>
Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Republic Period Culture Policy TAR459 Elective Bachelor's degree 4 Fall 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Esma TORUN ÇELİK

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Describing culture and culture types
2) Commenting culture understanding of Ataturk
3) Explaining modernization
4) Explaining culture revolution of ataturk
5) Explaining culture changes after 1938
6) Commenting causes and consequences of culturel changes inTurkey

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation
2 No relation
3 No relation
4 No relation
5 No relation
6 Low

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course deals with investigation of Atatürk’s culture comprehension and cultural policies, the changes in culture area after Atatürk’s dead, appear of new culture policies, positive and negative effectives to the Turkish cultural life, changes until today.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction to the course, explaining its content
2) Factors influencing formation of Ataturk's understanding of culture
3) Ataturk’s understanding of culture and civilization
4) Fundamentals of Ataturk’s understanding of culture
5) Revolutions of Ataturk on Education
6) Revolutions of Ataturk on Education
7) Religion policy of Ataturk period and secularism
8) Mid-term exam
9) Nationalism thought in culture policy
10) Ataturk and art
11) Ataturk and economy
12) Ataturk period cultural corporations
13) Ataturk period cultural corporations
14) Changes after Ataturk's death
15) Cultural changes in the period of 1945-1960
16) Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Esma Torun, II. Dünya Savaşı Sonrası Türkiye’de Kültür Değişimine Yola Açan İç ve Dış Etkenler, Antalya, 2006.
2- Şerafettin Yamaner, Atatürk Öncesi ve Sonrası Kültürek değişim, İstanbul, Toplumsal Dönüşüm Yay., 1998.
3- Cevdet Perin, Atatürk Kültür Devrimi, İstanbul, Yelken Matbaası, 1981.
4- Şerafettin Turan, Türk Devrim Tarihi, 5 Kitap, Bilgi Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required