Overview

The Turkish Language and Literature program from Bogazici University consists of graduate courses of 21 credits, a non-credit seminar course and a graduate thesis. Along with the courses required by the department, students complete their graduate courses of 21 credits with departmental electives related to the areas they want to specialize in as well as courses on the humanities and social sciences given by other departments of the university.

What you'll study

The first year of the graduate program is allocated for the courses; the second year is allocated for the thesis. In the Turkish Language and Literature graduate program, students take common courses from the areas of both old and modern Turkish literature. However, they choose their thesis subjects with a specialization in either old or modern literature.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Classics of Divan Literature
Chagatay Literature
Disciplinary Features of Turkish Literature
Theatricality
SP.TP.Vernaculariza in Classical Turkish Literature
Texts of Tanzimat Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-10 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

21 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Disciplines

Language Studies Literature Middle Eastern studies View 11 other Masters in Middle Eastern studies in Turkey

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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79

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA - 2.70/4.00
GRE / GMAT - ALES Verbal 70 or GRE Quantitative score of 149 is accepted.
Official Transcript - Required
Diploma - An undergraduate degree diploma or a graduation document.
Statement of Purpose
Reference letter - Two letters

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1000 USD / year

≈ 1000 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

National students within their expected period of study are exempt from paying tuition fees.

Living costs

Istanbul

Turkey

2000 - 3240 TRY / month

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