The Department of Economics, located in the institute of social sciences, founded in 1974. Department of Economics consist of four departments.These departments are Economic Theory, Economic Policy, Economic Development and International Economics and Economic History.

The Department of Economics is subject to between 180 and 240 ECTS credits for Ph.D. degree in economics. After the program is completed succesfully and programs qualifications are met, Ph.D. is taken in the field of economics

Third Cycle

1- Masters degree 2- Candidates must get sufficient score from Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES). For the department of Economics, Candidates must take at least 55 points from ALES. For foreign students, Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam and other international exams result such as GRE, GMAT etc. are accepted and grade is not required. 3- Candidates must have sufficient language skills(at least 55 points from UÜDS, KPDS, ÜDS or at least 55 points from TOEFL IBT or at least 134 points from TOEFL CBT or at least 453 points from TOEFL PBT and other alternative exams. Foreign students (except those who have study in Turkey) must have at leat 55 points from any of English, French, German or Arabic language exams and must take Turkish language certificate from TÖMER - ALES 50% + GRADUATE SUCCESS AVARAGE 10% + MASTER SUCCESS AVARAGE 10% + EXAM/INTERVIEW 30% To take a masters degree, Candidates points are calculated as can be seen in the equation above. After this calculation, Candidates are ranked starting with the highest score, they are taken according to the quota.(Minimum score of 70 must be obtained for a passing grade). For foreign studens: - MASTER SUCCESS AVARAGE 50% + FOREIGN LANGUAGE 50% = After this calculation, Candidates are ranked starting with the highest score, they are taken according to the quota.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

To take a masters degree, it is required that master courses at least 24 or most 30 credits (24 credits in Ph.D. in thesis) must be taken and must be completed succesfully. Additionally it is required that graduation average must be at least 75 out of 100 and Ph.D. thesis must be successfully submitted and approved by a jury.

Ph.D. in economics aims to provide a formation of universal norms in the field of theoretical and applied economics. Ph. D. program in economics is designed in a manner that enable graduates analyse economic problems and policies adopted to solve them with an academic perspective and in the light of contemporary theoretic developments using quantitative and econometric methods where necessary.Due to the purpose of this program, students can understand and analyze current economic problems with an academic perspective by using quantitative and econometric methods.