PSIR 202 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Political Science and International Relations

Course Name

Turkish Politics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
PSIR 202	Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Filiz BAŞKAN
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Filiz BAŞKAN
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. BATIKAN BULUT

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the historical background, structure, actors, ideology and dynamics of Turkish politics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

to explain the continuities between the later period of the Ottoman Empire and the early Republican period
to explain the secularization reforms, efforts to build national identity, and economy politics of the single party period, and discusses the single party period as a form of government
to evaluate the transition to the multi-party period and the political, social, and economic transformations that took place during the Democratic Party period
to compare the causes and consequences of the 1960 military intervention with the 1980 military intervention
to compare the constitution making process and articles of 1961 Constitution with the 1982 Constitution
to make independent and creative scholarly research
to develop academic writing skills.

Course Description

Topics to be covered include the historical background, the early republican period, the single-party rule, transition to the multi-party period and the Democratic Party rule, the 1960 military intervention and the political context of the 1960s and 1970s.

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction and review of syllabus
2	Historical background I	Kemal H. Karpat, "The Stages of Ottoman History: A Structural Comparative Approach", in: Karpat, Kemal H., editor, The Ottoman State and Its Place in World History (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1974), 79-98. Feroz Ahmad, "The Ottoman Legacy", and "From Empire to Nation 1908-1923", chapters 2-3 in: The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993), 15-51.
3	Historical background II	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Constitutional Period, 1908-18", chap. 8 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 93-132. Donald Quataert, "Inter-communal co-operation and conflict", and "Legacies of the Ottoman Empire", chapters 9-10 in: The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), 172-198.
4	Foundation of the Turkish Republic	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Struggle for Independence", and "The Emergence of the One-Party State 1923-27", chapters 9-10 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2005), 133-175. Şerif Mardin, "Religion and Secularism in Turkey", in: Kazancıgil, Ali and Ergun Özbudun, editors, Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State, (London: C. Hurst and Co., 1997), 191-219. İlter Turan, "Stages of Political Development in the Turkish Republic", in: Özbudun, Ergun, editor, Perspectives on Democracy in Turkey (Ankara: Turkish Political Science Association, 1988), 59-112.
5	Single Party Period I	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Kemalist One-Party State 1925-45", chap. 11 in: Turkey: A Modern History (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 176-205. Cemil Koçak, "Siyasal Tarih 1923--1950", in: Akşin, Sina, editor, Çağdaş Türkiye 1908-1980 (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2002), 127-211. Secularism: The Turkish Experience, by Ömer Barıştıran, University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
6	Single Party Period II	Ergun Özbudun, "The Nature of the Kemalist Political Regime", in: Kazancıgil, Ali and Ergun Özbudun, editors, Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State (London: C. Hurst and Co., 1997), 79-102. Kemal Karpat, "The Republican People's Party, 1923-1945", in: Heper, Metin and Jacob Landau, editors, Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (London: I. B.Tauris, 1991), 42-64.
7	Midterm Examination
8	Transition to the MultiParty Period	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Transition to Democracy, 1945-50", and "The Rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60", chap. 12 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 206-218. Cem Eroğul, "The Establishment of Multiparty Rule: 1945-71", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 101-118. Feroz Ahmad, "The Multi-Party Conundrum, 1945-1960", chap. 6 in: The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993), 102-120.
9	The Democratic Party Period	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60", chap. 13 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 221-240. Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, "The Democratic Party, 1946-1960", in: Heper, Metin and Jacob Landau editors, Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (New York: St. Martin Press, 1991), 119-133. Sina Akşin, "The Democrat Party Era", chap. 29 in: Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to Present (New York: New York University Press, 2007), 253-267.
10	The 1960 Military Intervention	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Turkish Republic, 1960-80", chap. 14 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 241-250. Cem Eroğul, "The Establishment of Multiparty Rule: 1945-71", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 118-129. William Hale, "The Turkish Army in Politics, 1960-73", in: Finkel, Andrew and Nükhet Sirman, editors, Turkish State Turkish Society (London and New York: Routledge, 1990), 53-77.
11	The Politics of Constitution Making	Ergun Özbudun, "The Politics of Constitution Making", chap. 3 in: Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000), 49-71. Karpat, Kemal H. "Political Developments in Turkey, 1950-1970", in: Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 33-70.
12	Religion and Politics in the 1970s	Binnaz Toprak, "The Religious Right", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 218-233. İlkay Sunar and Binnaz Toprak, "Islam in Politics: The Case of Turkey", Government and Opposition 18:4 (1983), 421-441.
13	Radical Left and Right in the 1970s	Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, "The Ultranationalist Right", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 177-217. Kemal Karpat, "The Turkish Left", in: Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 337-352. Ebrary Ahmet Samim, "The Tragedy of the Turkish Left", New Left Review I/126 (1981), 60-85.
14	Towards the 1980s	Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Turkish Republic, 1960-80", chap. 14 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 250-277. İlkay Sunar and Sabri Sayarı, "Democracy in Turkey: Problems and Prospects", in: O'Donnell, Guillermo and Philippe C. Schmitter, editors, Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Southern Europe (Baltimore and London: John Hopkins University Press, 1986), 165-186. İlter Turan, "Stability versus Democracy: The Dilemmas of Turkish Politics", Dünü ve Bugünüyle Toplum ve Ekonomi 2 (1991), 31-53.
15	Review of the Semester
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

The textbook is Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edition (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), and it will be supplemented by a course reader. The textbook is available at the University Bookstore, and the reader will be available at the Ekonomik Copy Centre across the back entrance of the campus.

*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.

Suggested Readings/Materials

The following list consists of books on the general history of modern Turkey, some of which are available at the University Library. • Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey (London: Oxford University Press, 1961). • Stanford J. and Ezel Kural Shaw, History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Volume 2: Reform, Revolution and Republic: The Rise of Modern Turkey, 1908–1975 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977). • Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993). • Geoffrey Lewis, Modern Turkey (London and Tonbridge: Ernest Benn, 1974). • Roderic Davison, Turkey: A Short History, 2nd edn (Huntingdon: Eothen, 1988). Niyazi Berkes, The Development of Secularism in Turkey (Montreal: McGill University Press, 1964). • Çağlar Keyder, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development (London: Verso, 1987). • Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 6 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1986). • Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 10 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1983). • Sina Akşin, editor, Türkiye Tarihi, Volumes 4–5: Çağdaş Türkiye, 1908–1980, and Bugünkü Türkiye, 1980–2003 (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 1989–2003). • Ergun Özbudun, Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000). • Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Turkish Dynamics: Bridge Across Troubled Lands (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). • Sina Akşin, Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to the Present (New York: New York University Press, 2007). • Modern Türkiye'de Siyasî Düşünce, 8 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001–2007)

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	5	70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	30
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	2	4
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	30	30
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	25	25
Final Exam	1	30	30
		Total	165

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		-	X	-	-	-
3	To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically.		-	-	X	-	-
6	To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing.		-	-	X	-	-
7	To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.		-	-	-	X	-
8	To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations.		-	-	X	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience.		-	-	-	-	-