Political Life In Turkey I
Political Science and Public Administration
Faculty of Political Sciences
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 |
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| Political Life In Turkey I | SBK301 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Abdulvahap AKINCI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Learns historical development of Turkish political history, major historical figures, political institutions, and essential concepts.
2) Learns the socio-economic and cultural conditions shaping Turkish politics.
3) Examines Turkish politics from the perspective of capital accumulation and social and political changes.
4) Learns social and political changes in modern Turkey and various ideological responses to the modernization process.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | High | Middle | Low | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Turkish Constitutional Order
Course Contents
The aim of this course is to introduce key debates and themes for comprehending the politics of Turkey and special attention will be given to the examination of cultural context, institutional structure, socio-political processes, as well as movements and developments that affect the shaping of the political system of the country. Since this course is being taught in Turkey, the students need to employ the surrounding social environment to enhance available conventional pedagogical tools. Therefore, in addition to classroom lectures based upon the scheduled readings, the students will be encouraged to share their appropriate personal/local experiences for the group discussions. The weekly course content is organized thematically as well as chronologically, which seeks to maximize student participation, in addition to remaining faithful to comparative methodology.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to the course and the terminology. An Overview of the Ottoman Political Legacy. Antecedents of Republican Secularism.2) The Ottoman Empire at the End of the Eighteenth Century.
3) Between Tradition and Innovation: Sultan Selim III and the ‘New Order,’1789–1807.
4) The Early Years of Sultan Mahmut II: The Center Tries to Regain Control.
5) The Later Years of Sultan Mahmut II: The Start of the Reforms.
6) The Crisis of 1873–78 and its Aftermath.
7) The Era of the Tanzimat, 1839–1871.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Reactionary Despotism or Culmination of the Reforms? The Reign of Sultan Abdülhamit II.
10) The Second Constitutional Period, 1912–1918.
11) The Struggle for Independence.
12) The Emergence of the One-Party State, 1923–1927.
13) The Kemalist One-Party State, 1925–1945.
14) The Transition to Democracy, 1945–1950.
15) Closing Remarks
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required