Information Package / Course Catalogue
Period of Second Constitutional Monarchy
Course Code: TRH528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The primary aim of the course is to teach the students the Era of Second Constitutional Monarchy, an era of full of democratic experiments, as the laboratory of the Turkish Republic.

Course Content

Military, legal and economic regeneration activities of the second constitutional monarchy, political life of the constitutional period.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain preparation The Young revolution.
2.Explain the execution of 1908 revolution.
3.Explain "31 March Incident.
4.Knows foreign policy events
5.It is able to discuss administrative, social, economical, cultural reforms.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Erik Jan Zürcher, Modernleşen Türkiyenin Tarihi, İstanbul 2004
2.Niyazi Berkes., Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, İstanbul 1978
3.Sina Akşin, Jön Türkler ve İttihat ve Terakki, İstanbul 1987
4.Ahmad,Feroz (1995) İttihat ve Terakki (1908-1914),(çev:Nuran Yavuz),İstanbul:Kaynak Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Foundation, organisation and political activities of the Committe of Union and Progress
Week 2 - Theoretical
Declaration of the II. Constitution and its repercussions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Elections, Opening and activities of the Meclis-i Mebusan
Week 4 - Theoretical
Governments and their policies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reactions against the Constitutional structure: Rebellion of March of 31
Week 6 - Theoretical
General characteristics of the foreign policy
Week 7 - Theoretical
General characteristics of the foreign policy
Week 8 - Theoretical
Press and Social Life
Week 9 - Theoretical
Political parties and associations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reforms in the administrative field
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reforms in the social field
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reforms in the economical field
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reforms in the cultural field
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 - Theory143384
Individual Work112214
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
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
4
4
OÇ-2
3
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
3
OÇ-4
3
4
OÇ-5
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026