The Faculty of Political Science of the University
of Ankara (Turkish: Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal
Bilgiler Fakültesi, more simply known as
"SBF") is the oldest faculty of social science
in Turkey, being the successor of the "Mekteb-i
Mülkiye" (also known as the "Mülkiye") which
was established in Istanbul on February 12,
1859, under the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz,
then moved to Ankara in 1936 under a new name,
and was incorporated to Ankara University
on April 3, 1950, under its current name.
The Faculty of Political Science provides
higher education in the fields of Social Science,
Public Finance, Economics, Public Administration,
Labor Economics, Business Administration and
International Relations.
It is considered to be one of the most influential
institutes in the political life of Turkey.
== History ==
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.
== Staff and Alumni ==
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.The faculty's
alumni, who are also called Mülkìyelìler,
are employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Internal Affairs, Public Finance and in public
institutions including banks and private companies.
A number of alumni have served as prime ministers,
ministers, deputies, ambassadors, and governors.Mülkiyeliler
Birliği, the faculty's Alumni Association
is a non-governmental organization with branches
across the country.
It organizes variety of courses, seminars,
symposiums and exhibitions.
It also publishes magazines and books.
== Education Facilities ==
The faculty has several teaching facilities
to meet the needs of various courses and departments.
In addition to the two amphis, the faculty
has a 450-seat conference hall, several large
classrooms, seminar rooms, multipurpose rooms
and computer centers.For all departments,
English language preparation classes have
been mandatory since 2008-2009.
In addition, foreign language courses are
available.
Since the 1992-1993 academic year, language
courses covering the departmental terminology
have been given as electives.The library specializes
in the field of social sciences.
There are 108,000 Turkish and foreign language
books.
The library has a collection of 46,000 domestic
and overseas periodicals and newspaper collections
of historical value.
The library has a 300-seat reading room, as
well as the "Hande Mumcu Reading Room" for
periodicals and the "Ali Cankaya Room" with
tapes and CD-ROMs.
== 
Publications ==
The faculty has published the Journal of Political
Science (SBF Dergisi) four times a year since
1943.
== Social and Housing Facilities ==
In addition to a canteen (Coffee Mülkiye)
and two tea centers, there is a dining room
which provides service to faculty, academic
and administrative staff.
Although there are many student dormitories
at the University of Ankara, they are not
sufficient to accommodate all students.
To compensate this shortcoming, there are
many private and state dormitories in Ankara
which give housing services to students.The
faculty offers a wide range of social and
sporting activities including theater, cinema,
art, music and dance ensembles, plus over
30 communities of thought.The faculty's basketball
team, Mülkiyespor, which is supported by
Alumni, competes in the secondary league.
== Traditional Cow Festival ==
One of the most colorful aspects of social
life in the faculty is the traditional cow
festival organized once a year since the 1930s,
prior to final exams.
The Cow Festival (Turkish: İnek Bayramı)
is the famous celebration when the top student
in a given class is forced to parade the streets
on a cow – a play on words since “cow”
is slang for nerd in Turkish.
It is organized by a Festival Organization
Committee (Feskom) elected from third and
fourth year students.
Faculty members, students and alumni join
in the opening ceremony, reading the prayer
of that year together.
A "reading cow sculpture" was built in front
of the faculty by the Festival Organization
Committee 2000.
== Notable alumni ==
Hashim al-Atassi (1875 - 1960), statesman
and President of Syria from 1936 to 1939,
1949 to 1951, and 1954 to 1955.
Abdülkadir Aksu (born 1944), politician
Mehmet Ağar (born 1951), police chief, politician,
government minister and leader of the Democratic
Party (DP)
Rıdvan Akar (born 1961), journalist and author
Ekrem Alican (1916-2000), politician, government
minister and leader of the New Turkey Party
(YTP)
Ertuğrul Apakan (born 1947), diplomat
İnal Batu (1936-2013), diplomat and politician
Hikmet Bilâ (1954-2011), journalist and columnist
Necdet Calp (1922-1998), civil servant and
politician
Nurettin Canikli (born 1960) Deputy Prime
Minister of Turkey
Cengiz Çandar (born 1948), journalist and
former war correspondent
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 1968), politician
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
since 24 November 2015
Hikmet Çetin (born 1937), politician, former
Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of
the Republican People's Party (CHP)
Sulejman Delvina (1884-1932), Albanian politician
Nexhip Draga (1867-1920), Albanian politician
Shukri al-Quwatli (1891-1967) the first President
of post-independence Syria from 1943 to 1949,
from 1955 to 22 February 1958
Halil Ergün (born 1946), actor
Rauf Fico (born 1881), Albanian politician
and diplomat
Mesut Yılmaz (born 1947), politician and
former Prime Minister
Vecdi Gönül (born 1939), politician and
former Minister of National Defence of Turkey
Şükrü Sina Gürel (born 1950), diplomat,
politician and former Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941-2006), academic,
politician, former Minister of Labor and Social
Security, and leader of the People's Party
(HP) and Social Democratic Populist Party
(SHP)
Hasan Celal Güzel (born 1946), politician
and journalist
Necip Hablemitoğlu (1954-2002), historian
and intellectual
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (born 1919), diplomat,
politician and former Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Mustafa Kamalak (born 1948), politician and
leader of the Felicity Party (SP)
Cezmi Kartay (1920-2000), civil servant, politician
and leader of the Social Democracy Party (SODEP)
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (1939-1999), academic,
political scientist, columnist, intellectual
Atilla Koç (born 1946), politician and former
Minister of Culture and Tourism
İsmet Kotak (1939–2011), Turkish Cypriot
politician, public administrator, journalist
and columnist
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu (1938-2013), high-ranking
civil servant and politician
Yalçın Küçük (born 1938), writer, philosopher,
economist and historian
Ferit Melen (1906-1988), civil servant, politician
and former Prime Minister
Altan Öymen (born 1932), journalist, author,
politician and leader of the Republican People's
Party (CHP)
Abdüllatif Şener (born 1954), academic,
politician, former Finance Minister and Deputy
Prime Minister, leader of the Turkey Party
(TP)
Aras Onur (born 1982), author, poet
İlber Ortaylı (born 1947) academic and historian
Adnan Sezgin (born 1954), former footballer
Feridun Sinirlioğlu (born 1956), Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in the interim
election government in 2015; the Undersecretary
to the Foreign Ministry
Nabi Şensoy (born 1945), former ambassador
of Turkey to the United States
Emre Taner (born 1942), civil servant and
former chief of the National Intelligence
Organization (MİT)
Osman Nuri Tekeli (born 1893-date of death
unknown), civil servant and province governor
Mümtaz'er Türköne (born 1956) academic
and author
Rıza Türmen (born 1941), former judge of
the European Court of Human Rights
Ahmet Üzümcü (born 1951), diplomat and
director-general of the Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Hamdi Ulukaya (born 1972), entrepreneur, businessman
and founder of Chobani
== Mülkiye March ==
Mülkiye March was composed by Musa Süreyya
and its lyrics were written by Cemal Edhem
(Yeşil) as alumni of Class of 1921.
Its first two lines translated as: "We do
not want another love, because it is your
love in our hearts; stop weeping, beloved
country, because we have arrived."
== See also ==
Ankara University
== External links ==
Mekteb-i Mülkiye official website (in Turkish)
http://www.politics.ankara.edu.tr/resimler/rozet.gif
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