Overview

The Political Science and International Relations programme at the Ibn Haldun University seeks to contribute to academic knowledge in these fields by focusing on current debates on political theory and international relations theories, Turkish political life and Turkish foreign policy, developments in the global international system, and current changes in regional studies with special emphasis on the Middle East and the Balkans.

Key facts

More specifically, the programme covers a vast ground from the basic concepts and topics of Political Science to current debates of political theory, from contemporary issues of Turkish political life to analyses of Turkish foreign policy, from social movements to conflict resolutions, and the regional studies with special emphasis on the Middle East region.MA in Political Science and International Relations aims to produce researchers that can handily employ positivistic, critical, and interpretative methods; that can use local and global knowledge sources comparatively and critically; that can contribute to Islamic and global accumulated knowledge with scientific and moral responsibility, and that can conduct culturally and historically comprehensive studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methodology in Political Science

Turkish Politics

Comparative Politics

Turkish Foreign Policy

International Security

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

PTE Academic

71

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Credits

128 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Disciplines

Political Science View 35 other Masters in Political Science in Turkey

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

PTE Academic

71

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16000 USD / year

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Living costs

Istanbul

Turkey

2000 - 3240 TRY / month

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