Accepted Programs: Students who have completed their M.A. studies (with thesis) in the fields of Political Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Philosophy are allowed to apply.
Required Documents: The documents below should be uploaded to the system (www.sis.itu.edu.tr) during the application for the assessment of department commission before the interview.
- ALES Equally Weighted must be minimum 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 , GMAT minimum , GMAT minimum 500).
- Graduate GPA must be minimum 3.25/4 (82.5/100).
- Minimum GPA from undergraduate to doctorate must be 3.5/4 (88.33/100).
- A document showing English language proficiency accepted by ITU senate.
- At least 2 academic reference letters.
- A statement of purpose explaining the purpose of applying for the programme or a short research proposal (1500 words, written in English).
- A copy of the master’s thesis (must be uploaded to the system as the required document at the time of application).
- Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- An approval from the faculty member with whom the candidate intends to be working in the PhD programme (the faculty member should send an e-mail stating that they have given their approval to siyaset@itu.edu.tr before the interviews).
- To participate in the oral interview.
- The overall candidate score will be calculated as 50% of the ALES Equal Weight score, 10% of the graduate GPA and 40% of the oral interview score.
Important notes for the applicants:
- Candidates who have completed their master’s degree in fields other than Political Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy or Sociology will participate in the scientific preparation programme for one or two academic semesters, depending on the decision of the programme acceptance committee.
- Applicants who do not have the documents above prior to the interview will not be interviewed.
- Fulfillment of the application requirements does not indicate admissibility to the program.
