Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTION I ATA101 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 1.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To inform students about political, economic, social and cultural facts of the historical period beginning from 1923 to the present. To provide students with some significant examples of a multi-layered point of view in evaluating historical events. With an interdisciplinary perspective, to introduce to students some basic theoretical concepts, discussions and methods of thought of different social sciences, with particular emphasis on history.
Course Content Basic political, economic, social and cultural facts of the historical period beginning from 1923 to the present; fundamental academic interpretations on them.
Learning Outcomes 1) It informs students about the political, economic, social and cultural phenomena of the historical period extending from 1923 to the present.
2) Political, economic, social and cultural facts of the historical period extending from 1923 to the present and basic academic comments on them.
3) It provides students with important examples of a multidisciplinary perspective in evaluating historical events.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week An overview of the 20th century Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
2. Week Political Life between 1923-1945 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
3. Week The formation of the Republican Ideology and the Kemalist Principles Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
4. Week The Social and Cultural Transformation between 1923-1950 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
5. Week The Turkish Economy between 1923-1945 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
6. Week International Relations of Turkey between 1923-1945 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
7. Week The Passage of Turkey to the plural political system: 1945-1950 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
8. Week mid term exam Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
9. Week 1950-1960: Political Developments During the Years of Democratic Party Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
10. Week Politics in Turkey between 1960-1980 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
11. Week Economic Development and Social change in Turkey between 1960-1980 Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
12. Week The Military Intervention in 1980 and the Rise of the Neo-Liberalism Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
13. Week Gender Politics in Turkey Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework
14. Week The Constitutions in Turkey Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Çağlar Keyder, “İktisadi Gelişmenin Evreleri”, Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi içinde, s. 1065-1073
Eric Jan Zürcher, “Demokrat Parti İktidarı, 1950-1960”, Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi içinde, s. 321-350

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 5 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course