Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TURKISH POLITICAL LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS UİLE305 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gökhan ATILGAN
Assistants
Goals Describe the important events and developments of Turkey's political life,major currents of political thoughts and the institutions that have an important place in political life.
Course Content It is a content that describes the political structure, political philosophy and important political developments from the Ottoman Empire to the present.
Learning Outcomes 1) 1. Explain the key milestones of Turkey's political life
2) Knows the important actors and institutions that play a role in political life of Turkey
3) 3. Describes political movements and thoughts which the decisive role in the political life of Turkey
4) 4. Recognizes the major political parties in Turkeys political life.
5) 5.Shows the outline of the foundation phase, the Republic of Turkey
6) 6. Analyze the main variables of Turkey's modernization process
7) 7. Evaluate the fundamental dynamics that play a role in the democratization process in Turkey.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introducing the lesson, conveying the expectations from the students Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Social System in the Ottoman Empire until the 19th Century Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Modernization / Westernization Movement Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The Beginning of the 20th Century: From the Second Constitutionalism to the First World War Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Europe and Turkey After the First World War Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The National War of Independence and the Philosophy behind it Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Europe and Turkey Pre-World War II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Transition to a Multi-Party Political Life Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Democrat Party Period: 1950-1960. Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Military Administration, Transition to Civil Order, 12 March Memorandum Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Constitutionalism Movement in Turkey: 1876-1961 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week The Crisis of Capitalism, the Economic and Political Depression. Turkey in 1970 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Globalization and New Liberalism: The Post-1980 Period and the 82 Constitution. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Near-Term Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Final


Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Erik Jan Zürcher, Modernleşen Türkiye'nin Tarihi, İletişim, 2011
Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye'de Çağdaşlaşma, YKY, 2016

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 15 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 3
Quiz 2 2
Time to prepare for Quiz 2 6
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 8
1 1
1 1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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