COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH POLITICAL STRUCTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IBRAHIM SAYLAN

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

1   To demonstrate understanding of Turkish political life, political parties in Turkey, political ideologies in Turkey and their implications on Turkish social, economic and cultural life.
2   To be able to analyze Turkish political structure within its historical continuities and ruptures from different theoretical perspectives.
3   To be able to make library and internet research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Ottoman Legacy
3 From Empire to Nation (1908-1923)
4 From Empire to Nation (1908-1923)
5 The New Turkey: Politics (1923-1945)
6 The New Turkey: Society and Economy (1923-1945)
7 Transition to the Multi Party Period (1945-1950)
8 The Democrat Party Era (1950-1960)
9 Military Intervention, Institutional Restructuring, Accelerated Modernization, Ideological Politics (1960-1971)
10 Military Intervention, Political Radicalism and Violence (1971-1980)
11 Military Intervention, Political and Economic Restructuring (1980-1991)
12 The 1990s
13 Overview
14 Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey, London & New York, Routledge, 1993.
Eric J. Zürcher, Turkey - A Modern History, London & New York, I.B. Tauris, 2017.
An additional list of readings will be also provided.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation
3. Exams
4. Term paper

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + ASS * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + ASS * 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

The learner:
1. Will clearly explain the Turkish political structure in a theoretical manner.
2. Will identify the basic mainstream political positions in Turkey.
3. Will explain the major figures and events in Turkish political history.

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.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.saylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.34

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