Hacettepe University - International Relations
Approved by the Higher Education Council in 1992, our department was established in 1994.
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Approved by the Higher Education Council in 1992, our department was established in 1994. We initiated primarily the graduate curriculum in 1997-1998 academic year. In 1999-2000 we began accepting our first undergraduate students. Doctoral education in our department started in the 2020-2021 academic year. Our mission is: to educate people who are able to make accurate analysis of the current political and economic developments while putting the national interests first; to raise individuals who will be eligible to work for various national and international institutions; to conduct strategic research, to make publications and to offer consultancy.

Besides Hacettepe University, our department is currently in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Chief of Staff, TÜBA, TIKA, SAM, ASAM, Central Bank of Turkey, UNHCR, WTO, Foreign Policy Institute, Association for Solidarity with Asylum-Seekers and Migrants, and other universities.