Mission and Vision

OUR MISSION

The mission of our department is to cultivate individuals specializing in the field of history, equipped with a critical and objective perspective, capable of addressing national and global issues from a broad outlook, and possessing a strong intellectual foundation. Our core missions include enriching Turkey's knowledge base in the field of history, contributing to society's understanding of its past and its connections to the present, and conducting academic research using contemporary methods while training researchers. Furthermore, we aim to emphasize the importance of history in shaping global and regional policies by nurturing our students to become socially conscious individuals, well-informed about themselves and the world.

 

OUR VISION

Our department aspires to become an academic center that fortifies societal memory by highlighting the role of historical science in forging enduring connections between the past, present, and future. Through historical research that delves into the origins of global and regional issues, we aim to educate our students not merely as conveyors of knowledge, but as individuals capable of critically evaluating the world. As a department that applies lessons from the past to address today's challenges and utilizes historical perspectives as a guide for societal development, we strive to contribute to understanding the impact of history on the contemporary world, both within Turkey and on an international level.