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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
POL3352 Issues and Problems in Turkish Politics Spring
3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. SİNEM ERAY
Course Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. SİNEM ERAY
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to enable the students to better understand and analyze politics in Turkey. A major theme of the course concerns the problems that Turkey has faced in consolidating its democracy. The course will begin with an overview of Turkish politics during the 100 years. The reflections of the modernization efforts that started from the Ottoman Empire to today's Republic of Turkey will be examined.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to;

Understand modernization since the 18th century Ottoman Empire.
Explain the fundamental reasons for the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Describe the main political structures, institutions, actors and ideologies in the Republic of Turkey.
Describe the basic dynamics of the transition from single-party to multi-party politics in the Republican Era of Turkey.
Describe the continuities and ruptures between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey.
Understand the main analytical approaches to the study of politics in Turkey.

Course Content

The political crises and problems experienced until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire along with the modernization efforts. The resistance of the authoritarian structure of the Ottoman Empire to modernization and the moves of the Ottoman Empire during the collapse process. The 100th anniversary of the Republic, the achievements of the Republic and the chronic problems of the Republic of Turkey since the Ottoman period.
Teaching methods of the course are Lecture, Group Work, Reading, Discussion and Project Preparation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Course
2) Before and after Tanzimat – Second Constitutional Era The Ottoman Empire at the Beginning of Tanzimat Reform – Jakub Mazanec The Evolution of The Turkish Political System and The Chancing Meaning of Modernity, Secularism and Islam (1876-1945) – Kemal Karpat
3) The Republic (1923-1950) The Evolution of The Turkish Political System and The Chancing Meaning of Modernity, Secularism and Islam (1876-1945) – Kemal Karpat The First Half- Century -Walter F. Weiker
4) The Democrat Party Era Political Developments in Turkey, 1950-70 – Kemal Karpat Democratic Transitions, Breakdowns, and Restorations in Comparative Perspective , Ergün Özbudun
5) Turkish Politics Between 1960-1970 Turkish Foreign Policy and Economic Policy Between 1950-1975 The Military Politics, Ergün Özbudun
6) Turkish Politics Between 1970-1980 Turkish Foreign Policy and Economic Policy Between 1950-1975 The Military Politics, Ergün Özbudun
7) September 12 Regime & Post-Coup Turkish Politics Özal Years (1980-1994) The Military Politics, Ergün Özbudun Dispending with Tradition? Turkish Politics and International Society during the Özal Decade, 1983-93, Berdal Aral
8) Midterm Exam
9) Turkish Politics Between 1990-2002 Zucconi, M. (2020). Turkey’s Polarized Politics in the 1990s. In: EU Influence Beyond Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25560-2_2
10) 2002-2014 AK Party Period Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party Mesut Özcan The Evolution of Turkey's Foreign Policy under the AK Party Government , Joerg Baudner Transformation of Foreign Policy in the AKP Era: Realpolitik Codes versus Instrumental Soft-Power (Ebru Canan-Sokullu
11) 2014-2024 AK Party Period Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party Mesut Özcan The Evolution of Turkey's Foreign Policy under the AK Party Government , Joerg Baudner Transformation of Foreign Policy in the AKP Era: Realpolitik Codes versus Instrumental Soft-Power (Ebru Canan-Sokullu
12) Presentations Each student will study and present an event/case that has left its mark on Turkish Political Life.
13) Presentations Each student will study and present an event/case that has left its mark on Turkish Political Life.
14) Presentations Each student will study and present an event/case that has left its mark on Turkish Political Life.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: The Ottoman Empire At The Beginning Of Tanzimat Reform – Jakub Mazanec
Kemal Karpat, Studies On Turkish Politics And Society
The Modernization of Turkey; From Ataturk to the Present Day, Weiker, Walter
Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges To Democratic Consolidation, Ergun Özbudun
Insight Turkey - Vol. 16, No. 3, Turkey's Foreign Polıcy Options EU Anchor, Alliance of Civilizations, Arab World (Summer 2014)
Turkey in Transition: Politics, Society and Foreign Policy, Ebru Canan Sokullu (Volume Editor)
Zürcher, Erik Jan. 2004. Turkey: A Modern History, Revised 3rd Edition, London – New York: I.B. Tauris.Değilor
Zucconi, M. (2020). Turkey’s Polarized Politics in the 1990s. In: EU Influence Beyond Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25560-2_2
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 6 84
Presentations / Seminar 1 3 3
Project 1 6 6
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
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2) To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management
3) To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising
4) To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising
5) To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field.
6) To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective
7) To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising
8) To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising