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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

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

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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
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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course
2)	Before and after Tanzimat – Second Constitutional Era
3)	The Republic (1923-1950)
4)	The Democrat Party Era
5)	Turkish Politics Between 1960-1970
6)	Turkish Politics Between 1970-1980
7)	September 12 Regime & Post-Coup Turkish Politics Özal Years (1980-1994)
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Turkish Politics Between 1990-2002
10)	2002-2014 AK Party Period
11)	2014-2024 AK Party Period
12)	Presentations
13)	Presentations
14)	Presentations

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

References:

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
1)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy.	2
2)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising.	2
3)	To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency.	2
4)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services.	2
5)	To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace.	2
6)	To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)	2
7)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field.	3
8)	To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures.	2
9)	To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies.	2
10)	To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace.	2
11)	To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)	2
12)	To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements.	2
13)	To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession.	2