COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE TURKISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4031 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI UYAR

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the Turkish War of Independence in terms of internal and external parameters.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. The scope and basis of the history of the Turkish National Struggle
2   2. The relationships between Turkey and other countries during the Turkish National Struggle
3   3. The political, social, economic, and military situation in the beginning of the Turkish National Struggle
4   4. The Treaty of Montrose and the Treaty of Sevres
5   5. The political, social, economic, and military aspects of the Turkish War of Independence
6   6. The differences between the Treaty of Montrose-Sevres and the Treaty of Mudanya-Lausanne
7   7. The place of the Turkish War of Independence in the wars of independence in all over the world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The decline of the Ottoman Empire
2 The First World War and the Ottomans
3 The definition of the National Struggle, the Turkish War of Independence
4 The struggle for modernization of the Ottomans
5 The Treaty of Montrose
6 The internal rebellions
7 The social and economical structure during the National Sruggle
8 The term examination
9 The financial sources of the National Struggle
10 The battles in the Turkish War of Independence and their outcomes
11 The external politics in the Turkish War of Independence
12 The differences between the Treaty of Montrose-Sevres and the Treaty of Mudanya-Lausanne ; The place of the Turkish War of Independence in the wars of independence in all over the world
13 the main sources of national struggle
14 the next period, the effects of the national struggle

Recomended or Required Reading

Sina Akşin, Istanbul Hükümetleri ve Milli Mücadele, 3 cilt, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür yay., Ankara, 1998.
Ergün Aybars, Istiklal Mahkemeleri, Zeus Kitabevi, Izmir, 2006.
Doğu Ergil, Milli Mücadele nin Sosyal Tarihi, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 1981.
Hamza Eroğlu, Atatürk ve Milli Egemenlik, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi yay., Ankara, 1987
Turhan Feyzioğlu, Millet Egemenliği, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi yay., Ankara, 1988.
David Fromkin, Barışa Son Veren Barış, Epsilon yay., Istanbul, 2004.
Ihsan Güneş, Birinci TBMM nin Düşünce Yapısı (1920-1923), Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür yay., Ankara, 1997.
Ali Naci Karacan, Lozan, Milliyet yay., Istanbul, 1971.
Salahi R. Sonyel, Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Dış Politika, Cilt I-II, TTK yay., Ankara, 1973-1986.
Bülent Tanör, Türkiye de Yerel Kongre Iktidarları, Afa Yay., Istanbul, 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.
2. 2. LO 4-6: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakki.uyar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wed. 15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.244
LO.35
LO.44
LO.555
LO.65
LO.7