Aksaray University
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC FINANCE

The Department of Public Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Aksaray University, was established in 2009. The Department admitted its first students in the 2014-2015 academic year and graduated its first cohort in 2018. It was established with the aim of meeting the demand for qualified human resources in both the public and private sectors and offers a comprehensive curriculum. The Department of Public Finance comprises four academic divisions: Public Finance Theory, Fiscal Economics, Budgeting and Fiscal Planning, and Fiscal Law. These divisions are staffed by two Professors, two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors, one Lecturer, and one Research Assistant. In the 2025-2026 academic year, the Department has a total of 309 undergraduate students. In addition, the Department of Public Finance offers thesis-based, non-thesis, and distance non-thesis master’s programs under the Department of Public Finance and Fiscal Management within the Institute of Social Sciences. These graduate programs currently have 13 enrolled students.