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ULS2017Turkish Political Life I 3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Hülya ERCAN KINIK
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To enable students to be closely acquainted with Turkish political life and its institutions.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : recalls the origins of events in Turkish political life.5,101,
LO - 2 : analyzes the main problems of Turkish political life.5,101,
LO - 3 : analyzes the political changes in Turkish political life.5,101,
LO - 4 : evaluates the relationship between social structure and political structure. 5,101
LO - 5 : interprets the developments preparing the emergence of the Turkish modern state.5,101,
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
This course deals with the transformation and evolution of the Ottoman and Turkish political and social life and political thought from 19th century to the 1960s. This course includes the intellectual origins and evolution of the Ottoman-Turkish political life and the factors affecting this evolution and the basic dynamics of contemporary Turkish political life.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Political Structure and Life in the Ancient Turkish States and the Classical Period of the Ottoman Empire
 Week 2Political Structure and Modernization Initiative in the Period of Decline of the Ottoman Empire (Selim III- Mahmut II)
 Week 3Tanzimat and the Edict of Islahat: Reform and Modernization in the Ottoman Empire
 Week 4Young Turk Revolution, The First Constitutional Monarchy and The Basic Law: Constitutional Transformation in the Ottoman Empire
 Week 5The Committee of Union and Progress and The Second Constitutional Monarchy
 Week 6Intellectual Movements and Political Parties in The Second Constitutional Monarchy Period
 Week 71909 Constitutional Amendments-Bab-ı Ali Raid: Power Struggle and Political Transformation in the Ottoman Empire
 Week 8World War I and the Ottoman Empire: Effects and Consequences of the War
 Week 9 Mid-term Exam
 Week 10Armistice of Mudros and Political Developments in Turkiye (1918-1922)
 Week 11Turkish Grand National Assembly, National Struggle and Transition Period to the Republic.
 Week 12The Early Republic and One-party Period (1922-1945)
 Week 13The First Years of Multi-Party System (1946-1950)
 Week 14The Rule of the Democratic Party (1950?1960)
 Week 15General Evaluation
 Week 16End-of-term Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Ahmad, Feroz, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), İstanbul, Hil,1994.
 
Recommended Reading
1Arar, İsmail, Hükümet Programları 1920-1965, İstanbul, 1968.
2Armaoğlu, Fahir, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1914-1995), Ankara, 1994.
3Lewis, Bernard, Modern Türkiye?nin Doğuşu (Çev. Metin Kıratlı), Ankara, TTK, 1989.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 21/11/2024 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 01/2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 8 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load120