| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the Course: Going over the Syllabus |
Discussion “Understanding Ottoman-Turkish Modernity” |
| 2) |
Ottoman Modernization and The Middle East |
William Cleveland’s and Martin Bunton’s A History of Modern Middle East. |
| 3) |
Ottoman Modernization and Tanzimat Era |
Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History's Introduction and Part I to understand the logic of periodization and early attempts of modernization. |
| 4) |
Ottoman Modernization and Abdulhamid Era - I |
Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History's Part II. |
| 5) |
Ottoman Modernization and Abdulhamid Era - II |
Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History's Part II. |
| 6) |
Approaches to Ottoman Modernization Process |
Chapter 2, 3, 4 and Conclusion of Bernard Lewis’ The Emergence of Modern Turkey.
Chapter 4, 5 and 6 of Niyazi Berkes’The Development of Secularism in Turkey.
Çağlar Keyder's Introduction, 1st and 2nd chapters of State and Classes in Turkey |
| 7) |
Ottoman Economy |
Part IV of Halil İnalcık's An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1914. Introduction and Part I (excluding the article of Peter Gran) of Huricihan İnan's (ed) The Ottoman Empire and The World Economy to conceive how the Immanuel Wallerstein's world-system approach. |
| 8) |
Midterm |
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| 9) |
1908 Revolution and The CUP |
“The Second Constitutional Period” in Erik J. Zürcher's , Turkey: A Modern History and the excerpts chosen from Aykut Kansu's 1908 Revolution.
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| 10) |
Ittihadist in Power |
The excerpts from Fuat Dündar's CUP's Policy of Muslim Settlement. |
| 11) |
Ittihadist Logic and “Minorities" |
5th and 6th chapters of The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing of Michael Mann. |
| 12) |
Economy After 1908 Revolution
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Zafer Toprak's Türkiye’de Milli İktisat 1908-1918 and 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th chapters of Korkut Boratav's Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1908-2002. |
| 13) |
Independence and the One-Party Era - I |
Erik J.Zürcher's “The Struggle for Independence” and “The Emergence of the One Party State” in Turkey: A Modern History |
| 14) |
Independence and the One-Party Era - II
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Erik J.Zürcher's “The Struggle for Independence” and “The Emergence of the One Party State” in Turkey: A Modern History |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. |
1 |
| 2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
1 |
| 3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
1 |
| 4) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes |
1 |
| 5) |
To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills |
1 |
| 6) |
To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. |
1 |
| 7) |
To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography; and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. |
1 |
| 8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
1 |
| 9) |
To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge |
1 |
| 10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
1 |
| 11) |
To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. |
1 |
| 12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
1 |