Faculty of Letters dates back to 1865. The institution, which took the title of Faculty of Letters when Atatürk founded Istanbul University in 1933, then accelerated its efforts in education, research, and publication in conditions felicitous to its development, and has become the leading faculty in Turkey in its particular field.
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| Our faculty is conscious that it has active responsibilities and functions in Turkey's development, in the nation's progress in the region, and in the keeping of the peace in the country. Our pursuits and efforts, as well as the activities of our Research and Application centres are cultivated with these aims in mind.
Another characteristic of the faculty is its possession of a General Library and 18 departmental libraries housing a wide-ranging collection. Faculty of Letters, which offers training in a wide variety of subjects, regularly publishes 20 periodicals.
The building that the Faculty of Letters shares with the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, is the joint work of Prof. Emin Onat, architect of the Atatürk mausoleum, and Prof. Sedad Hakki Eldem, one of the most prominent names of the Second National Architectural Period.
In general, international relationships are cultivated through academic conventions, conferences, the exchange of teaching staff, and reciprocal survey and research trips. Archeological excavations can also be cited as extremely fertile activities within these relationships. The international excavations undertaken and participated in with the license given by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs constitute a source of annual gratification for our institution.
Faculty of Letters consists of 42 departments dispensing independent diplomas. We offer a double major programme to enable our students to be trained in a second field of their choice and to gain further professional opportunities. Courses are of eight terms duration (four years). A year's preparatory training is compulsory for the departments of Contemporary Greek Language and Literature and Russian Language and Literature.
Section of Turkish Language and Literature consists of five departments: the main subjects include the origins of the Turkish language, its literature, development, dialects, ancient inscriptions, and Turkish folklore.
Section of History implements a common departmental programme. There are seven departments in the section. History is scrutinized from antiquity to the present and research done on this subject.
Section of Geography has four departments and they share the same programme. Students attend courses and go on field trips for practice. |
Faculty of Letters