The Cooperatives Program, which was opened in the 2003-2004 academic year, is an associate degree program that takes our students who graduated from trade vocational high schools without an exam, and those who graduated from other schools with an exam from the ÖSYM Exam EA score type. In order to graduate from the department, a total of 94 credits must be taken and the GPA (four semesters) must be at least 2.

Our students have to do 30 working days of internship in related institutions and organizations before graduation. The quota of the program is 30 and an average of 30 students are enrolled every year. The language of instruction of the program is Turkish.

Purpose of the Program

Today, cooperatives are recognized as an important social and economic movement in developed and developing countries, and their contribution to the economy, sustainable development and the fight against poverty, as well as creating jobs, mobilizing resources, generating investment, and protecting democracy, peace and the environment is emphasized. In other words, many countries use cooperatives as an effective and important tool in their economic and social development. As a third sector alongside the public and private sectors, cooperatives are of great importance for our country

One of the most important principles of cooperatives is education. In EU countries, of which we aim to become a full member, agricultural and non-agricultural cooperatives have an important share in the national economy. Economic development and progress can only be achieved through well-educated and knowledgeable human resources. Since it will be difficult to solve other problems unless the problem of education is solved, education is an issue that must be addressed first in development.

There are a total of 84,232 agricultural and non-agricultural unit cooperatives operating in Turkey, with around 8 million cooperative members. It is estimated that more than 50,000 permanent and temporary employees work in these cooperatives. However, almost all of these personnel have not received any training in cooperatives. In our country, there is a need for intermediate managers to be employed in the existing cooperatives and for intermediate professionals to assume responsibility for the cooperatives in the future.

For this purpose, our main goal is to train sought-after employees who are trained in the field of agricultural and non-agricultural cooperatives, who can organize relations with the public and private sectors in line with the objectives of cooperatives, who can fully apply cooperative principles in the cooperative they work for, who can carry out the activities of the cooperative within the framework of legislation, who can keep cooperative accounting, in short, who increase the institutional capacity of the cooperative they are in, and who have developed managerial skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies of Students

The cooperative profession advises those who want to establish cooperatives by combining their strength and resources for various purposes (owning a house, obtaining productive products, marketing their products profitably, etc.) on legal, financial and commercial issues.

They ensure that the cooperative's relations with the public and with public and private organizations are carried out in accordance with laws, bylaws and regulations,

They inform the members of the cooperative about the work done, the expenditures made and the benefits to be realized,

They help to ensure that the cooperative's profits are used in the most economical way,

By increasing the institutional capacity of the cooperatives they work for, they help the cooperative to carry its existence into the future in a strong way,

Keeps the preliminary accounting of the cooperative they work for in accordance with the legislation,

Knows the principles and legislation of cooperatives and applies them in the cooperative where they work.

To be able to use office programs and package programs required in the professional field.

Verbal and non-verbal communication.

Career Oportunities

The need for trained, knowledgeable, honest and hardworking people in the field of cooperatives is increasing. It is thought that an entrepreneurial person trained in this field will not have much problem in finding a job.

Progress in the profession depends on professional success, hard work and entrepreneurship. A successful cooperative professional can rise from cooperative manager to general manager.

In addition, regarding the transition of our graduates to undergraduate education, published in the Official Gazette dated 19.02.2002 and numbered 24676, '''Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools to Undergraduate Education'' In accordance with the application principles determined by the Provincial Higher Education Council, in order to carry their vocational education to a higher level, they can transfer to the following fields with the Vertical Transfer Examination conducted by ÖSYM to the relevant undergraduate programs.

Vertical Transfer Programs

Students who complete the "Cooperatives" associate degree program, if they are successful in the vertical transfer exam held by ÖSYM, can make vertical transfer to the following undergraduate programs: "Business Administration, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Logistics"

Head of Department

Asst. Prof. Uğur SERÇE

Program Advisor

Lect. Muradiye ÖZEL ÖDÜL

Academic Staff in the Program

Lect. Muradiye ÖZEL ÖDÜL

Lect. Cansu CENGIZ