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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF

SOCIAL SCIENCES

BRIEF HISTORY
The history of Erciyes University Graduate School of Social
Sciences dates back to June 1984. First post-graduate educa-
tional activities were conducted under the names of “Business
GRADUATE SCHOOLS The building completed on 2 October 1995 in a 6000 m2 closed
Department” and “Department of Islamic Civilization” in 1984.
The Institute building generously funded by Kadir Has was
dedicated to his parents Nuri HAS and Zekiye HAS.

area, was inaugurated by the President Süleyman Demirel on
9 October, 1997. Erciyes University Graduate School of Social
Sciences was established in order to conduct, control and de-
velop the post-graduate programs “in the fields of literature,
art, and social and economic sciences” as of the Article 41 of
the Law No: 17760 of July 20, 1982.
Today, Graduate School of Social Sciences conducts its activi-
ties with its 21 programs (Master+PhD; Basic Islamic Studies,
Philosophy and Religious, Islamic History of Arts, Economy,
Business, Turkish Language and Literature, History, Sociology,
History of Art, Russian Language and Literature, English Lan-
guage and Literature, Private Law, Public Law, Public Relations
and Publicity, Communication Sciences, Political Sciences and
Public Administration, Philosophy, Tourism Management,
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution, Japa-
nese Language and Literature, Public Finance, Accounting
and Finance, International Trade and Logistics, Cultural Stud-
ies, Economy and Finance, Arabian Language and Literature,
Korean Language and Literature) within 37 departments (Mas-
ter; Basic Islamic Studies, Philosophy and Religious, Islamic
History of Arts, Economy, Business, International Relations,
Eurasia Studies, Turkish Language and Literature, History, So-
ciology, Sociology (with Selcuk University joint Master Degree
Program), History of Art, Russian Language and Literature,
English Language and Literature, Korean Language and Lit-
erature, Chinese Language and Literature, Private Law, Public
Law, Journalism, Public Relations and Publicity, Radio Televi-
sion and Cinema, Communication Sciences, Political Sciences
and Public Administration, Philosophy, Tourism Management,
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution, Japa-

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