School of Politics Certificate Program

SCHOOL OF POLITICS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

 

Organized by the Bahçeşehir University Government Leadership School as a first in Türkiye in terms of its name, format and content, theSchool of Politicsprogram is held regularly every academic year. Having hosted many people who make up the decision-making mechanism of the country's administration, such as presidents, prime ministers, ministers, ambassadors and members of parliament, the School of Politics has raised its own bar every academic year thanks to the support of its distinguished guests and the interest of its participants.

 

Program Objective: The objective of the School of Politics program is to equip today's and tomorrow's leadership candidates with objective knowledge and data so that they can adapt to the changing profile of politics and politicians in a globalizing world. In the program, important events and periods in Türkiye's history up to the present are conveyed not only theoretically, but also through the cause-and-effect relationships of events, by politicians, academics, diplomats, economists, scientists and business people who were directly involved in them.

 

Program Features: The School of Politics certificate program is held on Saturdays for 12 to 15 weeks every academic year. The language of the program is Turkish. The program takes place every Saturday between 10:00 and 16:45. Each week it consists of four separate sessions of one hour and fifteen minutes, and each session ends with a Q&A segment. Participants must attend 80% of the program to be eligible for a certificate.

 

Program Content: As a long-term program, the School of Politics examines many important political issues of Türkiye in light of events and processes from the past to the present. The content of the School of Politics program, whose topics are adapted every academic year according to the Turkish political agenda, consists of the following main topics:

 

 

Sociology of Politics in Türkiye

Education Reform in Türkiye

Turkish Politics After the Elections

Recent Developments in the Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy

Political Parties and the Resolution Process

Recent Developments in the Turkish Economy

Türkiye's EU Process

Strategic Power and Lobbying in Türkiye

Media-Politics Relations in the Process of Globalization

Women's Participation in Political Life

Security Policy in Türkiye

Turkish Foreign Policy and Current Developments

Constitutional Amendment Debates

Democracy and Law in Türkiye

Secularism in Türkiye

Ethnic Groups and Opinion Leadership in Türkiye