Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Political Thought in Turkey
Course Code: SBE517
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To understand the development of political thought in Turkey

Course Content

Based on Turkish sources Turkish political thought mainly affecting the social, economic and cultural forces the development of democracy from Sanad-i Alliance to nowaday. A political philosophy that has created a social structure and the Republican People's Party, the opposition to create and support related to the formations will be evaluated.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Regarding the development of political thought in Turkey describes intermediate and advanced level concepts.
2.Turkey recognizes the fundamental nature of political thought.
3.Explain Intermediate, and advanced concepts for the development of political thought in Turkey
4.Explain in Turkey the concepts of political thought
5.Explain the concepts of political thought in Turkey.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 2 - Theoretical
Legacy of Turkish Political Thought
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Donald Tannenbaum ve David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi: Filozoflar ve Fikirleri, Çev. Fatih Demirci, Ankara: Adres Yayınları, 2010.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Westernization of Turkish Political Thought: Reforms and the New Ottomans
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ottomanism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Westernism in Constitutional Era
Week 6 - Theoretical
Islamism in Constitutional Era
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkism Constitutional Era
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Donald Tannenbaum ve David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi: Filozoflar ve Fikirleri, Çev. Fatih Demirci, Ankara: Adres Yayınları, 2010.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Kemalism
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 10 - Theoretical
Left in Contemporary Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Conservatism in Contemporary Turkey
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Mete Tunçay, Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2010.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nationalism in Contemporary Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Liberalism in Contemporary Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Islamism in Contemporary Turkey
Week 15 - Theoretical
Islamism in Contemporary Turkey
Week 16 - Final Exam
FINAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Term Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment61112
Reading73663
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)131
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
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