About the Department

The Department of Sports Management received approval from the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to start admitting students in the 2020-2021 academic year. The aim is to train managers who are significantly needed in the sports sector of our country.

While training qualified sports managers, the Department of Sports Management includes courses and subjects specific to sports organization management, law, business, communication, marketing, psychology, and many sports branches in its program. While student admissions were based on the OSYM placement score in the 2020-2021 academic years, starting from the 2022-2023 academic year, students will be admitted through a special talent exam.

Mission: Our mission is to contribute to Turkish sports and sports sciences, ensuring they rank among the top in international competition and spreading sports across all society by nurturing national and universal values. We aim to achieve this by producing contemporary, respected, and well-equipped sports managers in our country, leveraging the institution's solid heritage and strength, and producing internationally qualified scientific studies.

Vision: To maintain our status as an exemplary institution in research and education at the national level in the field of sports management, to increase the number of internationally recognized scientific studies, and to always be a preferred institution through our work, educational, and research activities.

Language of Instruction: Turkish

Program Description: With a strong academic staff and program, the bachelor's degree aims to train qualified sports managers who can serve in the sports industry, recreation, and leisure services, as well as public and private sector sports-related institutions, schools, and universities.

Admission and Enrollment Requirements: A high school diploma, a sufficient score from the university entrance exam conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), and not being enrolled in another higher education institution are required. Students admitted to our department are placed through a "Special Talent Exam" conducted in accordance with the Special Talent Exam Selection Method principles of the Higher Education Institutions Exam Guide.

Graduation Requirements: To graduate from the program, students must complete the specified ECTS credits after four years (8 semesters) of education and achieve the competencies previously specified in the program.

Employment Opportunities: Graduates who successfully complete the four-year program can work in service units appropriate to their education and specialization within the General Directorate of Sports Services central and provincial organizations, as managers at various levels in the tourism sector, in private sports clubs, organizations, and businesses, in the organization and implementation of activities known as healthy living in social life, in private and public institutions employing more than five hundred workers and civil servants, in relevant positions within local administrations, and as professional sports managers in the organization and implementation of any unit's sports activities.

Transition to Higher Degree Programs: All students who successfully complete the four-year bachelor's program can apply for postgraduate education programs, provided they meet other specified requirements.