Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to inform the students of political processes and developments from the late Ottoman period to the present.
Course Content:
This course gives an overview of events in Turkish politics since the beginning of the modernization attempts in the Ottoman Empire. The first part of the course will focus on the Late-Ottoman Period with a systematic analysis of its social, political, ideological, institutional and economic aspects. In the second part, various views on the birth of the Republic, the establishment of the mono-party rule, transition to multi-party politics, the 1960 military intervention, the radicalization of politics after 1960, the 1980 military intervention, the decade of Özal and the 90s will be studied.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Discussion based lecture, 3: Case study, 4:Small group work, 5: Seminar, 6: Group work, 7: Research paper, 8: Oral presentation/exam, 9: Survey, 10: Panel, 11: Guest speaker, 12: Activities within a Student Body or Research Project.
Assessment Methods:
A: Exam, B: Homework, C: Presentation, D: Discussion
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes |
Program
Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Students will be able to identify the main issues and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Turkish Political Life. |
1, 5, 6, 13 |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | A, B, C, D |
| Students will identify the main issues and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the Ottoman Modernization |
1, 5, 6 |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | A, B, C, D |
| Students will understand the rise of major ideological cleavages in Turkish politics. | 1, 5 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | A, B, C, D |
| Students gain competence to employ political theory to the problems in Turkish politics and society. |
1, 2, 5 |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | A, B, C, D |
| Students will evaluate current issues in Turkish politics from an analytical point of view. |
1, 5, 7 |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7 | A, B, C, D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 |
The Sources of Turkish Civilization - The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
Silhouette of a Renaissance Reaction against Innovation – New order and its Fall Article: Cemil Oktay, 1-13. (Osmanlı Siyasi Düşüncesi’nde Çark-ı Felek Anlayışı) |
Lewis, 1-40.
Berkes, 23-50.
Berkes, 51-88. |
| 3 |
Foundations of a Secular State
The Secularism of Tanzimat Article: Şerif Mardin in Bora and Gültekingil, 42-53. (Yeni Osmanlı Düşüncesi) |
Berkes, 89-136.
Berkes, 137-200 |
| 4 |
The Constitutional Movement and the Constitution of 1876
The Reaction and Abdulhamid II Article: Cemil Oktay, 15-28. (Hum Zamiri’nin Serencamı) |
Berkes, 201-252.
Berkes, 253-324 |
| 5 |
The Meşrutiyet
Vanguard of a Nascent Bourgeoisie: The Social and Economic Policy of the Young Turks 1908-1918 Article: Yusuf Akçura - Üç Tarz-I Siyaset |
Berkes, 325-346.
Ahmad, 23-61.
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| 6 |
The Young Republic and the Kemalist One-Party State (1922-1945)
Article: Mümtaz Turhan, Garplılaşmanın Neresindeyiz? |
Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Transition to Multiparty Politics and the Democrat Party Years (1945-1960) | Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 9 | The Second Republic (1960-1971) | Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 10 | Polarization and Political Violence (1971-1980) | Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 11 | Neoliberalism and the Military Guardians (1980-1991) | Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 12 |
The 90s (1991-2002)
Article: İlker Aytürk, Post-post-Kemalizm: Yeni Bir Paradigmayı Beklerken |
Ahmad (1993), Zürcher (2004) |
| 13 | Turkey after 2002 | Zürcher (2004) |
| 14 | Review | |
| 15 | Conclusions | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
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| Additional Resources |
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Required readings and documents can be found both in the Reserve section of the library and in the bookstore. |
| Assignments | Handouts explaining the assignments will be given in class. |
| Exams | Exams will be given in class. |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | .25 |
| Presentation | 1 | .25 |
| Assignment | 1 | .50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 0 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 100 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To demonstrate the ability to specialize and expand knowledge in the fields of political science, international relations, comparative politics, Turkish politics and foreign policy. | X | |||||
| 2 | The ability to comprehend the interdisciplinary quality of the political science and international relations discipline. | X | |||||
| 3 | A command of basic research models and approaches of political science and international relations discipline and the ability to apply them in academic research and project design. | X | |||||
| 4 | Having the ability to assess and interpret the different political and societal systems in the Middle East with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | |||||
| 5 | Having a command of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods and abiding by the highest levels of academic and research ethics. | X | |||||
| 6 | The ability to present and debate an issue that requires specialization in the field of political science and international relations. The ability to discuss this issue within an intellectual framework, and the ability to express oneself in a professional and academic manner. | X | |||||
| 7 | The ability to analyze and critically evaluate basic research models, approaches and intellectual traditions in the field of political science, international relations. | X | |||||
| 8 | The ability to utilize academic writing and presentation skills to projects, dissertations and articles. | X | |||||
| 9 | Having advanced reading, writing, comprehension and speaking skills in the English language. | X | |||||
| 10 | Having the ability to apply knowledge of political science and international relations discipline to information technologies and traditional tools so as to produce sound solutions to problems. | X | |||||
| 11 | Possessing experience and social skills necessary for employment in the public and private sectors and/or being admitted to a competitive Ph.D. program. | X | |||||
| 12 | Having empathy towards diverse and differing communities, which will facilitate conducing teamwork at local as well as global platforms. | X | |||||
| 13 | Having competency of comprehending and interpreting local and global issues through information exchange with international academics and students. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Research Paper | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 8 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8 | ||