The Department of International Trade and Logistics began its activities in the Fall semester of the 2014-2015 academic year with a regular education program and in the evening education program of the 2015-2016 academic year within the Pamukkale University School of Applied Sciences, which was established in 2011 under Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547. As of June 29, 2021, it has been operating under the Pamukkale University Faculty of Applied Sciences.