1- Having a bachelor's degree in social sciences,

2- Having a Master's degree from the one of the departments in Middle East Studies, International Relations, Political Science and Public Administration, Sociology (Social Movements, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Identity Areas), Theology (Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Islamic History, Islamic Sects, Kalam, Islamic Law), History (New Age, Modern Age and History of Republic of Turkey) or Economics (Political Economy and International Economics Areas).

The Doctoral Program provide courses in three languages (Turkish, Arabic and English). In addition to the general requirements of the Institute, the students who apply for the program require getting minimum "60" points in English or minimum "55" points in Arabic in YDS Exam (It is language exam in Turkey) other than Turkish for this program. Or applicants should get equivalent points from equivalent exams which are accepted as equivalent by the board of the institution. Students have to take at least 3 courses of the total 8 courses that they have to take during the course period from a different language. In order to pass to the thesis stage students are required to take Arabic or Persian language courses that are not counted in the credit load and do not participate in the averages. Students who are unsuccessful in these language courses can not progress to the graduate thesis stage. The student can not have the same named courses opened in different languages.

Applications will be taken from http://ebasvuru.sabis.sakarya.edu.tr/