities in both academia and public/private culture institutions such as museums, art galleries, etc. Additionally, our graduates can also work at excavation and restoration projects
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
There is no special admission requirement for international under graduate students determined by our department.
Admission Requirements to Graduate Programs for International Students
There is no special admission requirement for international graduate students determined by our department.
Master thesises and dissertations should be written in Turkish.
Social Media Accounts
Facebook: İ.Ü.Sanat Tarihi Bölümü Duyuruları
https://www.facebook.com/groups/267134513454664
The department was established in 1963 under the name of "Librarianship Department" under the Faculty of Letters and started teaching in the 1964-1965 academic year. After the Ankara University Faculty of Language, History and Geography Department of Librarianship, has opened the second part of librarianship in Turkey. The founder and first President of the department, who was invited from Germany for this purpose and has an international reputation in librarianship. Dr. Is Rudolf Juchhoff. Meral (Şenöz) Alpay translator and Jale Baysal teaching assistant. Meral Alpay and Jale Baysal, who were among the first staffs who received doctorate degrees in the department, later promoted their academic career as Associate Professor and Professor and they made important contributions to the development of the department. Professor After Juchhoff, he chaired the department, respectively. Dr. Jale Baysal (1974-1993) and Prof. Dr. Meral Alpay (1993-1997), Prof. Dr. Aysel Yontar (1997-2004), 2004-2008 Prof. Dr. Ayşe Üstün, 2008-2020 Prof. Dr. Mehmet Canatar undertook.
In 1987, at the Faculty of Letters Department of Archive was founded by a commission which members Professor Dr. Sencer Tonguç, Prof. Dr. Jale Baysal, Prof. Dr. Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Prof. Dr. Meral Alpay, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet İpşirli . In Department of Librarianship and Department of Archive was merged by YOK decision and was renamed Information and Record Management Department.
Our department still has a lot of important staff and educates students to work in all fields related to libraries, archives and information for our country. With its master's and doctoral programs, the subject specialist trains many researchers.
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Library Science, Archive, Information Management, Information Technology
Academic Staff
Department of Archive
Prof.Dr. Mehmet Canatar ( Ana Bilim Dalı Bşk. )
Prof.Dr. Gülden Sarıyıldız
Prof.Dr. İshak Keskin
Prof.Dr. Niyazi Çiçek
Prof.Dr. Rıfat Günalan
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Mehmet Fahri Furat
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Muhammet Hanefi Kutluoğlu
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Murat Candemir
Öğr. Gör. Selçuk Aydin
Arş.Gör.Dr. Sevil Pamuk
Arş. Gör. Dr. Ceyhan Güler Department of Information Management and Technology
Prof.Dr. Ümit Konya ( Ana Bilim Dalı Bşk. )
Prof.Dr. Hülya Dilek Kayaoğlu
Prof.Dr. Murat Yılmaz
Doç.Dr. Işıl İlknur Sert
Arş.Gör.Dr. Fatih Canata
Arş.Gör.Dr. Süreyya Çankırı Yalçınkaya
Arş. Gör. Dr. Sinan Sümbül
Project/Award etc. Achievements of Academics
Istanbul University Contribution to Science Award 2009,2012; 2014
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Undergradute studies leading to bachelor’s degree in Information and Record Management Our graduates as librarians, archivists and scientists.
How to apply Double Major and Minor Programs?
There are Double Major and Minor opportunities in our department. Students receive 4 years of education depending on the quota opened.
Department's Student Club
In our department, a student club called Information and Document Managers Community BBYON is actively working. The club displays various activities in the field of librarianship and archiving, and it supports the field by opening school libraries in various regions.
Graduate Education
In our Department where the first doctorates were acquired in 1968, opens master's and doctorate programs since 1983 in line with the regulations affiliated to the Institute of Social Sciences. Our programs are open to all 4-years undergraduate graduates who apply with equal weight score. The Information and Document Management Department, which has an interdisciplinary structure, evaluates applications from all fields. In our department, graduate education is 2 years, our graduates graduate as science specialists. Doctoral studiesteading to doctor of philosophy degree in Information and Record Management, 4 years.
Journals (published by Department)
Starting from 1987, department started publishing a scientific journal called “Journalism Journal: Document-Information-Library Research”. The Journal’s name was changed in 2008. Currently the magazine has become accessible by the Dergi Park
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
Our department is the second Librarianship Department in our country. As it has a long history, it has a deep accumulation. Our department is a center of attraction for both undergraduate and graduate candidates from different fields with its wide range of teaching staff (Librarianship, Archiving, History, Sociology). There are two internship requirements in our department as library and archive. Thus, students have the opportunity to reinforce the information they receive in theory with the application.
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Our graduates can work in all library and archive types. Recently, the acceptance of librarianship staff as technical staff in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has made the department more preferable. They can also easily find jobs in information management and information technology.
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
International students are admitted to our department within the frame of opportunities provided by YOK. Almost every year, we have a large number of students who prefer departments from the Turkic Republics, Asia and Africa continents such as Ukrayna, Rusia, Germany,South Korea, etc.
Admission Requirements to Graduate Programs for International Students
International students can enroll in the master's and doctorate programs within the framework of the opportunities that YÖK provides. We provide transfer opportunities for foreign students There was no possibility to write a thesis in a foreign language in our department. Almost every year, we have a large number of students who prefer departments from the Turkic Republics, Asia and Africa continents.
Brief Information of our Department
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Academic Staff
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Features that Distinguishes Our Department from Equivalent Departments
In this sense, students who have graduated from the first History Department of Turkey had formed the basis of many newly established universities. Since the establishment of the History Department, the students have continued to research various issues of World History, especially Turkish History, following the scientific methods. Many graduates of the History Department have served and continue to serve in various Republic of Turkey's administration positions.
The Department of Contemporary Age History: It is possible to review the activities of the Department of Contemporary History in three critical periods since its establishment. The first period includes the activities of this department, starting under the title of New and Recent History Department after the 1933 University Reform and becoming a separate department in 1952. In the second period, the department became a separate certificate in 1952, leaving its structuring, which had been together with the Modern History certificate. This period continued until 1982 when the program was restructured under the Department of Contemporary and Turkish Republican History with the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Finally, the third period is the process that has been continuing since 1982.
The Department of the History of the Turkish Republic: By enacting the Law of Higher Education within the Constitution of 1982, departments of the History of the Turkish Republic were established and started their activities in all universities. Initially, the Department of the History of the Turkish Republic, which late Professor Nejat Göyünç established within our department, provided training with the Department of Contemporary History. With the consensus of the faculty members at the end of 1989, the Department of Contemporary History and the Department of the History of the Turkish Republic became two separate departments. In this program, the War of Independence, the establishment of the Republic, educational and economic policies of the Republican period, the system of Kemalist Taught, History of Turkish Democracy, and Turkey's Foreign Policy are being researched with scientific methods and lectures are given on these topics. While approaching the Republic established by the Great Leader Atatürk, his thoughts regarding the Turkish world and his efforts in democratization have been the subject of studies and lectures. For the first time in Turkish universities, History of Turkish Democracy started to be given as a lecture in our department. In our department, three separate courses regarding the History of Central Asian Turkish History and Culture, which was considered as a source in researching Turkish history and culture by Atatürk, have been opened, and extensive scientific research has been done in this field. Lectures titled ""Atatürk and Foreign Turks"", ""Turkey and New Turkish Republics"" and ""Movements of Taught in Turkish World"" have been included in the curriculum of the program since its establishment. Research made regarding the Turkish world and lectures on this topic in this department served as an example. Today, these programs have been implemented in history departments of more than ten universities.
The Department of General Turkish History: The Department of General Turkish History is a department that undertakes essential tasks in Turkish history, culture, and civilization. Our department is a program that undertakes the workload of the Department of History on a large scale by its research fields. In this department which Professor A.Z. Velidi Togan founded, Turkish states established since the ages before Christ, Turkish communities and their organizations, social lives, political activities, military structure, economic activities, religious beliefs, geographies they lived in, migrations, and their relations with their neighbors are emphasized. Studies are also carried out on Turks, who maintained their existence today outside of Anatolian geography, Eastern Europe, Balkans, and Turkistan.
The Department of the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization: The need for a separate department to examine the institutions and cultural structure of a state that had an important place in the political, administrative, economic, and cultural history of the world like Ottomans and was in interaction with other states in these fields, is obvious. For the first time in Turkey, Istanbul University, the oldest university of the Republic of Turkey, recognized this scientific need and established the Department of the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization in the Faculty of Letters, Department of History on 14 December 1961. Professor Tayyib Gökbilgin, who was the department's founder, made efforts for the formation and development of the department until 1977. From this date forward, Professor Mübahat Kütükoğlu, who took over the department chair, made great efforts for twenty-one years to sustain the department by continuing academic activities and training new academics.
Academic Staff
Department of Contemporary Age History
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
The student can not register for more than one double major program at the same time. However, if the student enrolled in the double major diploma program meets the requirements, they can enroll in a minor program. Apart from common courses, the double major program consists of at least 36 national credits or 60 ECTS in undergraduate programs. In order to graduate from the double major program, the CGPA must be at least 3.00. The student who can graduate from the major program is given a bachelor's degree diploma belonging to the double major program. In addition, a transcript is also issued for this program. Detailed information can be obtained from the directive on the related page of our university.
https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/FileHandler2.ashx?f=istanbul-universitesi-cift-anadal-programi-yonergesi-14.05.2020-13.pdf .
Exchange Programs
Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs for International Students
Brief Information Regarding the Scientific Works and Research Activities of our Department
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Graduate Education
Business areas that our graduates can work and be involve
Brief Information of our Department
Academic Staff
Information about education objectives, quotas, accreditation status, the prep classifany of the department at the undergraduate level
Journals (published by Department)
Department of Information Management and Technology
How to apply Double Major and Minor Programs?
Journals (published by Department)
Our graduates can work in all library and archive types. Recently, the acceptance of librarianship staff as technical staff in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has made the department more preferable. They can also easily find jobs in information management and information technology.