The Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education was established within the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the 2018-2019 academic year. Turkish Education Department is the only active department in the department. The department continues its education and training activities at the undergraduate level with the Turkish Language Teaching program and at the graduate level with the Turkish Language Education Master's Program. The main purpose of the establishment of the department is to train Turkish teachers and Turkish Education scientists who read, think, criticize, question, evaluate, produce, and aim to continue their professional development throughout life. For this purpose, a qualified education program integrated with field education, educational sciences and general culture courses is followed. The academic staff of the department consists of eight faculty members and one research assistant.
The academic staff in the department consists of experts in different fields. In addition to continuing their courses in the department, academic staff contribute to the field by conducting academic studies, participating in scientific meetings, and serving as editors and referees in various journals. A PhD program will be opened in the near future.
