Turkey`s Political Structure (KAM519) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Turkey`s Political Structure	KAM519	General Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Eda Bektaş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course examines Turkey’s political structure within the context of its historical development. The first part of the course focuses on the reform movements of the 19th-century Ottoman period—considered the initial phase of modern Turkey’s emergence—as well as Western influence and the reactions to it. The second part covers political developments during the Young Turk, Committee of Union and Progress, and early republican eras. Finally, the political developments from the transition to a multi-party system up to the 1960 military coup are discussed. In this way, students will develop the ability to understand and analyze the actors, institutions, ideologies, and fundamental issues that form the building blocks of modern Turkish politics within a historical context.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students who successfully complete the course will be able to explain the major political periods, turning points, events, key figures, and institutions of Turkish politics from a historical perspective, and assess the impact of this historical context on the country’s political structure.
Course Content	Social classes and layers; ethnic groups; civil and military bureaucracies.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to the course.	-
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Sources

Course Book	1. Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Çeviren: Yasemin Saner. Gözden Geçirilmiş ve Genişletilmiş 4. Basım.
	3. Heper, M. (2015) Türkiye’de Devlet Geleneği. Ankara: Doğu Batı Yayınları.
Other Sources	2. Feroz Ahmad. 2010. Bir Kimlik Peşinde Türkiye. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Çeviren: Sedat Cem Karadeli. 4. Baskı. [Bu kitap yardımcı kaynak olarak kullanılmaktadır. Kütüphanede bulunmaktadır.]

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	75

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Provides conceptual, theoretical and methodological command of the disciplines of political science and public administration.			X
2	Acquiring conceptual and theoretical knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (anthropology, sociology, economics, etc.) provides an interdisciplinary perspective.					X
3	Provides methodological knowledge, understanding and techniques of political science and public administration disciplines.	X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	10	2	20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			125