Islamic Studies (Islamic Law) Postgraduate Program

Hi friends my name is Hatice Öztürk. I am a doctorate student at İstanbul 29 Mayıs University studying Islamic Law. I am in the first year of my doctorate program. Our program was founded to train and educate quality academics in this field. Some of the foundational courses that we take are: Islamic Finance Law, Civil Law and Islamic Legal Thought. We have access to Turkey’s best Islamic library, which is located on our campus. It is the Center of Islamic Research. Our doctorate program consists of a class period and a thesis period. Our projects fall under our thesis period. We have a very big advantage in writing our theses because of the help our professors offer us. The advice and direction given to us by our professors in understanding the specifics of our thesis is very helpful. I chose this doctorate program because of the helpful advice and practical direction that I knew I would receive. Some countries are developing in conjunction with each other in their application of religion and law. For example, there are studies on this issue being done in Belgium. In Turkey, these forms of studies are not being done yet. This is why I chose this area. I chose this university, because I believe it is the best university in Turkey for this field of study. I have benefited most from the wonderful academic staff here. Our professors always communicate with us and find time to support us. This has been the biggest advantage for me. Similarly, the opportunity to learn Arabic and have such a great library with so many resources for us to use has been very helpful in my education. I would like to recommend our university to anyone looking to advance their research and studies.