Faculty of Economics is the oldest institution in its field, representing the first independent school on economics in Turkey. It was founded on 14 December 1936 upon Atatürk's directives. Faculty of Economics established when not too many Western countries had separate economics faculties, has more than 45.000 graduates since its establishment. By education and research activities, it continues to contribute to Turkish social and economic life.
Faculty of Economics is proud to have employed European academics Umberto Ricci, Josef Dobretsberger, Wilhelm Röpke, Fritz Neumark, Alexander Rüstow, Alfred Issac, and Gerhard Kessler during the 1940s. Along with other Europeans employed at other faculties of the university, these professors contributed immensely to Istanbul University in its transformation from a traditional institution into a modern and contemporary establishment.
As of today, there are eight departments in the Faculty of Economics. There are two Economics Departments where teaching is conducted in English in one and Turkish in the other. The other six are Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Department of Public Finance, Department of Econometrics, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Department of Business Administration, and Department of Tourism Management.
Istanbul University Faculty of Economics claims to be a faculty that strengthens its position in the international arena with more than 600 international students, over 50 bilateral agreements with reputable universities all over the world and exchange students and academic staff that it sends and accepts every year. In support of this claim, the Faculty of Economics International Office was established to serve the following objectives:
- Increasing student and academic staff mobility within the scope of Erasmus and Mevlana exchange programs and Memorandum of Understanding of Istanbul University,
- Increasing international academic interaction within the framework of the "Visiting Scholar Program",
- Increasing the number of double degree programs of the faculty and ensuring their effective use,
- Leading the projects that bring academic staff and international students together under the "Research Unit" within the office,
- Conducting the paperwork of our outgoing and incoming students within the scope of our exchange programs and other bilateral agreements,
- Providing orientation programs to international students of the faculty,
- Organizing academic and social events that bring international and Turkish students together.
International Office Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Dr. Billur ENGIN BALIN b.engin@istanbul.edu.tr
Vice Coordinator: Research Assistant Dr. Betul MUTLUGUN betul.mutlugun@istanbul.edu.tr
Vice Coordinator: Research Assistant Nurbanu YASAR nurbanu.dursun@istanbul.edu.tr
Faculty of Economics is located in the Beyazit Campus and is surrounded by other faculties of Istanbul University. Situated in the heart of historical Istanbul, the campus is close to many landmarks of the city. For instance, the famous Grand Bazaar and Suleymaniye Mosque are within a five-minute walk.
BEYAZIT AND VEZNECILER CAMPUSES
- Main Entrance to Campus
- Istanbul University Erasmus Office
- Rectorate
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Economics Library
- Faculty of Political Sciences
- Offices of Professors
- Faculty of Law Library
- Beyazit Fire Tower
- Faculty of Communication
- Auxiliary Buildings of the Faculty of Economics (EK-1)
- Auxiliary Buildings of the Faculty of Economics (EK-2)
- Vezneciler Metro Station
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Economics International Office is in #13.
- Classrooms start with "IK" and LAB are in #12.
- Classrooms M1, M2, M3, M4, M6 and H8 are in #5.
- Classrooms UB1, UB2, CE, Z1, Z2 and Z3 are in #13.
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY 2020-2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
| | FALL | SPRING |
| Semester Beginning | 19.10.2020 | 8.03.2021 |
| Semester End | 22.01.2021 | 11.06.2021 |
| Final Exams Beginning | 25.01.2021 | 14.06.2021 |
| Final Exams End | 5.02.2021 | 25.06.2021 |
| Make-up Exams Beginning | 8.02.2021 | 28.06.2021 |
| Make-up Exams End | 19.02.2021 | 9.07.2021 |
Note: All Faculties and Schools have their own academic calendar for mid-term exams. Their dates will be announced within the semester.
Official Holidays
- The Republic Day of Turkey 29/10/2020
- New Year’s Day 01/01/2021
- National Sovereignity and Children’s Holiday 23/04/2021
- Labour Day 01/05/2021
- Feast of Ramadan 13-14-15/05/2021
- Commemoration of Ataturk, Yought and Sport Holiday 19/05/2021
- Democracy and National Unity Day 15/07/2021
Undergraduate Timetables
Graduate Timetables
(a) Teaching conducted entirely in English.
(b) Teaching conducted entirely in Turkish.
(c) 30% English Curriculum (Courses conducted in English are indicated in italics.)
NOTES:
- Elective courses are opened according to the students' demands, and it is clarified after the course registration process.
- In the undergraduate timetable of Economics (both in TR and EN programmes), you see Group A and Group B for some courses. Students whose ID is an ODD NUMBER should attend the Group A classes and examinations. Students whose ID is an EVEN NUMBER should attend the GROUP B classes and examinations.
You can attend online classes, see your list of courses, learn your grades, and download the professor's course documents by using AKSIS.
Click here for the info sheet about accessing the automation system of our university (AKSIS).
Click here for accessing AKSIS
1. Your midterm and final examinations are evaluated out of 100 points at first.
2. If your final examination result is less than 60 out of 100, you directly fail. (FF)
3. If your final examination result is equal or more than 50 out of 100, 40% of midterm exam result + 60% of final exam result is your "base grade", and then the curve system is used to calculate the passing grade for students.
4. A student is considered to have passed a course provided he/she gets AA, BA, BB, CB or CC.
5. The grades DC or DD indicate a conditional pass.
6. If you get FF, DC or DD, you have a chance of taking the make-up examination. [If your make-up examination result is less than 60 out of 100 you fail. (FF) If your make-up examination result is equal or more than 50 out of 100, 40% of midterm exam result + 60% of make-up exam result is your "base grade", and then the curve system is used to calculate the passing grade for students.]
7. The verbal and grade point equivalents of the letter grades are as follows:
| Corresponding Grades in Numbers | Corresponding I.U. Grades | Verbal Letter Grade | ECTS Grades |
| 4.00 | AA | Excellent | A |
| 3.50 | BA | Very Good | B |
| 3.00 | BB | Good | C |
| 2.50 | CB | Above Average | D |
| 2.00 | CC | Average | E |
| 1.50 | DC | Below Average | - |
| 1.00 | DD | Borderline Pass | - |
| 0.00 | FF | Fail | FX |
| 0.00 | FD | | F |
Click here for the info sheet about accessing the Wi-Fi connection within the campus.
You must follow a two-step procedure: firstly you must take an e-mail address finish with @istanbul.edu.tr. Then you will make connection settings to your laptop and/or cell phone.
