History Department

Greetings Friends, my name is Prof. Dr. Ali Akyıldız. I am the Head of the History Department here at İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. I would like to tell you about our university and our department. Our university is located in Üsküdar in Istanbul. The focus of our university is primarily on the social sciences. Located in the city center, the Islamic Research Center Library is located on our campus. It is well known and respected in Turkey and all over the world. With our 10 different faculties, we strive to provide and present the best education for our students through our academic staff and from outside experts. We have prepared the whole history department tract and curriculum. In working in conjunction with each professor, our staff has prepared all of the coursework and curriculum. We invite the best, expert instructors to teach in our courses. The teachers and professors in our departments and our guest speakers are the best in their fields. Each professor is given no more 9 hours so they can really focus all their attention on giving the best lectures. When we talk about our program, our courses program is divided into three main categories: required courses, elective courses, and free electives. Our required courses include things like: Mediterranean History, Russian History, America History, European History, and Balkan/Eastern Europe History. All of these courses try to connect Ottomon History within them. The main focus of our program is Ottoman history. In addition to our required courses, we have elective courses and free elective courses. Our elective courses are designed to deepen students’ interest in their fields of study and help them develop more specializations in their fields. Our free electives typically focus on the social sciences giving students the option to develop their skills based on their own interests. Our point of view is that students will benefit more in their field if their education is formed in this way and they are given these types of options. These are the three main categories of how our courses are divided up and how students can choose and frame their school schedules. One of our goals for our students is for all of them to reach a high level of understanding in old Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and English. If you decided to study at our university and in our department, you will not be disappointed in the world-renown academic staff that you will receive your education from. You understanding and application of history and the world will be greatly expanded. We want would like to welcome any new students who will consider attending our school.