The Department of Economics is the first unit of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, which became operational in the 1993-94 academic year as the fourth faculty of Akdeniz University. Economics department, qualified academic staff, economics undergraduate program, international master's programs (economics with thesis, economics without thesis and food economics and management thesis) and economics doctoral program, research projects (EU Framework Programs, TUBITAK, University Research Fund, Private Sector, It has successfully completed many research projects supported by International Organizations), continues its pioneering role in the development of the faculty with its effectiveness in international academic publications and international scientific cooperation.