| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Political Life | ULZ 505 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | yuksek_lisans |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. BÜNYAMİN BEZCİ |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | Res.Asst. Nebi Mis |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | The aim of this course is to study the Turkish political life from the Ottoman times to nowadays on the basis of topics, important events, actors and structural change. Chronological periodization is followed and important events are analyzed in this course. |
| Course Content | This course will study the parameters of change and continuity in the Turkish political life. It will also analyze the problems and daily reflections of the Turkish modernization and Turkis democracy. |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To have a historical perspective about the events and changes which took place in the Turkish political life | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 2 | To have a critical approach towards problems and phenomenon of political life and to question convictions. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 3 | To relate events of political life with economic and social structures and to anaylze their intellectual aspects. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 4 | To determine successfull aspects of the Turkish modernization and to solve its problems of democratic consolidation. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 5 | To understand the place of democracy and civil society in the Turkish political life | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 6 | To analyze the changing and stable parameters of political life | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Models of understanding the Turkish poltical life: concept of center-periphery | |
| 2 | A structural analysis of the periods of the Ottoman history | |
| 3 | The Ottoman reform: Tanzimat and I. Meşrutiyet | |
| 4 | The Ottoman reform: II. Meşrutiyet | |
| 5 | Opposition movements and political currents in this era. | |
| 6 | The rule of the Union and Progress and the end of the Ottoman Empire | |
| 7 | The single party period, Kemalism and reforms. | |
| 8 | Transition to multiparty period and Democrat party | |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Military interventions of 27 Mayıs 1960 and 1971. | |
| 11 | 1980 military intervention and restoration of political system | |
| 12 | 1990s, 28th February Process, Military and Islamism | |
| 13 | Kurdish Question | |
| 14 | Turkish political life with the context of EU integration and 9/11. |
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| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of foreign policy and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches | ||||||
| 3 | Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects | ||||||
| 4 | Introducing those who are interested in international events with the topics of international relations and teaching clearly the problems of international relations and the types of solutions | ||||||
| 5 | Having the skills to take initiatives, capacity for team-working and open-minded | ||||||
| 6 | Using Turkish well, having a good written and oral communication and also having ability of empathy | ||||||
| 7 | Having skill to improve career in the jobs such as attaché and ambassador | ||||||
| 8 | Having the skill about methods and techniques in reaching knowledge | ||||||
| 9 | Having conscious about professional and scientific ethics | ||||||
| 10 | Accessing, examining and elucidating with scientific methods to the knowledge of international relations and expanding literature about international relations | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 55 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 5 |
| 1. Ödev | 5 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 5 |
| 2. Ödev | 5 |
| 3. Ödev | 5 |
| 4. Ödev | 5 |
| 5. Ödev | 5 |
| 6. Ödev | 5 |
| 7. Ödev | 5 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 40 |
| 1. Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 135 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 5.4 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 6 | ||