Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Press in the Republican Era
Course Code: SBE513
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

From the first newspapers published in the Ottoman Empire to the situation of the Turkish press after the proclamation of the Republic, the history of the press in Turkey will be examined. The newspapers and prominent journalists of the period will be examined.

Course Content

The development of printing and printing in the world, the first printing houses in Turkey: Minority printing presses and Turkish printing presses, pre-Tanzimat press and broadcasting, foreign newspapers, Tanzimat period press and broadcasting, Regulation of Matbuat, Istibdat period press, first press strike, Young Turk newspapers, National Struggle period press and broadcasting: Istanbul and Anatolian press, Anadolu Agency, Full freedom for the press: Newspapers and magazines in the Second Constitutional Monarchy period, Press law and the amendments made on it, Press and broadcasting movements in the Republican period: Takrir-i Sükun, Independence Courts, 1931 Press and Criminal Laws, Single Party Period, Restrictions on the press, 1939-1945 World War II and examination of the reflections of the political events of the period on the press through newspaper examples, 1946-1950 period Turkish Journalism, 1950-1960 Period Turkish Journalism and DP's influence on the press

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.will be able to evaluate the relationship between political power and the press after 1950.
2.Determine the effect of the press on the adoption of Atatürk's revolution and laws
3.Understanding the dominant role of the press during the Armistice and the National Struggle
4.will be able to determine the emergence of the press in the Ottoman Empire and the role of the press in the modernization/democratization process.
5.will be able to comprehend the emergence of the first daily newspapers in Europe.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Hıfzı Topuz, Türk Basın Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul 2016.
2.Fuat Süreyya Oral, Türk Basın Tarihi - Birinci Kitap: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Dönemi 1728-1922, Yeni Adım Matbaası, Ankara 1970.
3.Mithat Atabay, Türk Basın Tarihi, Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, Edirne 2015.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction Course: Basic Information on Course Content and Lecture
Week 2 - Theoretical
The First Newspapers Published in the Ottoman Empire and the Beginning of Turkish Journalism
Week 3 - Theoretical
Publication of the First Turkish Private Newspaper and Tanzimat Period Periodicals
Week 4 - Theoretical
New Ottomans Society and the Press of the First Constitutional Monarchy Period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Press in the Abdülhamit II Period, Newspapers Published Abroad and Censorship
Week 6 - Theoretical
Press of the Constitutional Monarchy Period: Vitality in Press Life and New Periodicals
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkish Press during the First World War
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Press in the Armistice and National Struggle Period
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkish Press after the Treaty of Lausanne and the Proclamation of the Republic
Week 11 - Theoretical
Press in the Single Party Period
Week 12 - Theoretical
Transition to Multi-Party Life and the Turkish Press
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkish Press during the Democrat Party Period
Week 14 - Theoretical
Developments in the Turkish Press between 1960-2000
Week 15 - Final Exam
FINAL
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1245108
Midterm Examination1538
Final Examination18513
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)129
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026