Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Turkish Constitutional Movements
Course Code: TRH640
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 aim of the course is to teach the period between the Sened-I İttifak to 1982 by underlining the basic socio-political and the economic developments of the era.

Course Content

In this course, the state structure of the Ottoman Empire and the main constitutional developments of the 19th century will be examined related to their reflections on today’s political environment.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Aysun SARIBEY HAYKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Comprehend the basic law terms and the constitution
2.Comprehend the 19th century constitutional movements
3.Understand the reflections of the constitutional movements upon the Ottoman Modernisation process
4.To be able to comprehend the formation and development processes of the Constitutions created by the Turks
5.To be able to comprehend the effects of constitutions on political and social life
Recommended or Required Reading
1.B.Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, Yapı kredi Yayınları, İstanbul 2016.
2.S. Kili, Türk Anayasaları, Tekin Yayınevi, İstanbul 1982.
3.S. Kili, A. Ş. Gözübüyük, Türk Anayasa Metinleri (Sened-i İttifaktan Günümüze), İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2006.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Identification of the course, Terms and the Topics
Week 2 - Theoretical
The state structure of the 19th century Ottoman Empire and the efforts of Modernisation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sened-I İttifak
Week 4 - Theoretical
Preparation for Tanzimat and the political dveleopments of the II. Mahmud Era
Week 5 - Theoretical
Firmans of Tanzimat and Islahat
Week 6 - Theoretical
The First Constitution: Kanun-I Esasi
Week 7 - Theoretical
The First Constitutional Period
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Second Constitutional Period
Week 9 - Theoretical
The End of the Ottoman Empire and the Transition to the Turkish Republic
Week 10 - Theoretical
1921 Constitution and the Law of Teşkilat-ı Esasiye
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Constitution of 1924
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Constitution of 1961
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Constitution of 1982
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Constitution of 1982
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1409126
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
1
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
3
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