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  Course Description
Course Name : Political History Of Turkey

Course Code : ILT308

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. FERHANGÜNDÜZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Analyze the historical perspective of Turkish political life.
Comment on political events during Ottoman Era.
Comment on political events during Atatürk Era.
Discuss the developments in Turkish political life between 1938-1980.
Evaluate political developments after 1980.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To familiarize students with fundamental variables of Turkish political history .

Course Contents : This course presents fundamental variables of Turkish political history since the Ottoman Empire, Imperial Edict of Gulhane, Edict of Reform, Constitutional monarchy I, Constitutional monarchy II, Party of Union and Progress, Republican People´s Party Term, Democratic Party Term, Justice Party Term, 1980 Military Coup, Motherland Party, Justice and Development Party Term.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Ottomon Empire´s Early Times literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
2 Ottoman Empire´s Rising Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
3 Ottoman Empire´s Stagnation Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
4 Ottoman Empire´s Declining Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
5 Ottoman Empire´s Downfalling Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
6 Independence War literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
7 Independence War Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
8 Midterm Examination/Assessment
9 Ataturk´s Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
10 Ismet Inonu Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
11 Democrat Party Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
12 1961 Military Coup literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
13 Military Memorandum of 1971 and 70´s. literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
14 1982 Military Coup and Turgut Ozal Era literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
15 1990´s and 2000´s literature, reading Soru-Cevap tartışma gösteri Grup Çalışması
16/17 Final Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye´de Çağdaşlaşma, İstanbul, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2012
 Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye´nin Doğuşu, İstanbul, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2004
 Şerif Mardin, Türk Modernleşmesi, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları, 2008
 Niyazi Berkes, Atatürk ve Devrimler, İstanbul, Adam Yayınları, 1993
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 75
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 25
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. 0
2 Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. 0
3 Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. 0
4 Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 0
5 Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 5
6 Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. 5
7 Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 5
8 From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 5
9 As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. 5
10 Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. 3
11 Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. 0
12 While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. 0
13 Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, 0
14 Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. 5
15 Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. 0
16 Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. 0
17 Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 5
18 Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) 0
19 Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work 5
20 Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 100
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4
ECTS Credit: 4