29 Doctoral Degree Programs in Turkey

The mission of Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine, in addition to the mission undertaken by our university, is to meet the health needs of the country, to educate researchers and physicians who consider public health and preventive medicine, to raise all kinds of expectations of their patients in health services by applying the latest scientific and technological developments in the world, to meet in a quality, effective and efficient manner and to be a medical center opening to the Caucasus .

The field of Finance is one of the disciplines that provide many high-quality job opportunities all around the world. The demand for the study of Finance is increasing, which in turn, increases the need for academicians specializing in Finance. Additionally, the development of new complex financial products and instruments has triggered a profound change in the practice of Finance, necessitating more researchers and managers with quantitative skills that can be obtained during a Ph.D. study. The Ph.D. program in Finance aims to satisfy the needs of both the academic world and the capital markets for highly-qualified researchers and managers.

Organizations around the world in various domains like education, business, civil society, and government are challenged by unprecedented complexity. What is demanded of organizational leaders now is often far beyond their current capabilities. Meridian's EdD in Organizational Leadership has been developed to respond to this capability gap. The curriculum design enables students to cultivate an ecology of competencies in support of their own capabilities as leaders, as well as in coaching other leaders and consulting with teams and organizations. Students in this program work with faculty who are highly skilled practitioners and are deeply engaged in transformative projects.

Yasar University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Business Administration Doctoral Program is designed to develop a research culture, and workable management approach in national and also international level by conveying modern management practices and theoretical approaches in the business world where the competition is growing rapidly.

Biology, biotechnology and biosciences have been rapidly developing since 2000. To handle the data produced, computer technology is required due to the excessive amount of data.

Sociology PhD Program aspires to educate sociologists who analytically look at people, society and dynamics in societies in the light of different techniques based on the basic theories and concepts of Sociology, understand, interpret, implement them, and conduct sociological research on various social issues in the light of this information, and make original contributions to the field at theoretical and methodological levels.

Design Studies graduate program has been established with the aim of uniting all design disciplines in order to make these more creative by interacting. The program commenced its facilities in the 2006-2007 academic year, though advanced level research in Design Studies area is needed. That is why the doctoral program of Design Studies is going to admit students in the 2013-2014 academic year for the first time.

Finance as an area of expertise has extended its scope with help of developments in recent years. Besides, risk management, derivative markets, banking, insurance, behavioral finance, investment analysis and management, financial modeling, international financial markets have become academic specialization fields as sub-disciplines of finance.

As an inter- and transdisciplinary PhD program, Gender Studies at Sabancı University investigates how relations of gender and sexuality are embedded in social, political, economic, and cultural formations through a wide variety of academic backgrounds to introduce the doctoral students to the concepts, methods and cutting-edge research that shape gender analyses. 

Main Science: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Dental Maxillofacial Radiology Pediatric Dentistry Endodontics (Canal Treatment) Orthodontics Periodontology Restorative Dentistry Prosthetic Dentistry

Kadir Has University Finance and Banking Doctorate (Ph.D.) Program serves individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in finance either as an academic in universities or as a professional in finance sector institutions and organizations. Considering the value of time, students must select courses according to the specialization that they seek to achieve a maximum possible benefit in their learning and thesis research endeavors.

Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), Istanbul-Cohort Program in partnership with 41 North Business School-Istanbul.

Ever increasing the spread of information technology into people’s daily life calls for a constantly escalating intensity in scientific research and study. The Computer Engineering doctorate program, with this intention, paves the way for students to contribute to the world of science by giving them all the tools and the know-how required for an advanced study.

The program offers the PhD candidates the main courses of Current Issues in International Relations, Comparative Politics, Turkish Political Life, Political Theory and Research Methods as well as a wide variety of 30 elective courses under five different “fields of specialization”: “International Relations”, “Comparative Politics”, “Turkish Politics”, “European Politics” and “Political Theory”.

The Ph.D. program’s mission is to educate students from across the globe who aspire to become scholars and make new contributions to management. We bring together our first-class faculty and cutting-edge research methods in an immersive, exciting study environment where the next generation of management scholars can refine their expertise.