PhD in History at Sabanci University
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    PhD in History at Sabanci University

    Sabanci University
    Sabanci University
    Turkey
    Turkey, Tuzla
    University Rank:#404
    PhD in History at Sabanci University

    Sabanci University offers the PhD of History as a full-time degree delivered on campus at its main campus in Tuzla, Turkey. Taught in English and completed over 4 years, the program equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for history and related professional fields. The next available intake begins on September 27, 2026.

    About PhD in History

    Sabanc University's Graduate Program in History concentrates on Ottoman and Modern Turkish History. It aims to foster fresh, unbiased and critical visions of the Ottoman-Turkish past that are informed by novel theoretical insights and comparative sensibilities characterizing leading-edge practice in historical studies. In its innovative and comprehensive approach to Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, the History Programs benefits from the wide- ranging professional capabilities of its academic staff as well as from the interdisciplinary make-up of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The separate MA and PhD trajectories in the program are envisaged as constituting a total and integral course of study that promotes research in diverse areas ranging from political and legal to intellectual, social and cultural history, as well as nationalism studies. History MA Program Objectives The aim of the History MA program is to provide an opportunity for all students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds to acquire a solid academic basis on Ottoman and modern Turkish history. Students aiming to later do a PhD in Ottoman, Balkan or Middle Eastern history, are strongly encouraged to select the MA program with thesis. Expand All Program Specific Outcomes of Master of Arts in History History PhD Program Objectives Sabanc University's PhD Program in History concentrates on Ottoman and Modern Turkish History. It aims to foster fresh, unbiased and critical visions of the Ottoman-Turkish past that are informed by the novel theoretical insights and comparative sensibilities characterizing leading-edge practice in historical studies. In its innovative and comprehensive approach to the field of Ottoman and Modern Turkish field of studies, the History Programs benefits from the wide-ranging professional capabilities of its academic staff as well as from the interdisciplinary make-up of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. History PhD Program Outcomes Current Courses and Course Catalog History Current Courses Graduate Course Catalog Research Areas Political History Social and Economic History Political Culture Cultural History Urban History Nationalism Ottoman-Greek Studies Ottoman Literature Language and Literacy Modern and Premodern State Construction Early Modern Ottoman History Balkan History Migration Ottoman Minorities Ottoman Gender History Books and Reading Culture Books and Reading Culture History of Art and Architecture Modern Greek History History of Iran and Central Asia Persian Literature Ottoman Law Modern Turkey History of Islam Faculty Members Abdurrahman Atçl AkÅŸin Somel AyÅŸe Ozil Bratislav Pantelic Cemil Koçak Emre Erol Ferenc Péter Csirkés Hakan Erdem Hülya Canbakal Tülay Artan Alumni Stories Nazan Maksudyan (History PhD, 2008): Einstein Guest Professor at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut at the Freie Universität Berlin and Research Associate at the Centre Marc Bloch (Berlin). Muhammed Talha Çiçek (History PhD, 2012): Assistant Professor of History, Ä°stanbul Medeniyet University. Selçuk Dursun (History PhD, 2007): Selcuk Dursun, our first PhD teaches at the History Department, METU since graduation. Harun Bekir Küçük (History MA, 2005): Associate Professor, Department of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania; ((MA History, Sabanc University (2005); PhD History and Science Studies, University of California, San Diego (2012)). Ä°brahim Kaya Åžahin (History MA, 2000):Associate Professor, Department of History at Indiana University Bloomington (MA History, Sabanc University (2000); PhD History, The University of Chicago (2007)). Melis Taner (History MA, 2009): Assistant Professor of Architecture, ÖzyeÄŸin University (BA Social and Political Science, (Sabanc University (2009); MA Medieval History, Central European University (2007); PhD History of Art, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University (2016)). Application Requirements Official Transcript Statement of Purpose Two Letters of Recommendation Sample Work CV ALES, GRE or GAT scores English Proficiency Exam (TOEFL IBT, PTE Academic, CAE, CPE, YDS, e-YDS or YÖKDÄ°L) For more information, please visit: Master's Programs PhD Programs Program Website APPLY NOW Graduate Scholarships Scholarship evaluations for the candidates are made as part of their acceptance into their SU program. Graduate scholarship recipients are proposed by the Admission Jury based on the students' academic history and performance in the examination; and they are then evaluated by the related Graduate School Administrative Board. Please click here for detailed information. Contact For further information about Graduate Program, please contact History Program Coordinator Ferenc Péter Csirkés [email protected].

    Disciplines

    Graduate School of Social Sciences

    Requirements and Admission Criteria for PhD in History at Sabanci University

    Entry Requirements

    1) International students,

    2) Those holding Turkish citizenship by birth and renounced their Turkish citizenship, and their children under 18 who are listed in the renouncement document but documenting their certification for rights mentioned in the Turkish Citizenship Law, no: 5901, Item 7, stating that “Anyone born, either in Turkey or abroad, in the marriage of a Turkish mother or father, is a Turkish citizen.” Candidates who wish to apply within the “applications from abroad” category should examine the Turkish Citizenship Law.

    3) Those who hold citizenship of other countries by birth; and have gained the citizenship of The Republic of Turkey / those who hold dual-citizenship,

    3) Those who hold citizenship of other countries by birth; and have gained the citizenship of The Republic of Turkey / those who hold dual-citizenship,

    4) a) Those who hold the citizenship of The Republic of Turkey and have completed last 3 years of their high school education in another country except The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus before 01/02/2013. (Including those who have completed their entire high school education in a Turkish high school opened in another country, except ones in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, within the scope of MEB.)

    b) Those who start their high school education after 01/02/2013 in abroad, and completing entire high school education in abroad except The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Including those who have completed their entire high school education in a Turkish high school opened in another country, except ones in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, within the scope of MEB.)

    c) Those who hold Turkish citizenship or dual citizenship, one of which is Turkish, must have received their high school education abroad as formal education (not distance education). These applicants are required to certify their formal education by presenting the relevant pages in their passports showing that they have entered the country where the high school is located during their high school education.

    5) Those who hold the citizenship of The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, who reside in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and who have completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system, as well as those who have registered and completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system abroad between 2005-2010.

    Tuition and Fee Information for PhD in History at Sabanci University

    Application Fee 30

    How to Apply for PhD in History at Sabanci University

    We would like to make you familiar with our admission process that is very simple; let us go over the process step by step:

    BEFORE APPLICATION

    1. Please visit our required exam list page first and make sure you fulfill at least one of our academic requirement from the list: CLICK (check both international and your country section)
    2. Prepare all your documents: scan and save them in your computer, ready to upload to our online system : (You need to pay 30 USD as an application fee during filling the form)

      Required Documents for Application:

      • The copy of the exam/diploma result(s) accepted by the University: CLICK
      • If available, the copy of High School Diploma (if in another language rather than Turkish or English, notarized translation should also be submitted)
      • Official transcript, showing all courses and grades taken during the entire high school education, signed and stamped by the high school authority.
      • If taken before, copy of international language proficiency exam scores accepted by Sabancı University English Prep School: CLICK→ not compulsory, you can also take Sabancı University English Language Exam (ELEA) during registration week.
      • If available, 1 academic letter of recommendation
      • Letter of motivation (to strengthen your application)
      • Any extracurricular certificate, such as Olympiad certificates (to strengthen your application)
    3. Fill the online application form and upload all your documents listed above and submit: APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
    4. If you face any size problem during uploading all of your forms, please e-mail the missing ones to us: [email protected] and [email protected].
    PhD in History at Sabanci University
    Sabanci University
    Sabanci University
    Turkey

    Turkey, Tuzla

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