COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH DEMOCRACY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCT 5036 HISTORY OF TURKISH DEMOCRACY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History of The Turkish Republic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI UYAR

Offered to

History of The Turkish Republic

Course Objective

The main goal of this course is to give a general evaluation about the process of modern turkish democracy and its stages

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know scope, field and sources of history of Turkish democracy
2   understand political and democratic heritage taken over from the Ottoman Empire
3   explain efforts to create infrastructure of modernization and democracy in the early years of the Republic
4   examine the process of democratization of Turkey in comparison with the West
5   5. analyze breaking points in the process of democratization from Empire to Republic
6   6. describe causes of problems which the democracy lived in Republican Period
7   evaluate history of Turkish democracy in comparison with Europe and World

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of Democracy and its Historical Origin
2 Ottoman Searches for Democracy: 1st & 2nd Constitutional Eras
3 The 1st Assembly, TpCF and SCF Tries, Elections in Single-Party Period, Independent Mps, Independent Group
4 World Democracy in the period between 1st and 2nd World Wars
5 Transition to Multi Party Policy and Period of Democratic Party
6 Transition to Multi Party Policy and Period of Democratic Party
7 Coup d états in Turkey
8 Constitutions in Turkey
9 Elections and Election Systems in Turkey
10 Social and Political Developments between 1960 and 1980
11 Social and Political Developments after 1980
12 Social and Political Developments after 1980
13 General Overview
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), Hil yay., Istanbul, 1996.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim yay., c. 1-15.
Niyazi Berkes, Siyasi Partiler, Yurt ve Dünya yay., Istanbul, 1946
Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Türkiye de Siyasi Partiler 1859-1950, Istanbul, 1952.
Hakkı Uyar, Tek Parti Dönemi ve Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Boyut Kitapları, Istanbul, 1999.
Hakkı Uyar, Türk Siyasal Yaşamında Cepheleşmelere Bir Örnek: Vatan Cephesi, Büke yay., Istanbul, 2001.
Çetin Yetkin, Atatürk ün Başarısız Demokrasi Devrimi, Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası, Toplumsal Dönüşüm yay., Istanbul, 1997.
Ali Birinci, Hürriyet ve Itilaf Fırkası, Dergah yay., Istanbul, 1990.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1839-1950, Imge yay., Ankara, 1995.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1950-1995, Imge yay., Ankara, 1996.
Necdet Ekinci, II. Dünya Savaşından Sonra Türkiye de Çok Partili Düzene Geçişte Dış Etkenler, Toplumsal Dönüşüm yay., Istanbul, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Seminar Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 4-5 will be assessed with term paper report
3. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % of attendance in a subject for appearing in the examination is compulsory
2. Failure to attend a class will not be excused for overdue delivery of homework
3. Attendance, mid-term exam, homeworks and final exam will be taken into account in scoring

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 301 87 43
hakki.uyar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday hours 15:00 -

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.133333
LO.233334
LO.333334
LO.433334
LO.533334
LO.633334
LO.733334