Information Package / Course Catalogue
Mustafa Kemal and His Speech
Course Code: TAR419
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Republic of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Pasha's Speech penned goal to give account to the people reading to do an evaluation events of the period, how to assess whether learning by Oration, one of the most important written sources of the history of the Republic of reading and time of the incident, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Mustafa Kemal Pasha to learn the perspectives of the opponents of the period and question the reasons behind these evaluations

Course Content

On October 15, 1927, Mustafa Kemal addressed the Republican People's Party (CHP) Assembly in the grand hall of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The last days of the Ottoman Empire in this long speech called Nutuk the Great Speech; days are the most important source for the national struggle and the TC establishment. Mustafa Kemal Nutuk analyzed the military and political aspects of the War of Independence with documents and explained the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the Republic. Nutuk'ta described the events in 9 years in three stages. The first stage is the period of the TGNA governments on April 23, 1920 from the beginning of 19 May 1919. The third stage is the Republic Period covering the period of 29 October 1923-1927. Republic of Turkey to protect against internal and external threats at the point of guiding with the Turkish youth.

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course, Evaluation of resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
On the Great Discourse [Evaluation of the period in which the Discourse was read, preparation and purposes of the Discourse, content features and language of the Discourse, structure and quality of the Discourse
Week 3 - Theoretical
Organization of National Resistance [Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Anatolia, Amasya Circular and congresses process, Sivas Congress and nationalization of the struggle]
Week 4 - Theoretical
Betrayal of Istanbul Governments [Damat Ferit Pasha Government period, Ali Rıza Pasha Government period, Amasya Talks and the End of the Ceasefire Period]
Week 5 - Theoretical
Gathering of National Resistance in Ankara [Ankara being the center of resistance, the Last Ottoman Parliament and the National Oath, the Occupation of Istanbul and Towards a National Assembly]
Week 6 - Theoretical
War of National Independence [Opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and Reactions, Opening of the Fronts and First Victories, Effects and Results of the First Victories]
Week 7 - Theoretical
Great Victory and Honorable Peace / MIDTERM EXAM [Preparations for the Great Offensive, Armistice of Mudanya, Peace of Lausanne and the End of the Monarchy]
Week 8 - Theoretical
Proclamation of the Republic and Political Revolution / [Establishment of the Republic, Abolition of the Caliphate, Defeat of Reactionism and Atatürk's Address to the Youth]
Week 9 - Theoretical
Statements That Directed the Revolution (1928-1938) Atatürk's Statements on National Sovereignty [Basic Concepts: Sovereignty and National Sovereignty, Atatürk's Statements on National Sovereignty]
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Effects of Speech in Türkiye and the World
Week 11 - Theoretical
Under What Conditions Was the Speech Read?
Week 12 - Theoretical
Doctrine of Speech
Week 13 - Theoretical
Historical Persons Mentioned in the Speech
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
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2026