The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University offers a thorough and inspiring education concerning issues of politics ranging from daily life to political institutions. With the academic and professional skills it provides and the analytical and critical thinking skills it instills, our department aspires to raise world-class, competent and productive graduates.
As one of the leading institutions of higher education and research in our country, our department promises stellar undergraduate, MA and PhD education covering subfields of political science and public administration. In doing so, it presents exciting and thought-provoking research and professional opportunities for both our graduate and undergraduate students.
Our students, working closely with our internationally renowned, award-winning faculty members, address pressing issues concerning politics in Turkey and beyond in light of the cutting-edge literature.
Our primary goal as a department is for our graduates to become pioneers in their fields in academic life, public and private sector, civil society organizations, and international organizations with the education, knowledge and skills they acquire in our department.
Meral Uğur Çınar
Department Chair