Field Trips: Connecting Learning with Place

As part of Sabancı University’s Foundations Development Program Core Curriculum and University Courses, we organize field trips that enable students to engage directly with Turkey’s historical and cultural heritage. These trips go beyond course content, encouraging students to reflect deeply on space, history, art, and society.

Each trip is led by the relevant course instructors and assistants, offering students a first-hand, interactive, and inquiry-based learning experience.

• Ankara – May 18, 2025

Organized under the HIST 192 – Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution II course, this trip took students to the 1st and 2nd Parliament Buildings, Ankara Palas, Ulus Square, and Anıtkabir. In small groups guided by instructors, students had the opportunity to explore key moments in Turkish history on-site.

• Historic Peninsula and Museums – April 2024 and earlier

As part of the HUM 322 – Major Works of Art: The World Before Modernity course, students visited significant cultural sites such as the Museum of Islamic Arts and Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula. These trips allowed students to explore period-specific artistic approaches and aesthetic values, while reflecting on themes of cultural interaction through art and history.