Prospective Students

The Department of Public Finance at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Political Sciences aims to educate future public finance experts and administrators through the learning, teaching, and training opportunities it provides in the fields of public finance, tax law, economics, and finance. The curriculum of the Department of Public Finance is designed to equip students with the essential theoretical, legal, and practical knowledge necessary to succeed in their future roles across the public sector, private sector, and international institutions.

In line with globalized and rapidly evolving public administration and financial systems, our department understands the geopolitical significance of our country in the region and follows an educational program aligned with Türkiye’s future goals. We aim to cultivate confident individuals capable of having a say both nationally and internationally. Türkiye holds immense potential with its dynamic public finance policies and strategic resource management. To evaluate and sustain this potential, there is a strong need for well-educated, knowledgeable, and confident public finance experts, auditors, tax specialists, bureaucrats, and academicians who have a strong command of legislation and economic analysis.

Through the educational opportunities offered by the department, we strive to help students acquire both academic research skills and qualifications suitable for working in the public and private sectors. The primary priority of the Department of Public Finance is to provide an environment where young minds can utilize core knowledge and analytical methods in areas such as public expenditure, principles of taxation, budgeting techniques, and fiscal policy, while enhancing their research, critical thinking, decision-making, and analytical reasoning skills. Our department has embraced the vision of becoming an excellent center in public finance education and research in our country over the next decade. Our department offers 100% English medium instruction throughout the 4-year undergraduate program (excluding the preparatory class). International students from various countries, particularly from Asia, Africa, and the Balkans, continue their education in our department.

Our duration of education is four years (excluding the preparatory class), and our program features a comprehensive range of courses. Students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in core public finance fields—such as Public Finance Theory, Tax Law, Fiscal Policy, Turkish Tax System, Budgeting, and Public Debt—as well as in economics, law, and accounting. The program content is structured to prepare our students as ready individuals for both academic research and professional careers in the public and private sectors.

AYBU Department of Public Finance offers advanced education opportunities not only at the undergraduate level but also through its graduate programs. Our students have the opportunity to specialize in areas such as Public Finance Theory, Fiscal Economics, Tax Law and Fiscal Law, as well as Budgeting and Fiscal Planning by pursuing academic research.

Thanks to their well-rounded interdisciplinary education combining public finance, economics, and law, public finance graduates enjoy a wide spectrum of career opportunities in the public sector, private sector, and international organizations. Our graduates have the opportunity to work as:

This broad career range enables our students to reach prestigious positions at both national and international levels.

Through the Erasmus+, Mevlana, and Farabi exchange programs offered within our university, our students obtain study opportunities at distinguished universities abroad and in Türkiye. Furthermore, our students gain practical application experience through national and international internship programs. Conferences, seminars, panels, and academic simulation events organized within our department and university allow students to reinforce their theoretical knowledge with practice and establish direct communication with academic and professional networks. Student clubs, public finance societies, and social events provide our students with a dynamic campus life. An environment conducive to study and research is offered through our library, electronic databases, and modern study spaces.

Our undergraduate education is conducted at the Esenboğa Campus. The campus is easily accessible from the city center and main transportation hubs via public transport. High-capacity KYK state dormitories, private dormitories, and comfortable rental apartment options are available in the immediate vicinity of the campus.