Information Package / Course Catalogue
Minorities in Turkey and Turkey's Minority Policy
Course Code: SBUI615
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

The purpose of the course to evaluate the concept of minorities in the Republic of Turkey, position of minorities , status and institutions the proclamation of the republic to the present in Turkey

Course Content

To understand which factors are used to the concept of minorities in Turkey.The legal status of minorities in this period, population structure, providing information about culture and identity. İn addition to provide information about religious and social institutions of minorities.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The concept of minority is learned
2.The legal regulations regarding minorities in Turkey are learned.
3.Turkey's minority policies are learned.
4.The situation of minorities in Turkey is learned.
5.The situation of the Turkish minority can be compared with the situation of minorities in Turkey.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akgönül, Samim, Azınlık: Türk Bağlamında Azınlık Sorununa Çapraz Bakışlar, (Türkçesi: Deniz Töreli Esnault - Samim Akgönül), İstanbul 2011, bgst Yayınları.
2.Birsel, Haktan, Lozan'dan AB Sürecine Türkiye'nin Azınlık Politikaları, İstanbul 2011, IQ Kültür-Sanat Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Minorities in Turkey According to the Treaty of Lausanne and Initial Practices Related to Minorities
Week 3 - Theoretical
Minorities during the Atatürk Era,
Week 4 - Theoretical
Administrative Regulations Concerning Jews and the 1934 Thrace Incidents
Week 5 - Theoretical
Regulations and Regulations Regarding the Administration of Armenian Religious and Civil Institutions
Week 6 - Theoretical
Regulations Concerning the Administration of Greeks and Relations between Greece - Greek Patriarchate - Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
Week 7 - Theoretical
Minorities and the Wealth Tax During the Second World War.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Transition to Multi-Party Politics and Minorities within the Social/Political Events in Turkey.
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Reflections of the Turkish-Greek Conflicts in Cyprus on Turkey and the Events of September 6–7
Week 10 - Theoretical
Other Problems Related to the Greeks and the 1964 Migration.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Situation of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and Its Comparison with Minorities in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkey's European Union Accession Process and Minorities.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Current Situation of Minorities; Problems and Proposed Solutions.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exal
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
5
3
4
OÇ-2
4
3
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
3
4
3
OÇ-5
4
5
3
5
4
3
4
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