ECTS - Comparative Turkish and World History

Comparative Turkish and World History (HUM103) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Comparative Turkish and World History HUM103 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
none
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
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Course Assistants
Course Objectives To teach the students the events in Turkey and in the world and the interaction between them from geographical discoveries onwards. To enable them to understand the current events against the background this knowledge.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course; -Know the results of the geographical discoveries and their impact on the Ottoman Empire, -Know the changes that took place during the Reform, the Renaissance and New Age in Europe and their impacts on the Ottoman Empire, -Know the effects of the French Revolutions and their impact on the Ottoman modernisation, -Know the effects of the Industrial Revolution and their impact on the Ottoman Empire, -Know the causes of the First World War, its effects regarding the world and the Ottoman State, -Know the causes of the Second World War and its effects, -Know the reasons for Turkey to be positioned in the Western Block and its results, -Know the problems confronted by Turkey during the Cold War Period (especially the Cyprus problem), -Know the new world order in the aftermath of the Cold War Period, the attitude of Turkey to the problems in the Balkans, the Middle East and the Middle Asia.
Course Content The course of events in the world from geographical discoveries onwards and their impacts on the Ottoman Empire and Turkey.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 -Geographical discoveries. (Their causes, economic and political results.) -The impacts of the geographical discoveries on the Ottoman economy and administrative structure. (The collapse of the Ottoman currency system, devaluations, corruption in the ‘dirlik’ system) -The growth of the Wester European Economy and its impact on the Ottoman economy.
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3 -French Revolution and its impact in Europe. -Wien Congress Period (1815-1848). -1830 and 1848 Revolutions in Europe
4 The impact of French Revolution on the Ottoman modernisation. (Reforms during Selim III and Mahmut II periods, Charter of Alliance ( Sened-i İttifak), Imperial Edicts (Tanzimat and Islahat) of Reorganisation and Reform.)
5 The impact of French Revolution on the Ottoman modernisation. (Reforms of the First and Second Constitutional Monarcy.)
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7 The questions prepared by the course instructor.
8 -The causes and effects of the First World War. -The progress and the results of the First World War from the vantage point of the Ottoman State. -Sevres and Lousanne Treaties.
9 -1929 World Economic Crisis and its impact on Turkey. (The beginning and development of the Statism politics (1932-1939), transition to the multy-party system (the attempt at the Free Republican Party).)
10 -Turkish Foreign Policy during 1923-1930 period. (The resolution of the problems left from the Lausanne Treaty, the relations of Turkey with Greece, Italy and the Soviet Unions.) -Turkish Foreign Policy during 1931-1939 period. (Balkan and Sadabad Pacts, Monteux Convention, Turkey’s relationships with Italy and Germany, Hatay Problem, Turkey before the Second World War.)
11 -The causes and effects of the Second World War. -Turkey during the Second World War. -The impact of the Second World War on Turkey. (The impact of the Second World War on the domestic politics: financial policies, transition to the multy-party system in Turkey.)
12 -The Cold War Period (1945-1960). (Truman Doctrine against the Soviet threat in Europe, Marshall Aid and foundation of NATO) -The implementation of the Marshall Plan in Turkey.
13 -The progress of events in the Eastern Block during the Cold War Period (1945-1960). -The progress of events in the Middle East during 1945-1960 period. (1948-1949 Arab-Israel War, Suez Crisis, 1957 Syria Crisis, 1958 Iraq Revolution.) -The impact of the Cold War Period (1945-1960) on Turkish Foreign policy: Being positioned in the Westerns Block against the Soviet threat (Korean War, the entry of Turkey to NATO, Balkan and Baghdad Pacts, the Turco-Soviet relations, Cyrus problem).
14 -The progress of events during 1960-1980 period in the Middle East. (1967 and 1973 Arab-Israel wars, 1973 Oil crisis, Israel-Egypt Peace, Iran Revolution.) -Turkish Foreign policy during 1960-1980 period. (Cyprus problem, Turco-American, Turco-Soviet, Turkey-Greece and Turkey-the Middle East relations.)
15 -The collapse of the Eastern Block. -Turkish Foreign policy during 1980-1990 period. (Turco-American, Turkey-Greece, and Turkey- European Union relations)
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Avrupa Tarihi, Norman Davies, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2011.
2. Avrupa Tarihinden Kesitler, Stephen J. Lee, Dost Kitapevi, Ankara, 2004.
3. Rönesans Avrupa’sı, Halil İnalcık, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 2011.
4. Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, Bernard Lewis, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 2007.
5. Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, Niyazi Berkes, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008. Osmanlı’da Değişim, Modernleşme ve Uluslaşma, Kemal H. Karpat, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2006.
6. Siyasi Tarih Cilt-1, Oral Sander, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2011.
7. 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi Cilt-1 (1914-1980), Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 1992.
8. Türkiye İktisat Tarihi (1908-2005), Korkut Boratav, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2007.
9. Türkiye’de Devletçilik, Korkut Boratav, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2006.
Other Sources 10. İktisat Tarihi, Tevfik Güran, Damla Ofset, İstanbul, 1990.
11. Cumhuriyet Döneminin İktisadi Tarihi, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
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
1 2 3 4 5

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 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 100