The Faculty of Humanities and Letters comprises five departments:

• American Culture and Literature
• Archaeology and History of Art
• English Language and Literature
• Philosophy
• Turkish Literature

The departments of American Culture and Literature, Archaeology and History of Art, English Language and Literature, and Philosophy all have Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programs. In addition, the Department of Turkish Literature offers graduate programs leading to Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, while the Department of Archaeology and History of Art has an M.A. program.

The Faculty also houses a number of non-degree-granting units which offer university-wide service courses in First Year English and Composition, Foreign Languages (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish), History of the Turkish Republic and Turkish Language and Literature. The Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas program offers a year-long intensive course to sophomore students.