The Department of History at Social Sciences University of Ankara provides an education focusing on the Mediterranean world, the Middle East and Modern Turkey. The program adopts the latest theoretical and comparative practices and provides a new and critical perspective on the history of the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East from antiquity onwards.

The program aims to equip students with a strong academic background in the field of history. The primary aim of the Department of History is to provide interdisciplinary knowledge and interpretations based on the combination of history and other areas of study. The Department reinterprets the history of Mediterranean world, the Middle East and Modern Turkey and using qualitative and quantitative research methods to conduct comparative, transnational and interdisciplinary research.