Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Socio- Economic Geography of Turkey
Course Code: SBE555
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

This course, students will have an understanding of Turkey characteristics of human and economic geography, geo-economic and geopolitical position of the country in terms of features u can not become contribute to the assessment of to be aware of the importance of these elements to determine the foreign policy of the country to ensure the integrity and independence of our country in the future to protect its students, aims to give the necessary awareness.

Course Content

And characteristics of the population, migration, population censuses, settlement, and issues of urbanization, urban classification. Agriculture, livestock, forestry, mining and energy resources, industry, transport, trade and tourism.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns that more than one branch of geography
2.Interaction between human beings and the environment, learn
3.Learn the distribution of the population on earth
4.Learn the interplay between natural resources and economic activities.
5.Know how to obtain information that is required for lifelong learning
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of Geopolitics - Geopolitics Opinion Economic Geography Human Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Human and Economic Geography of Turkey Turkey's population
Week 3 - Theoretical
Settling in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turkey Agriculture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mining and Energy Resources in Turkey
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkey Industrial I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkey Industrial II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Prospects Turizm Turkey
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tourism in Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Environmental Issues in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkey's Geopolitical Features
Week 13 - Theoretical
Mathematics and Special Area Properties
Week 14 - Theoretical
Transportation in Turkey
Week 15 - Final Exam
FINAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment2126
Term Project70856
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
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
OÇ-1
4
4
3
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
5
3
4
OÇ-4
4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026