Characterizing Industrial Design Education in Turkey: A Current Synthesis for Future Directions

Bu makale hakem değerlendirmesinden geçmiştir. In recent years, we see an expansion of schools offering degrees at different levels in the field of industrial design in Tur-key. Reasons for this expansion can well be found outside the design field itself as well as the national education reforms. This shift towards corporatization of universities is a business model usually adapted from foreign models. This adoption in education models also lead to the expansion of industrial design programs especially in private universities. Despite the rapid growth of industrial design education in Turkey, there is relatively little knowledge about the features or quali-ties that serve to identify these design departments. The main aim of this article is to discuss characteristics of industrial design departments in Turkey as a case regarding programs ’ profiles in geographical distribution, housing universities and faculties, academic members, student selection criteria and student numbers. Final remarks are recommendation