About Us

      The Department of History aims to research Turkish and World history in accordance with the requirements of historical science. The Department of History, which has the opportunity to work with social departments such as Turkish Language, Philosophy, Geography and Oriental Languages, maintains its pioneering position in the provision of archival and source languages necessary for historical research. The courses of the department are predominantly Turkish and Islamic World, and there are also courses on the political and cultural history of the related circles. In addition to theoretical lectures, some of the courses in our department are supported by auxiliary materials such as archive documents and projections.

      The written language of Ottoman Turkish is taught at a level where both printed and various types of archive documents can be read and understood, and the comprehensibility of this course is supported by the Arabic course. With the undergraduate education given, it is aimed to train researchers in the field of history and educators for educational institutions and to train staff who will make important studies in the science of history in the rapidly developing information world. In line with this goal, our department aims to become an education centre that provides education in accordance with today's conditions, to increase its publication potential and to carry out more scientific studies, and to train historians who know various source languages, who can make proper use of computer technology, and who can look at the problems within the framework of the triangle of past, present and future.

​History

The proposal of Iğdır University to open a department within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was examined at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 16.06.2011 and it was deemed appropriate to open a Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547 amended by Law No. 2880. It has been approved to open a Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547.

Iğdır University's proposal to open departments and majors within the Faculty of Science and Letters was examined at the higher education executive meeting dated 16.06.2011 and it was deemed appropriate to open a History department within the Faculty of Science and Letters in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547 amended by Law No. 2880. In accordance with Article 7/d-2 of the Law No. 2547, it was deemed appropriate to open a History Department within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

​As of 2013-2014 academic year, 30, 2014-2015 academic year, 2014-2015 academic year, 40, 2015-2016 academic year, 41, 2016-2017 academic year, 50 students were admitted, and our department gave its first graduates in 2017.

As of the 2017-2018 academic year, the evening education program was launched, and students were admitted.

​Each year, an average of 100 students are admitted and it serves as the largest department of Iğdır University - Faculty of Arts and Sciences with its occupancy rate.

With the recommendation of our department, the Department of History Master's Programme with Thesis in 2016-2017 academic year and the Department of History Master's Programme without Thesis in 2017-2018 academic year were opened within the Institute of Social Sciences and started to accept students. The PhD programme of the Department of History started to actively accept students in the 2017-2018 academic year. Postgraduate Education continues within the scope of Medieval, Modern, New Age, General Turkish History and Republican History disciplines.

Since its inauguration, the Department of History at Iğdır University has been developing rapidly in terms of both undergraduate and graduate programmes, doctoral and faculty staff, and continues to increase the number of students exponentially.

Areas of Work

The proposal of Iğdır University to open a department within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was examined at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 16.06.2011 and it was deemed appropriate to open a Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547 amended by Law No. 2880. It has been approved to open a Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547.

     Graduates of the Department can work as academicians in the fields of History and other Social Sciences in Universities (State and Private Universities) and as experts in State Archives.

    They can take part in various projects related to their fields. In addition, our students who are trained in Teaching Formation can work as teachers in the Ministry of National Education and private organisations (Private Schools and Classrooms).