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Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF TURKISH REPUBLIC SBZ409 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To provide basic theoretical knowledge about the History of the Republic of Turkey, to develop the skills of researching, reading, writing, discussing and critical thinking about the subject of the course.
Course Content Political, economic, social, etc., which took place from the establishment of the Republic of Turkey to the present day. topics.
Learning Outcomes 1) 1. Comprehend the important changes and transformations in the history of the Republic of Turkey with a critical perspective.
2) 2. Have information about concepts such as revolution, revolution, reform, republic, monarchy, constitution.
3) 3. Comprehends the characteristics and qualities of Atatürk's Principles and Revolutions.
4) 4. Reach an opinion about the internal and external developments during the years of the National Struggle.
5) 5. Comprehends the political, social and military steps taken on the way to the foundation of the Turkish Republic.
6) 6. Analyze the nature of the revolutions carried out in order to make Turkey a modern country after the proclamation of the Republic.
7) 7. Evaluates what kind of contributions the statist economic policy has made to the country's economy and social life.
8) 8. Reaches the conclusion about what kind of foreign policy is followed in order to preserve the status quo brought by the Lausanne Peace Treaty.
9) 9. Comprehends the causes and consequences of the economic difficulties faced by the country during and after the Second World War.
10) 10. Comprehends the nature of social, intellectual and economic change in the country during and after the transition to the Multi-Party period.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Within the framework of the National Struggle period, congresses, opening of the new parliament, internal rebellions, foreign political developments, battles. The ideological view of Anatolia, the abolition of the Sultanate, the Izmir Economy Congress and the Treaty of Lausanne.(1919-1923) Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week After the proclamation of the Republic, in 1932, in parallel with the period when Statism was fully implemented, the revolutions made to ensure modernization. Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The abolition of the caliphate, the adoption of the 1924 Constitution, the internal riots, the declaration of the Law of Reconciliation, the establishment of the Progressive Republican Party, the Izmir Assassination attempt, the Independence Courts. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Foreign policy agenda and moderate statist economic policies aimed at protecting the rights obtained in the Treaty of Lausanne. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Increasing state influence in the economy in the axis of the process from the transition to the strict statism policy in 1932 to the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, and industrialization and railways following this effect. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The establishment of banks such as Sümerbank and Etibank, the 1929 world economic crisis, the establishment of TTK and TDK, the establishment of Community Centers, the experience of the Free Republican Party in domestic politics, the revolutions made. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Making the six principles more functional and ensuring state-party integrity. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week The Italian demands in foreign policy, the increase in rapprochement with the USSR, the Balkan Entente and the Loyalty Pact signed in order to preserve the status quo of Lausanne. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week The reflection of the war on domestic politics and economy with laws such as National Protection Law, Wealth Tax, Farm Landing Law, Agricultural Products Law, between 1939, when the Second World War broke out, and 1950, when the Democratic Party came to power. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Concern about being able to follow a neutral policy during the war. Turkey's rapprochement with the USA due to the demands of the USSR after the war. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The transition process to the multi-party regime, which started with the establishment of the Democratic Party, made concessions from the revolutions. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week In terms of economic policy, laying the foundations of an economic policy dependent on foreign capital. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Cultural and scientific policies of the Republican Period. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Speech Loop; Colloquium; Large Group Discussion
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General view of Turkey after the 1980s Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Ahmad, Feroz, Modern Türkiye’nin Oluşumu, Kaynak Yayınları, İstanbul,1999 "
"Aydemir, Şevket Süreyya, Tek Adam, İkinci Adam serisi,1965 "
"Karpat, Kemal H.,Türk Demokrasi Tarihi, Afa Yayınları, İstanbul,1996 "
"Timur, Taner, Türk Devrimi ve Sonrası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 1994 "
Mardin, Şerif, Türk Modernleşmesi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1995

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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