Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Erkan DOĞAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Explain the main dynamics of Turkish political life.
2) Develop comprehensive view of current issues in the realm of social and political life.
3) Analyze the history, major historical figures, political institutions, and essential concepts of politics of Turkey.
4) Explain the socio-economic and cultural conditions that shape Turkish politics.
5) Apply various concepts and theories to contemporary issues.
6) Discuss the Turkish politics on the grounds of capital accumulation regimes and the interaction of social and political changes.
7) Describe various ideological responses to the modernization process of Turkey.
8) Comprehend the fundamental elements that comprise the Turkish political system.
9) Have an awareness of the historical context which shapes and influences the political system and larger society.
10) Gain a greater understanding of the political system that shape public policies.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	High	High	High	High	High	High
	3	High	High	High	High	High	High
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High
	5	High	High	High	High	High	High
	6	High	High	High	High	High	High
	7	High	High	High	High	High	High
	8	No relation	High	High	High	High	High
	9	High	High	High	High	High	High
	10	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

The factual knowledge which the students had already gained in “Turkish Politics I and II” courses will be elaborated within “center periphery,” “state dominant,” historical materialist” and “culturalist” models. The seminar prioritizes structural analysis via the utilization of some major concepts such as hegemony, modernism and post-modernism. In this graduate seminar-style course, in which contemporary issues will be discussed through theoretical frameworks, major research strategies will be introduced to the students.

Weekly Schedule

1) Continuity and Change. State Tradition in Turkey.
2) Political Culture. The Evolution of Political Culture in Turkey.
3) Political Institutions and Processes. The Constitutional Framework and Executive Legislative Relations. The Politics of Constitution Making.
4) Politics of Representation in Turkey. Elections and Voting Behavior. Party Preferences in Turkey.
5) State, Democracy and Bureaucracy. Turkish Politics and the Military Military Interventions.
6) Interest Groups and Civil Society. Economic Interest Groups. Civil Society in Turkey: Continuity or Change?
7) Political Parties and the Party System. Political Parties and Democracy.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Social Mobilization and Political Participation. Historical Background and Present Problems.
10) Ethnicity and the Kurdish Question. The Kurdish Question in Turkish State Discourse.
11) Kemalism, İslamism and Politics. Evaluation of Laicist Policies in Turkey. From Political Islam to Conservative Democracy: The Justice and Development Party.
12) Turkey-EU Relations. Economic Integration and International Dynamics.
13) Political Economic Interactions and Patronage. The Interdependence of Politics and Economics in Turkey
14) Environmental Politics and Policy. Regulations and Social Justice.
15) Closing Remarks
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

50%

		Number	Percentage
Semester Studies	Practices	1	20%
Semester Studies	Presentation/Seminar	1	80%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

50%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)