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PSIR 202 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Turkish Politics
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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PSIR 202
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| 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;
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| 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. |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 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) |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
2
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10
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
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70
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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30
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
2
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2
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4
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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25
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25
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
165
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 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. |
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| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. |
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| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. |
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| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 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). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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