ECTS - Political Structure of Turkey I
Political Structure of Turkey I (KAM205) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Political Structure of Turkey I | KAM205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| Course Language | Turkish |
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| 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course deals with the political structure of Turkey in a historical development process. 19th century, which is accepted as the first stage of the birth of modern Turkey. The reform movements in the Ottoman period, the Western influence and the reactions to it constitute the first part of the course. Secondly, the political developments in the Young Turks, the Union and Progress and the early republican periods are discussed. Finally, the political developments since the transition to the multi-party system until the 1980 military coup are discussed. Thus, 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 in a historical development. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The heritage of the Ottoman Empire; Kemalism; nationalism; political Islam; left; liberalism. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction and introduction of the course | |
| 2 | 18th century Ottoman period, Sultan III. Selim and Nizami Cedid | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 23-45. |
| 3 | Sultan II. Mahmut and his reforms | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 47-67. |
| 4 | The Tanzimat period | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 69-91. |
| 5 | 1873-1878 Depression and II. Abdulhamid Period | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 93-116 |
| 6 | II. Constitutional Period | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 119-162. |
| 7 | War of Independence | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 163-197. |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | The exam will be held in our classroom during class time. It will cover the topics of the first 7 weeks. Information about the exam will be given in the class the week before the exam. |
| 9 | The birth of the one-party state (1923-1927) and the Kemalist one-party state | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 199-219. |
| 10 | Kemalist one-party state (1925-1945) -continued | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 219-240. |
| 11 | Transition to democracy (1946-1950) and Democratic party power (1950-1960) | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 241-278. |
| 12 | Second Turkish Republic (1960-1980) | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 279-316. |
| 13 | Second Turkish Republic (1960-1980) - continued | Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, s. 279-316. |
| 14 | Summary of the lesson, discussion |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Eric Jan Zürcher. 2021. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Çeviren: Yasemin Saner. Gözden Geçirilmiş ve Genişletilmiş 4. Basım. |
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| 2. Feroz Ahmad. 2010. Bir Kimlik Peşinde Türkiye. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Çeviren: Sedat Cem Karadeli. 4. Baskı. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations. | |||||
| 2 | Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration. | |||||
| 3 | Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. | |||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly. | |||||
| 6 | Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas. | |||||
| 7 | Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
| 8 | Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | 28 | 28 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||