COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The primary objective of the course is to enable the students to understand and analyze better the diversities and vicissitudes of political life, institutions and processes in Turkey. An equally significant aim of the course is to provide the students with the theoretical background and analytical tools to assess Turkish political development in the context of the field and discipline.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

AHMAD, Feroz (1993) The Making of Modern Turkey, London and NY: Routledge.
KAZANCIGIL, Ali (1981) The Ottoman-Turkish State and Kemalism, in E. Özbudun and A.
Kazancıgil (ed.) Atatürk: The Founder of a Modern State. London: c. Hurst and Co.
Publishers, pp.37-56.
ÖZBUDUN, Ergun (1981) The Nature of Kemalist Political Regime, in E. Özbudun and A.
Kazancıgil (ed.) Atatürk: The Founder of a Modern State. London: c. Hurst and Co.
Publishers pp.79-102.
KARPAT, Kemal H. (1991) The Republican People's Party, 1923-1945, in : J. Landau
and M. Heper (eds) Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey, London: I.B Tauris,
pp.42-64.
MARDIN, Şerif (1981) Religion and Secularism in Turkey, in E. Özbudun and A
Kazancıgil (ed) Atatürk: The Founder of a Modern State. London: c. Hurst and Co.
Publishers pp.191-220.
SARIBAY, Ali Yaşar (1991) The Democratic Party in Turkey, 1946-1960, in J.
Landau and M. Heper (eds).Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey.
DOĞAN, Erkan (2010) Parliamentary Experience of the Turkish Labor Party 1965-69, Turkish Studies 11(3), pp. 313-28.
AĞAOĞULLARI, M. Ali. (1987), The Ultra-Nationalist Right, in I. C. Shick and
E. A. Tonak (eds.), Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives, Oxford: Oxford University
Press, pp. 177-217.
ERGÜDER, Üstün. (1991), The Motherland Party, 1983-1989, in M. Heper and J.
Landau (eds.), Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey, London: I. B. Tauris, 152-69.
RUSTOW, Dankwart A. (1991), Political Parties in Turkey: An Overview, in M. Heper and J.
Landau (eds.), Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey, London: I. B. Tauris, 10-23.
ÖZBUDUN, Ergun (2000) Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation, Boulder, London: Lynne Reinner, pp. 125-154

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation
3. Assignment

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learner:
1. Will clearly explain the Turkish political structure in a theoretical manner.
2. Will understand the basic mainstream political positions in Turkey.
3. Will use library and internet resources academically.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Participation in class and group work is necessary.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.saylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes