Department of History
Acting Head of Department : Aslı Özyar Mizrahi
Associate Department Heads: Oya Pancaroğlu, Yaşar Tolga Cora, Arzu Öztürkmen Yılmaz
Professors : Selçuk Esenbel†*, Çiğdem Kafescioğlu, Nevra Necipoğlu, Arzu Öztürkmen Yılmaz, Aslı Özyar Mizrahi, Oya Pancaroğlu, Cengiz Kırlı, Fatma Hüricihan İslamoğlu*
Associate Professors : Yaşar Tolga Cora, Şevki Koray Durak, Ahmet Ersoy, Yücel Terzibaşoğlu, Derin Terzioğlu, Elif Ünlü, Muhammet Zahit Atçıl
Assistant Professors : Akif Ercihan Yerlioğlu, Paolo Maranzana, Zeynep Hale Eroğlu Sağer, Hasan Umut, Amina Nawaz
Instructors : Dr. Aslıhan Akışık Karakullukçu*, Dr. Emine Ceylan Tözeren Yılmaz*, Hyun Woong Hong**, Tayfun Akgün
Assistants : Deniz Yüce, Hasan Fatih Öyük, İbrahim Kılıçaslan, Metehan Aldoğan
†Emeritus
*Part-time
** Confucius Institute, Onassis Foundation and Korea Foundation visiting instructors
The undergraduate program in history is designed to introduce students to major conceptual tools and research methods of historical study, while providing a historical depth of field for the understanding of the contemporary world. The history of the Eastern Mediterranean basin in its social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions constitutes the geographic emphasis. Ottoman and Turkish history is a main focus along with other topics. Comparative perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches to the history of the region as well as to Asian and European history enrich the program.
The department offers a flexible and liberal curriculum. Students follow a core program, while taking a large number of elective courses in their own areas of interest. Introduction to history and the social sciences, methods and theories of historical study, world history, the social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of Anatolia and the Balkans from the medieval to the modern era constitute the subject matter of courses in the core program. The core program also includes courses in mathematics and statistics, in order to familiarize students with quantitative research methods. Students graduate with a thesis based on primary and secondary source material.
A rich and diversified pool of elective courses complement the core program. Elective courses offered by faculty members cover a broad range of topics in Asian, Islamic, Mediterranean, Byzantine, Ottoman, Modern Turkish, European, and American history. Courses in archaeology, and the history of art and architecture aim at introducing students to aspects of visual and material culture within these historical and geographical contexts. Students may choose from this pool of departmental electives, or take elective courses in social and political sciences and humanities included in the university's undergraduate curriculum.
Research languages constitute another component of the core program. While students who choose to concentrate on Ottoman history follow courses in Ottoman language and paleography, those who wish to focus on European or Byzantine history study Ancient Greek or Latin, in addition to an introduction to Ottoman. The students who choose this second option must start taking Greek or Latin in their second year. They are also required to have completed four semesters of either Greek or Latin by the beginning of their fourth year. In a similar way, students who choose to focus on East Asian history shall start taking Chinese or Japanese in their second year and will be required to have completed four semesters of either language by their fourth year. To be able to expand their areas of research and develop comparative perspectives, students are also required to learn a modern language apart from English.
The department has double-major programs with the Departments of Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Sociology, and Turkish Language and Literature.
Established
ISCED Code
225
Educational goals and objectives
The undergraduate program in History is designed to introduce students to the major conceptual tools and research methods of historical study.
Admission and special requirements
Student Selection and Placement Center of the Turkish Republic
Acknowledgement of previous learning
An officially approved high school diploma is required for admission.
Graduation requirements
The student must fulfil the minimum GPA requirements and complete the necessary credits determined by the institution.
Program learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of major historical events, developments, and key figures in various regions and time periods.
- Analyze historical evidence critically and thoughtfully, while evaluating its reliability, biases, and limitations.
- Develop effective research skills, including the ability to locate, evaluate, and utilize primary and secondary sources to construct coherent and well-supported historical arguments.
- Synthesize complex historical information and communicate it clearly and persuasively, both in written and oral forms, using appropriate academic conventions.
- Evaluate the impact of historical processes on social, cultural, political, and economic structures, and understand the interconnectedness of various historical developments.
- Demonstrate awareness of diverse perspectives and interpretations of historical events, considering the influence of different cultural, social, and ideological contexts.
- Acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language relevant to the study of historical sources, enabling the ability to access and interpret primary materials in their original linguistic context.
- Develop digital literacy skills, including the ability to use technology and digital tools effectively for historical research, analysis, and presentation.
- Engage in interdisciplinary approaches to history, drawing on methodologies from related fields such as anthropology, sociology, and political science to enrich historical analysis and understanding.
- Identify and analyze the role of power, conflict, and cooperation in shaping historical events and the dynamics of societies and civilizations.
