Message from Head of Department

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation is a science-based health discipline encompassing a broad scope of practice, ranging from the protection and promotion of health to the restoration of function following disease, injury, or surgery, as well as enhancing independence, participation in society, and quality of life in individuals with permanent disabilities. Scientific advances, changing demographic patterns, and the transformation of healthcare services require physiotherapists to play an active role not only in clinical practice but also in research, education, and the promotion of public health.

With this perspective, the Atılım University Master’s Program in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation with Thesis aims to educate physiotherapists who embrace a culture of scientific inquiry, adopt evidence-based practice, uphold ethical values, are capable of planning and conducting research, translate scientific knowledge that they generate and critically evaluate into clinical practice, and develop creative and innovative solutions. Our program seeks to enhance students’ critical and creative thinking skills, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and integrate lifelong learning as an essential component of their professional development.

Through an educational approach grounded in scientific curiosity, ethical values, and creative thinking, we aim to create knowledge together that will shape the future of physiotherapy and rehabilitation and to educate physiotherapists who contribute to scientific advancement at both national and international levels, create value for society, and lead the advancement of their profession.