Istanbul Medipol University

The Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration (English) is a four-year, fully English-medium undergraduate program offered at Turkey’s most prestigious universities, designed to produce globally competent political scientists, policy analysts, public administrators, diplomats, international organization specialists, think-tank researchers, and corporate government-relations experts who can analyze, design, and implement effective governance solutions in a G20 country that plays a pivotal role in European, Middle Eastern, and Eurasian, and Mediterranean affairs. The program combines cutting-edge training in comparative politics, political theory, international relations, public policy, public administration, political economy, and advanced quantitative and qualitative methods with direct exposure to Turkey’s complex political system, EU candidacy process, and increasingly assertive global diplomacy.Throughout the curriculum students develop an outstanding analytical, research, and professional skill set that makes them immediately competitive in both national and international arenas. They master theories of democracy and authoritarianism, comparative political institutions, Turkish politics and constitutional development, public policy cycle and evaluation techniques, public finance and budgeting, organizational theory and bureaucratic reform, local and urban governance, international relations theories, Turkish foreign policy, EU institutions and enlargement policy, global political economy and development, migration and refugee policies, conflict resolution and mediation, political behavior and voting analysis, advanced statistics and data science for social sciences (Stata, R, Python), survey design, big data analytics, GIS in policy-making, and professional policy-report and briefing writing in English. Students undertake compulsory internships at the Grand National Assembly, Presidency, ministries, Court of Accounts, Strategy and Budget Directorate, regulatory agencies, Turkish embassies and consulates, EU Delegation, UNDP, UNHCR, World Bank, OECD Ankara, leading think tanks (TEPAV, SETA, EDAM, PODEM, İPM), international consulting firms, and corporate public-affairs departments of major conglomerates, participate in Model United Nations, European Youth Parliament, and international simulation conferences, and graduate with published policy papers, professional networks, and often direct job or postgraduate offers.Graduates of the English-medium Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration (English) enjoy exceptional employability and rapid career progression both domestically and globally. They are aggressively recruited as specialists and inspectors at central government institutions, foreign-service officers through the highly competitive Ministry of Foreign Affairs exam, policy analysts and project officers at international organizations (UN agencies, World Bank, IMF, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe), researchers at leading think tanks and university centers, government-relations and public-affairs managers at multinational and Turkish conglomerates, political risk and ESG analysts at banks and investment firms, campaign strategists and communication advisors, and academic researchers. Many secure fully funded master’s and PhD positions at Harvard Kennedy School, LSE, Sciences Po, Georgetown, Oxford, Princeton, Columbia, Fletcher, or Hertie School immediately after graduation and later return as senior diplomats, directors of think tanks, or professors. The profession commands considerable social prestige because these young experts directly influence national policy, represent Turkey in international negotiations and summits, and contribute to solving global challenges from climate policy to refugee integration. Starting salaries rank among the highest in social sciences and rise quickly with diplomatic postings, international organization assignments, or private-sector roles, enabling most graduates to reach solid upper-middle-class income within a few years and elite status for those who become ambassadors, undersecretaries, or internationally recognized scholars. In short, the English-medium Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration offers a world-class, intellectually demanding, and strategically powerful education that places its graduates at the very center of national and global governance.