“THE FOUNDATION OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIK IS CULTURE”
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
The Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Archaeology Department stands out in its mission to contribute significantly to training professional staff with outstanding skills and disseminating archaeological knowledge through research projects and fieldwork. Our country, as a vital source of geography for national and multinational archaeological excavation campaigns and surveys, provides rich historical and cultural knowledge that has continuously expanded from the Paleolithic Period to the end of the Roman Period. This knowledge is shared in the content of the courses offered in our department, making it a unique and reliable source of education in the field of archaeology.
MISSION -VISION
With their continuous stream of new findings and discoveries, the Anatolian lands maintain their status as an essential geography in world cultural history. Our department is committed to carrying forward the efforts and labor of our scientists, who have been trained in this field since the founding years of our Republic. In this respect, our primary mission is to increase the number of students who understand and promote Anatolian and Thracian geographies’ cultural richness and diversity, thus effectively contributing to social awareness.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Our department offers undergraduate courses by faculty members who are experts in Classical Archaeology, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology, and Prehistoric Archaeology (Prehistory). A laboratory and a department library are open to our students' use. In our library, which started to take shape with the contributions of our faculty members in 2022, in addition to important monographic publications, periodicals such as Olba, Adalya, Varia Anatolica, Tüba-Ar, Gephyra, Colloquium Anatolicum, Anmed, Aegean Archaeology Journal are also open to our students consult. In our laboratory, the study of the examples of ceramic finds from different periods strengthens our students' small-find drawing abilities, thereby increasing their knowledge and skills in the professional field. In addition to theoretical courses, our students are supported in experiencing methodological methods by participating in excavations and surveys dating back to different periods, which are currently carried out throughout the country during the summer following their demands.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Our graduates can be assigned as expert archaeologists in public and private museums, conservation boards, municipalities, and judicial matters, depending on the prerequisite of having a bachelor's degree in archaeology. In addition, licensed tourist guiding is a preferred field of work for archaeology department graduates.