• FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Department of Business Administration

• International Business Master's Program (with/without thesis) (In Turkish)
• Supply Chain Management Master’s Program (with/without thesis) (In Turkish)
• Internal Audit and Risk Management (with thesis) (In Turkish)
• PhD in Management and Strategy (In Turkish)

• Department of Political Science and Public Administration

• Political Science and Public Administration Master’s Program (with thesis) (In Turkish)
• Economics and Management Master’s Program (with/without thesis) (In Turkish)
• Social Policy and Social Services Master’s Program (with thesis) (In Turkish)
• Local Administrations, Urban and Environmental Studies Master’s Program (with/without thesis) (In Turkish)
• PhD in Political Science and Public Administration (In Turkish)

• Department of Political Science and International Relations

• Political Science and International Relations Master’s Program (with thesis) (In Turkish)
• Political Science Master’s Program (without thesis) (In Turkish)
• International Relations Master’s Program (without thesis) (In English)
• PhD in Political Science and International Relations (In Turkish)

• ELIGIBILITY

• In order to apply for graduate programs, candidates must have at least one undergraduate degree or be in the last semester of their undergraduate education.
• In order to apply for doctoral programs, it is necessary to graduate with a master's degree (with thesis) or a program that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees together.

• Candidates applying for Master's (with thesis) programs must have a minimum GPA of 65/100.
• Candidates applying for doctoral programs must have a minimum GPA of 65/100 for the undergraduate degree and 75/100 for master's degree.
• Reference letters from two academician.

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATION

• Foreign Language Examination is not required for foreign students.

• DETERMINING THE ENTRY GRADE FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Master’s degree programs: %100 of the undergraduate GPA;
• Doctoral programs: 50% of the undergraduate GPA and 50% of the master's GPA;
• For those admitted without a master's degree, the entire undergraduate GPA is taken into consideration.

• APPLICATION PERIOD
• In general, the application period starts in May-June. It is the responsibility of the candidate to follow the information regarding the application and interview dates from the announcements published on the website of the Institute of Social Sciences. (https://sosyalbilimler.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/_)

• APPLICATION PROCESS

• The candidate students may apply to graduate programs online through our online application system AKSİS (https://aksis.istanbul.edu.tr/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2f).
• Since the information requested in online application procedures will be the declaration of the candidate, the information entered cannot be changed after being saved. Final registrations of those who make false declarations and those whose documents are deficient or falsified will not be made, their records will be canceled even if they have been registered.
• Requests for information about the Graduate School of Social Sciences may be submitted to sbe@istanbul.edu.tr.
• Applicants should bring their transcripts (printed and approved) showing their graduation grade point average both during the interview and during the final registration.

• TUITION FEES
• SCHOLARSHIP

For further information, please contact Institute of Social Sciences (Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü).

Address: Besim Ömer Paşa Cad. Devlet Arşivleri Binası, A Blok, No: 7/1 34119 Beyazıt/İstanbul

Phone: 0212 440 20 00   —     0212 440 20 01

E-mail: sbe@istanbul.edu.tr