MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
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:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
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. In view of the current trend toward growing authoritarianism in Turkish political life, the issue of democracy becomes even more important than in previous years. The course will begin with an overview of Turkish politics during the past sixty years. We will then discuss several major analytical approaches that are used in explaining the problems of democracy. This will be followed by an examination of the key political institutions and processes. In the last part, we will examine a number of major issues in contemporary Turkish politics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Overview major attempts at modernization in the Ottoman Empire beginning in late 18th century.
II. Highlight the basic reasons for the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire.
III. Identify major political structures, institutions, actors, and ideologies in the Turkish Republic.
IV. Identify the basic dynamics of transition from single party to multi–party politics in Republican Turkey.
V. Identify continuities and ruptures between Ottoman and Republican Turkey.
VI. Summarize major analytical approaches to the study of politics in Turkey.
VII. Highlight major factors that contributed to the failure of democratic consolidation in Turkey.

Course Content

Democracy: definitional issues; Single and multidimensional conceptions of democracy; Types of dictatorships; Theories of democratization; Globalization, Competitive Authoritarianism, Authoritarian Populism

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course
2)	Tanzimat and the Second Constitutional Period
3)	The Republic (1923-1950)
4)	The DP era
5)	Turkish politics (1960-1980)
6)	The 12th September Regime
7)	WRAP UP & Q/A
8)	Fragmented politics (1989-2002)
9)	The AKP era
10)	Presentations
11)	Presentations
12)	Presentations
13)	Presentations
14)	WRAP UP & Q/A

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Zürcher, Erik Jan. 2004. Turkey: A Modern History, Revised 3rd Edition, London – New York: I.B. Tauris.
Ahmad, Feroz. 1977. The Turkish Experiment in Democracy, 1950-1975, Boulder: Westview Press.
Ahmad, Feroz. 1993. The Making of Modern Turkey, London and New York: Routledge.
Kasaba, Reşat (ed.), 2008. The Cambridge History of Turkey Volume 4: Turkey in the Modern World, New York: Cambridge University Press.
Sayarı, Sabri and Esmer, Yılmaz (eds.). 2002. Politics, Parties and Elections in Turkey, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Arat, Yeşim and Pamuk, Şevket. 2019. Turkey Between Democracy and Authoritarianism, New York: Cambridge University Press. Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way (2006) ‘Linkage versus Leverage: Rethinking the International Dimension of Regime Change’, Comparative Politics 38(4), pp. 379-400.
Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way (2002) ‘Elections Without Democracy: The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism’, Journal of Democracy 13(2), pp. 51-65.
Cas Mudde and C. R. Kaltwasser (2017) Populism: A Very Short Introduction New York: OUP
Jan-Werner Müller (2016) What Is Populism? Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

References:

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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	Workload
Course Hours	10	30
Study Hours Out of Class	14	116.5
Presentations / Seminar	1	0.5
Midterms	1	1.5
Final	1	1.5
Total Workload		150

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)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.	3
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.	4
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.	5
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.	3
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.	4
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.	4
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.	3
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.	5
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.	4
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.	5
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.	4