Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Political Thoughts
Course Code: SBK215
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide students, who have been introduced to the basic concepts, world perceptions and theoretical approaches of Western political thought up until this grade, with a general approach to how modern political thought movements influenced Ottoman political thought.

Course Content

In the course, the main sources that influenced the classical Ottoman political thought will be discussed first. Then, the development of various schools of thought such as nationalism, Islamism, Westernism in the Ottoman lands and their effects on the republican period will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Çağdaş GÖRÜCÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn some important breaks of Turkish history.
2.To gain a general understanding of Ottoman political thought
3.To understand Ibn Khaldun's concepts, approach and place of thought in Islamic thought.
4.To have knowledge about the teachings and theories in the discipline.
5.Getting ready for exams in the field.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tanzimat’tan Cumhuriyet’e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, İletişim Yayınları.
2.Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, İletişim Yayınları.
3.Modern Türkiye’de Siyasal Düşünce, cilt 1, Cumhuriyet'e Devreden Düşünce Mirası Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyet'in Birikimi, İletişim Yayınları.
4.İlber Ortaylı, Türklerin Tarihi, Timaş Yayınları.
5.İbn Haldun, Mukaddime, Dergah Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Information about the Course.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts of Ibn Khaldun's Theory
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ottoman Political Thought
Week 4 - Theoretical
Westernization
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tanzimat
Week 6 - Theoretical
Young Ottomans
Week 7 - Theoretical
Constitutional Monarchy
Week 8 - Theoretical
Young Turks
Week 9 - Theoretical
Influences of Modern Thought Movements: Positivism and Materialism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Westernism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Islamism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Solidarism
Week 14 - Theoretical
Socialism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
2
4
2
2
OÇ-3
4
2
3
2
2
OÇ-4
5
4
4
3
2
OÇ-5
5
4
5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026