Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Halim Emre ZEREN

Prof. İlyas KARABIYIK

Assoc. Prof. Belgin TARHAN

Assoc. Prof. Eren Alper YILMAZ

Lec. Ahmet Bora TARHAN

Lec. Ali Arda YÜCEYILMAZ

Lec. Hilal YÜCEYILMAZ

Lec. Murat YILMAZ

Res. Assist. Burcu DEMİRDÖVEN

History of Turkish Modernization

Course Code	: KAY316
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	: 4

Objectives of the Course

The course is designed to provide an introduction to Turkish politics that aims to familiarize the student with the recent political history of Turkey and to develop a framework for analysis of contemporary Turkish politics.

Course Content

The subject matter of the course covers the modernization process in the late Ottoman period, the establishment of the Turkish Republic, the single-party period, transition to the multi-party system and political developments up to the 1960s.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Res. Assist. Fikret TOPAL

Learning Outcomes

1.	Students will have a basic perspective about the major works and issues of the Turkish politics literature.
2.	Students will have a basic knowledge about the formation of nation-state in Turkey.
3.	Different aspects of modernization are introduced to modernization and its terminology.
4.	Discussions on the development of Turkey's modernization process introduced.
5.	It will be a discussion on Turkey's modernization experience

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Niyazi BERKES, Türkiye'de Çağdaşlaşma, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction: General Framework, aims and evaluation of the course

Week 2 - Theoretical

19th century Ottoman Empire: A General View

Week 3 - Theoretical

19th century Ottoman Empire: Westernization and Social Transformation

Week 4 - Theoretical

19th century Ottoman Empire: World System and Peripherilization

Week 5 - Theoretical

1908 Revolution and the CUP

Week 6 - Theoretical

Foundation of the Republic: 1918-1925

Week 7 - Theoretical

Single Party Period I: Kemalist Reforms and Nation-Building Process

Week 8 - Theoretical

Single Party Period II: Opposition

Week 9 - Intermediate Exam

Midterms

Week 10 - Intermediate Exam

Midterms

Week 11 - Theoretical

Single Party Period III: Citizenship and Turkification Policies

Week 12 - Theoretical

Single Party Period IV: National Chief Period

Week 13 - Theoretical

Transition to the Multi-Party System

Week 14 - Theoretical

Democratic Party Period

Week 15 - Theoretical

Course Review

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	13	0	1	13
Individual Work	13	0	2	26
Midterm Examination	1	28	1	29
Final Examination	1	30	1	31
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14	PÇ-15
OÇ-1	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	2	4	3	5	3	2	4	5
OÇ-2	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	5	3	3	4	5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5