Turkish Political Thought History I
History
Faculty of Arts and Scıences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Political Thought History I | TAR329 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Funda SELÇUK ŞİRİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comment Old Turkey and the Republic of Turkey from the Ottoman period up to and effects of the intellectual currents.
2) Evalute Turkish political thought of pagan
3) Identity Turkish political thought of the Islamic period
4) DiscussTurkish political thought of the Ottoman period.
5) Evaluate Turkish political thought of the period The Turkish Republic
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||
| 1 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||
| 1 | High | |
| 2 | High | |
| 3 | High | |
| 4 | High | |
| 5 | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
History of thought
Course Contents
This course deals with the political trends in Ottoman Empire beginning from Sened-I İttifak / Document of Agreement, political and thought trends in collapse period, the opinions of these trends’s representative, influence with thought trends in Europe.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to the course, explaining its contents2) Idea of state in Central Asia Turks
3) Political thought in Past Turks
4) Turkish states in the past
5) Seljuq period idea of state
6) Politics in Seljuqs
7) Effects of antiquity philosophers on Turkish thought
8) Mid-term exam
9) Politics in Turkish emirates
10) State and society understanding of Ibn-i Haldun
11) Political thoughts in the phase of establishment of Ottomans
12) Founding philosophy of Ottomans
13) Philosophers affecting Ottoman political thought
14) Philosophers affecting Ottoman political thought
15) Philosophers affecting Ottoman political thought
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Şerif Mardin, Türk Modernleşmesi, İstanbul 1990
2- -Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Türkiye'de Siyasi Partiler, İstanbul 1956
3- Tanzimat; Ed. Engelhardt, Milliyet Yayınları, İstanbul, 1976.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required