PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
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
SOC2005	Changes in Contemporary Turkish Society I	Spring Fall	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 :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course attempts to analyze Turkish society in relation to the legacy of the late Ottoman state and society. It provides a detailed analysis of selected aspects of Turkish modernization and employs these topics within the framework of Ottoman/Turkish context. The readings and class discussions will emphasize social, cultural, and economic transformations by covering a wide range of topics. We will evaluate late Ottoman and early republican periods by looking at politics, state-capital, and state-society-military relations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to:

1) Analyzing the social change in late Ottoman and early Turkish society
2) Describing the social dynamics in late Ottoman and early Turkish society
3) Evaluating the major conceptual and research issues related to late Ottoman and early Turkish society
4) Analyzing contemporary sociological contributions regarding late Ottoman and early Turkish society
5) Analyzing various explanatory models of late Ottoman and early Turkish society

Course Content

This course aims to analyze the formation of modern Turkey in relation to the legacy of the late Ottoman state and society. It examines the political and economic transformation, and the ethnic relations that shaped the late Ottoman Period. It also describes the early republican and late Ottoman periods by looking at the political conflict, state-capital, and state-society-military relations. In addition, the course evaluates prolonged controversial issues of the modern Turkey.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Notes on Syllabus and Expectations
2)	Reign of Abdülhamid II	Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History's
3)	Alternative Readings of Ottoman Modernization I	Bernard LEWIS, Conclusion of The Emergence of Modern Turkey. Niyazi BERKES, The Development of Secularism in Turkey
4)	Alternative Readings of Ottoman Modernization II	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development Korkut BORATAV, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi
5)	Ottoman Economy	Roger OWEN and Şevket PAMUK, A History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century Halil İNALCIK, An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire Huricihan İNAN (ed), The Ottoman Empire and The World Economy
6)	Course review and midterm
7)	Military, and Ottoman Modernization	William HALE, Turkish Politics and Military Carter FINDLEY, Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922 İlber ORTAYLI, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı
8)	1908 Revolution and The CUP	Aykut KANSU, 1908 Devrimi. Şükrü HANİOĞLU, ‘İttihatçılık’ in Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce: Dönemler ve Zihniyetler Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
9)	The CUP in Power	Fuat DÜNDAR, Modern Türkiye'nin Şifresi Michael MANN, The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
10)	Economy after 1908 Revolution	Zafer TOPRAK, Türkiye’de Milli İktisat 1908-1918
11)	Course review and midterm
12)	Independence and the One-Party Era	Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History Mete TUNÇAY, Türkiye'de Tek Parti Yönetiminin Kurulması
13)	The Formation of Turkish National Identity	Soner ÇAĞAPTAY, Islam, Secularism and Nationalism: Who is a Turk?
14)	Economy During the PRP Rule Homework submission	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	2	% 40
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	4	56
Homework Assignments	1	10	10
Midterms	2	4	8
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			119

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.