ATATURK PRINCIPLES and HISTORY of REFORMS PROGRAMME
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Thanks to the legislation in 1933, an Institute for the History of Turkish Revolution and Contemporary history was established within the body of Ministry of National Education. Main motivation behind the establishment of the institute was to conduct research on the history of Turkish Revolution, educate researchers and academicians in the field and compose libraries and archives. Later on, the mission for researching the history of revolution was assigned to the Institute for the History of Turkish Revolution within the Faculty of Letters, History and Geography (DTCF, f. 1936) at Ankara University by the law code numbered 4204 in 15th April, 1942. Within this context, our institute was established later in 1983 by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and consisted of two main disciplines as ?Ataturk Principles? and ?History of Revolution?. Being one of the seven institutes in Turkey,  Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History at Hacettepe University, as a distinguished institution maintains its goals regarding the aforementioned missions. 

The graduate courses of our institute focus on teaching, by modern techniques, the history of Turkish modernization, matters related to the republican history and the recent developments within Turkey and its surroundings. By means of its graduate course, our institute aims to provide an extensive education program for the prospective researchers/academicians, comparing the non-western modernization projects with a special focus on the Turkish National Struggle, Atatürk's Era and the Turkish Revolution.

This program, thanks to the nature of history writing, mainly aims to contribute general decision making process of Turkey for its geographical and political sphere. It also provides an interdisciplinary and  comparative approach for the actual debates and discussions regarding Modern Turkish History.

Our institute offers graduate courses in Turkish. The institute is equipped with high standard software and hardware instruments for a better educational service.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

To be able to apply for a master program, the candidates must have a bachelor degree regardless of any major. Applicants are interviewed in order to be evaluated in terms of their general knowledge on history and basic history writing theories. The interview is assessed over 100 points and 30 percent of the score is taken into consideration for the overall elimination. Additionally, 20 percent of the average graduation points of bachelor degree is added for the final assessment.

The candidates must also hold a minimum 55 points ( 50 percent of which is taken into consideration for the general evaluation) for the Selection Examination for Academic Personnel and Graduate Studies (ALES) biannually undertaken by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM), or must hold an equivalent point for the GRE and GMAT. Applicants must have 55 points from Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDS) or equivalent score from nationally or internationally recognized exams approved by OSYM.

International students applications are accepted in accordance with ?Hacettepe University Regulation for Application and Acceptance of International Students in Graduate Programs ? Senate decision numbered 2014-28 dated 15 January 2014.

The other terms will be implemented in accordance with Hacettepe University Graduate Study Education and Examination Regulation.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

*The maximum education period is arranged in accordance with the concerning regulation of the Board of Council of Higher Education (YÖK) by the Law Nr. 2547. (The Articles 44, 46 and interim Article 58 of the referred Law have been  later amended by the Law Nr. 6111.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

Regulated by the by-law: See Regulation of the Graduate Courses and Examinations of Hacettepe University.

See. http/::www.hubologna.hacettepe.edu.tr:lisansustu_yon_271112.pdf

D.7. Goals and Objectives

Graduate courses of our institute aims to:

1. Investigate the leading themes of the Modern Turkish History such as Turkish National Struggle, Ataturk's Era and Turkish Revolution.
2. Answer the actual debates not only concerning Turkey but also its surroundings and the whole world.
3. Contribute to the collective memory of the society by sharing its scientific findings.
4. Provide students with the skills for modern history writing and investigation on the Turkish modernization and history of Turkish Republic.
5. Research modern Turkish history by interdisciplinary and comparative methods.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students who graduate from the master's program can continue their academic careers. In various sectors in our country; Our students, especially those who have graduated from one of the fields of social and human sciences (history, philology, law, international relations, economics, management sciences, sociology, psychology, educational sciences and other specializations) and who have enrolled in one of our institute's graduate programs and successfully graduated, can continue to work in their own sectors.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the Fall Semester of Master's Degree is 2/12 (17%) and in the Spring Semester it is 2/11 (18%). The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the Fall Term of the Doctorate Program is 3/16 (19%). Spring semester is 2/15 (14%). The student can take courses above the minimum credit in both programs, if deemed necessary or upon request. When deemed necessary or upon request, the student can also choose courses (5%) from different faculties/departments of our university, and the courses taken in this way are used to complete the minimum credit. For graduation, a minimum of 120 ECTS must be completed in the master's degree. All courses in master's programs are semester courses. Faculty members of our institute can open courses at our university's Elective Course Coordinatorship.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Exams; There are three types of exams: midterm exam, general exam and make-up exam. The general exam for this course is held at the end of the semester in which that course is completed. The way the exam is conducted is determined by the course instructor. The number and type of midterm exams of a course, the rate that will affect the course success grade, and the evaluation principles of the exams are announced to the students at the beginning of the semester by the relevant course instructor. The measurement and evaluation methods applied for each course are defined in the "Course Teaching Plan" prepared by the relevant faculty members and included in the Information package. Regarding exams and course grades, H.Ü. The relevant articles of the Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations are applied. According to the current education-training and examination regulations, the grading system is based on converting the total points received by the student from course exams/exam-equivalent evaluations into grades and coefficients. In addition, in the current evaluation system, grades are not given qualitative evaluation labels (exceptional, excellent, very good, good, etc.).

D.16. Graduation Requirements

Three of the courses offered are compulsory and the others are elective, and the student must take at least seven courses and one seminar course with a minimum of 21 national credits (60 ECTS) in the first two years of his/her education and have an academic average of at least 2.50. At most two of the courses the student will take can be chosen from undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during undergraduate education. In addition, with the recommendation of the academic board and the approval of the Institute's board of directors, a maximum of two courses can be taken from courses offered at other higher education institutions. The thesis proposal must be submitted by the end of the second semester at the latest. Students who do not submit a thesis proposal cannot include the special topics course in their program. Students who have successfully completed the program courses and have an academic average of at least 2.50 can take the thesis defense exam. The student defends his thesis in front of the jury. The student whose thesis is decided to be corrected by the jury is given an additional period of at most 3 months. The student whose thesis defense is rejected or who does not make the necessary corrections within the given time will be dismissed from the university. The student who successfully completes all the requirements of the thesis master's program can graduate with a thesis prepared in accordance with the thesis writing rules and found to be appropriate in terms of form.

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof. Dr. Ayten Sezer Arığ 

Head of the Department of Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution.