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| TRH5210 | Turkish Constitutional Movements (1876-1982) | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet OKUR | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet OKUR | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Constitutional developments in Turkey from the Constitution of 1876 to the present day, the impact of developments in the world and in Turkey on Turkish political life, evaluation of the established constitutional institutions and their reflections on Turkish society. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Students will be able to summarize the general features of the Turkish constitutional process. | 1,2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | They will be able to express Turkish constitutional movements from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic and evaluate the formation of the constitutional tradition in Turkey. | 1,2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | They will be able to use the theoretical knowledge they have received in their research and make their own comments on the subject. | 1,2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | They will be able to give information about constitutional developments in Turkey in front of the audience. | 1,2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14 | 1,5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The constitutional process, political and non-governmental organizations in Turkey from the 1876 Constitution to 1982 are examined in detail. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is the Constitution? Constitutional systems in the world. Why were many constitutions made in Turkey? | | | Week 2 | The situation in Turkey before Constitutional monarchy | | | Week 3 | Preparation and implementation of the first constitution in Turkey: I. Constitutionalist period | | | Week 4 | Developments in Abdulhamit II period, suspension of the Constitution | | | Week 5 | Developments in the constitutional order in the period of constitutional monarchy II | | | Week 6 | The situation in the National Struggle period, Constitution of 1921 | | | Week 7 | Preparation of the 1924 Constitution, content and implementation | | | Week 8 | Amendments to the 1924 Constitution | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | 1960 coup d'état and 1924 anayasası the repeal of 1924 Constitution | | | Week 11 | Preparation of the 1961 Constitution, content, positive and negative aspects | | | Week 12 | new system brought by 1961 Constitution, quizzes | | | Week 13 | The events causing of the preparation of 1982 Constitution | | | Week 14 | The content of 192 Constitution, the new system brought by it | | | Week 15 | The application of 1982 Constitution and the changes made on it | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Tanör, B., 1998; Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Kili, S. ve Gözübüyük, Ş., 2000; Türk Anayasa Metinleri, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Tunçay, M., 1999; Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nde Tek-Parti Yönetiminin Kurulması (1923-1931), Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Kabacalı, A., 1999; Türk Basınında Demokrasi, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 3 | Tunaya, T. Zafer, 1984, Türkiye'de Siyasal Partiler, Hürriyet Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 12/11/2010 | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | 07/12/2010 | 0,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/01/2011 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 9 | 14 | 126 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | .5 | 1 | .5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 17 | 1 | 17 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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