Turkish Political Life(RI207)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI207 | Turkish Political Life | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ali Faik DEMİR fdemir@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The objective of this course is to study Turkish politics since the founding of the Republic until today, around the events and important actors. The structural change in the political sphere in Turkey is also analyzed in a chronological order of the turning points in the country. |
| Content | (Subject Headings) |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
- The student will know important actors of Turkish political life. - The student will know the important events and turning points of Turkish political life. - The student will be able to evaluate the events and the political issues in their context. - The student will sensitize itself to understand the current political events. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Theoretical course |
| References |
-Erik Jan Zürcher, Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, Çev. Yasemin Saner Gönen, 21. Baskı, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2007. -Feroz Ahmad, Modern Türkiye’nin Oluşumu, Çev. Yavuz Alagon, İstanbul: Sarmal Yayınları, 1995. - Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, 5. Baskı, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu, 1993. - Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), Çev. Ahmet Fethi, İstanbul: Hil Yayın, 1994. - Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye’nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1950’den Günümüze), 3. Baskı. Ankara: İmge, 2004. - Emre Kongar, 21. Yüzyılda Türkiye, 8. Baskı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1998. - Ali Bayramoğlu, “Asker ve Siyaset,” Bir Zümre Bir Parti: Türkiye’de Ordu, der. Ahmet İnsel ve Ali Bayramoğlu, İstanbul, Birikim, 2004, ss. 59-118. - Kemal Kirişçi ve Gareth M. Winrow, Kürt Sorunu: Kökeni ve Gelişimi, İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt yayınları, 1997, ss. 92-211. Documentaries - Demirkırat Belgeseli, Haz. Bülent Çaplı ve Can Dündar, 10 Bölüm, 1991. - 12 Mart. İhtilalin Pençesinde Demokrasi Belgeseli, Haz. Bülent Çaplı ve Can Dündar, 10 Bölüm, 1994. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge and presentation of the course and program |
| 2 | Government of the Union and Progress, the collapse of the Empire and the birth of the Republic |
| 3 | Unique party government |
| 4 | Transition to the multiparty system and the government of the Democratic Party |
| 5 | “Coup d’état” of May 27 1960 |
| 6 | The years after 1960 and 1971 |
| 7 | Political events between 1971 and 1980 |
| 8 | MIDTERM |
| 9 | “Coup d’état” of September 12 1980 |
| 10 | Political life of the years 90 |
| 11 | The events of February 28 |
| 12 | Intervention of a speaker |
| 13 | Democracy in Turkey |
| 14 | Turkish political life in the early 21st century |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 100 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system | X | ||||
| 2 | To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations | X | ||||
| 3 | Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée | X | ||||
| 4 | To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region | X | ||||
| 5 | In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner | X | ||||
| 6 | To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system | |||||
| 7 | To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector | |||||
| 8 | Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs | X | ||||
| 9 | To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level | X | ||||
| 10 | To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload | 82 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3.28 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||