|
|
| ULS2000 | Turkish Political History II | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Coşkun TOPAL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to to explain the Turkish political life from the transition to multi-party life and the Democrat Party period to the present day and and to gain the ability to analyze, compare and evaluate these issues.
|
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | The student identifies the main issues and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Turkish Political Life. | 5,10 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | The Student evaluates current issues in Turkish politics from an analytical point of view. | 5,10 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | The student evaluates the effects of constitutions and the processes of introducing constitutions on Turkish politics. | 5,10 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | The student explains the function of army, political parties, civil society in Turkish political life from past to present. | 5,10 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | The student expains the drawbacks of consolidation of democracy in history of Turkish democracy. | 5,10 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| This course deals with the main events of Turkish political life in the period from the early 1960s to the 2023 elections, the general economic, social and political conjuncture that will enable these events to be understood from an analytical perspective, the spirit of the period and the phenomena such as rupture, transformation and restructuring that emerged in connection with world politics and observed in existing political traditions.
|
| |
| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The Competitive multi-party politics (1945-1950) | | | Week 2 | The Democrat Party (1950-1960) | | | Week 3 | Turkish Social, Economic and Political Life during and after 1960 Military Coup. | | | Week 4 | 1961 Constitution and the First Coalition Period (1961-1971) | | | Week 5 | 1971 Memorandum and the Second Coalition Period (1971-1980) | | | Week 6 | 1980 Coup and Kenan Evren Period | | | Week 7 | Turkish Political Life between 1980-1990 - The Ozal Years | | | Week 8 | General Evaluation | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Turkish Political Life between 1991-2002-Third Coalition Period | | | Week 11 | Justice and Development Party (2002-2011) | | | Week 12 | Justice and Development Party (2002-2016) | | | Week 13 | July 15 Coup Attempt in Turkey: Context, Causes and Consequences | | | Week 14 | Discussions on the Presidential Government System | | | Week 15 | General Evaluation | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Ahmad, Feroz, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), İstanbul, Hil,1994. | | | |
| 1 | Lewis, Bernard, Modern Türkiye'nin Doğuşu (Çev. Metin Kıratlı), Ankara, TTK, 1989. | | | 2 | Armaoğlu, Fahir, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1914-1995), Ankara, 1994. | | | 3 | Ataman, Muhittin (Ed.), Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Siyasi Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2015 | | | 4 | Erik J. Zürcher, Modernleşen Türkiye'nin Tarihi. İletişim Yayınları 2012. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2025 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 11 | 2 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
|