ATATURK PRINCIPLES and HISTORY of REFORMS PROGRAMME
Third Cycle Programmes
(Doctorate Degree/Doctor of Fine Arts)

D.1. General Information about Program

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The Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History at Hacettepe University was established in 1983 by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and consisted of two main disciplines as ?Ataturk Principles? and ?History of Revolution?. 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. 

The graduate courses of the institute focus on teaching 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, the 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

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Doctorate

D.3. Level of Qualification

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QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.4. Provisions for Registration

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For the PhD program, the candidates must have a master degree regardless of any major. 20 percent of the average graduation points of master degree is taken into consideration. Applicants are interviewed in order to be evaluated in terms of their general knowledge on history and basic history writing theories.  The candidates must also hold a minimum 60 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 60 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

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ProgramMinimum Credit Required for Graduation Local Credit (ECTS)Study Duration (Semester)
Normal TimeMaximum Duration
Doctorate21 (240 ECTS)812*




*Regulated in accordance with Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations.


D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

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Recognition of prior learning is determined according to Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations. See Related Link:

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

D.7. Goals and Objectives

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Doctoral programs of our institute:

  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

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Students who graduate from the doctoral program can continue their academic careers. In various sectors in our country; Our students, 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 have successfully graduated, can continue to work in their own sectors.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

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D.14. Profile of the Programme

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Providing the entry requirements for doctoral programs; who have completed Master degree program of our institute can continue Doctoral program of our institute or other doctoral programs which accept the graduates of Master degree.

The rate of Doctoral program for fall seemester of compulsory courses to elective courses is 3/16 (19%). The rate of Doctoral program for spring seemester of compulsory courses to elective courses is 2/15 (14%).

If it is necessary or if student requests, student can take more courses (credit) than minumum credit in both programs. Still, if it is necessary or if student requests, student can choose (5%) courses from different faculties / departments of our university, in this way, the courses that taken can be used to complete the minumum credit. For graduation; in Master degree minimum of 120 ECTS; in Doctoral program minimum of 240 ECTS must be completed.

In Doctoral program, student can take the minimum credit that is required to take, by extending over the first 3 semesters at will. In this program, if the student passes competency exam, he/she starts the thesis from the 5. Semester.

All of the courses in the Master degree and Doctoral programs are semester (seasonal) courses.

Academic members of our institute can lecture (have a class) in our University of Elective Course Coordinator.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

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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. Relevant articles of the Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations apply. 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

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Three of the courses offered are compulsory: AÄ°T640 Methods, Techniques and Publication Ethics in Republic History Research. If the course is not taken in the master's degree, it must be taken during the course period in the doctoral program. Others are elective, and the student is entitled to take the Doctoral Qualifying Exam, provided that he/she takes at least seven courses and one seminar course, with a minimum of 21 national credits (90 ECTS) in the first two years of his or her education, and has an academic average of at least 3.0. The Doctoral Qualifying Exam aims to evaluate the student's general theoretical, methodological issues and knowledge of the field. The student who is successful in the Doctoral Qualifying Exam is given two years (4 semesters) to prepare the thesis. A Thesis Monitoring Committee of three people, including the student's advisor, is established. The student defends his thesis proposal orally before this Thesis Monitoring Committee within 6 months at the latest. The student whose thesis proposal is rejected has the right to choose a new advisor and thesis study topic. The student who wants to continue the program with the same advisor and the student who changes the advisor and thesis topic within three months is required to take the thesis proposal defense exam again.

The student's work during the thesis period is evaluated by the Thesis Monitoring Committee twice a year, during the general examination periods. 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 6 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. For students who are successful in the Doctoral Qualifying Exam, extra course(s) may be loaded if deemed necessary by the decision of the Doctoral Qualifying Exam Jury and the Institute Board of Directors, provided that they do not exceed one-third of 


D.17. Education Type

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1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

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Prof. Dr. Ayten Sezer Arığ, Head of the Department of Atatürk's Principles and History of Revolution.

Hacettepe UniversityAtatürk Principles and Revolution History InstituteBeytepe / ANKARA

Tel:0 312 297 68 70

aytens@hacettepe.edu.tr