ECTS - Political Structure of Turkey II
Political Structure of Turkey II (KAM206) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Political Structure of Turkey II | KAM206 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NONE |
| 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 | The course deals with the Ottoman legacy, the construction of the Republic, and the political, social and economic changes experienced by the Turkish Republic in a historical pattern. The main political characteristics of Turkey, which have existed since its establishment and have evolved over time, are examined. Turkey's political structure; social classes, strata, ethnic groups, the relations between the military and civil bureaucracy are taken into consideration. Students are expected to develop a analytical perspective on Turkey's major political issues, events, institutions and processes. The aim of the course is to provide the basic information necessary to analyze the political life in Turkey. It is aimed to produce scientific approaches about the current situation by examining Turkey's recent past. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
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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 | |
| 2 | Ottoman Heritage | Related chapter within the sources |
| 3 | National Struggle and Proclamation of the Republic (1919-1923) | Related chapter within the sources |
| 4 | Early Republican Period, Searching for Democracy: Opposition Party Trials | Related chapter within the sources |
| 5 | Political Life, Society and Economy in the Single-Party Era: Kemalist Structuring (1923-1945) | Related chapter within the sources |
| 6 | Transition to Multi-Party System and Establishment of the Democratic Party (1945-1950) | Related chapter within the sources |
| 7 | Democrat Party Era | Related chapter within the sources |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION | |
| 9 | 1960 Military Intervention | Related Chapter Within the Sources |
| 10 | 1961 Constitution and Ideologies/Political Life in the 1960s | Related chapter within the sources |
| 11 | 1971 Military Intervention and Political and Social Life in the 1970s | Related Chapter within the sources |
| 12 | 1980 Military Intervention | Related chapter within the sources |
| 13 | Political and Economic Restructuring (1980s) | Related chapter within the sources |
| 14 | Political Life in the 1990s and the February 28 Process | Related chapter within the sources |
| 15 | An Overview of Turkey's Present | Related chapter within the sources |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Zurcher, E. J. (2008) Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim. |
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| 2. Ahmad, F. (2002) Modern Türkiye’nin Oluşumu. İstanbul: Kaynak Yayınları. | |
| 3. Heper, M. (2018). Türkiye’de Devlet Geleneği. İstanbul: Doğu-Batı. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||