Upcoming Events

  • Island and Empire: How Civil War in Crete Mobilized the Ottoman World by Uğur Zekeriya Peçe, Lehigh University December 12, 2024 at 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm A-130
  • Bilkent History Graduate Symposium Call for Paper Deadline February 14, 2025 For more information please refer to: history.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-history-graduate-symposium-2025
  • Bilkent History Graduate Symposium 2025 Accepted Abstracts Announcement March 1, 2025 via e-mail.

Educational Objectives

Educational Objectives and Skills to be Acquired towards Career Prospects

For all students:

  • Methodological expertise in a variety of kinds of history writing
  • Knowledge and expertise in a variety of specialized historical topics o Critical approach to primary and secondary sources

For Departmental graduate students:

  • Necessary linguistic proficiencies for chosen fields
  • Production of adequate academic theses (M.A., Ph.D.) as appropriate