Tourism Management (Turkish) - Thesis Program

Purpose of the Program

In order to spread information and communication technologies, which have become an important step in Turkey's globalization process and to develop tourism, which has an important place in the Turkish economy, and to increase the number of tourists coming to our country, it is necessary to develop the infrastructure and to be able to compete in tourism with Mediterranean belt countries, which have similar climatic conditions, sector employees who are experts in their fields, qualified, and have modern scientific equipment should be trained and encouraged.

The aim of the Tourism Management Master's Program is to provide students with an understanding of the tourism industry in all its aspects, to increase their knowledge on the subject and to gain a global tourism vision; in light of the dizzying developments in information processing and technologies and in Turkey's EU harmonization process, to provide the Turkish tourism sector with the educated, self-renewing, entrepreneurial, dynamic, analytical thinking and contemporary managers that tourism institutions need.

Structure of the Program

• The thesis program consists of a total course load of 24 credits (8 courses) and a non-credit master's thesis.

The program opens with a minimum of 10 participants.

Application Conditions and Required Documents

Application Conditions

• Getting at least 55 points (Equal weight) from ALES exam (For thesis-based MA program)
• Have a four-year undergraduate degree

Application Documents

• Undergraduate Graduation Certificate (Original document, notarized copy or graduation certificate obtained from the E-Government system)
• ALES exam document (Only for thesis programs - EA minimum 55 points)
• Transcript; original or approved by the university from which the student graduated.
• Copy of ID Card, Notarized Copy or Document Received via E-Government
• 1 passport size photo
• Residence and Criminal Record from E-Government
• Military Status Certificate for Male Candidates
• For Graduates from Universities Abroad; Original or certified copy of the equivalence certificate received from the Council of Higher Education and/or a certificate of recognition issued by the Council of Higher Education.
• Filling out the TC Istanbul Okan University Master's Degree application form

(If you bring the originals, there is no need for notary approval, we will make the originals.)