Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University
| Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Mülkiye |
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Mülkiye Mektebi Mekteb-i Mülkiye |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 12 February 1859 |
| Founder | Abdülmecid I |
| Dean | Prof.Dr. Kadir Gürdal (de facto) |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| Colours | Navy blue and White |
| Mascot | Cow |
| Website | politics.ankara.edu.tr |
Faculty of Political Science (often referred as Mekteb-i Mulkiye or Mulkiye) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious social science faculty in Turkey. Mulkiye is generally considered as one of the most influential institute in the Turkish political life.
Mülkiye, established on February 12, 1859 in Istanbul, was a vocational high school in the Ottoman Empire. Following the foundation of the Republic, the school moved in 1936 to Cebeci quarter in Ankara. On December 4, 1938, the school was renamed "School of Political Science" (Turkish: Siyasal Bilgiler Okulu). Finally on April 3, 1950, it was incorporated into Ankara University as the "Faculty of Political Science" (Turkish: Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, SBF). The Faculty of Political Science provides higher education in the fields of Political Science, Public Finance, Economics, Public Administration, Labor Economics, Business Administration and International Relations.
The faculty was founded in Istanbul as a community college in 1859 and has undergone series of changes since the establishment. It was named Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane under the Ministry of Internal Affairs but in 1918 the name was changed to Mekteb-i Mülkiye under the Ministry of Education. After the founding of the Republic, at the request of Atatürk, the school was moved to Ankara, and named the School of Political Science. The length of study was also increased to 4 years. On March 23, 1950, the school was placed under Ankara University, and its name was changed to Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science. The school has been a symbol of freedom of expression and organization. Holders of every different political view have found there an environment in which they could freely express themselves on a democratic platform as an important difference between Mülkiye and other universities.
Masters and Doctorate programs were implemented in the 1955-56 academic year. In 1982, the faculty adopted the new framework, increasing the number of specialization departments to six: International Relations, Political Science and Public Administration, Economics, Public Finance, Business Administration, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Since the 2008-2009 academic year, Foreign Language Preparatory School has been mandatory.
The faculty currently has 172 academic staff (42 professors, 33 associate professors, 34 assistant professors, 18 research assistants with doctorates, 35 research assistants pursuing doctorate degrees, four lecturers and six experts) and 78 administrative staff.
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