Turkish Political Life I

Content

Objective

The analyze of Turkish Republic till the coup of 1960

Course Content

Introduction
The purge of ancient regime, The Government of TBMM, The Passage to Republic
The presidency of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
From the constitution of 1921 to the constitution of 1924
The ideological background of Kemalism
The problems within CHP
The sickness period of Atatürk the regime problem after Atatürk
The presidency of İsmet inönü
The votes of 1939 and 1943 the governments of Refik Saydam and Şükrü Saraçoğlu
The internal and external effects of Second World War
The end of unipartite system
The rise of Democrat Party
The problems during the government of Democrat Party
The end of Democrat Party

Course Learning Outcomes

To understand the political movements in the first half of 20th century
To understand legal-political background of 20th-Century Turkey.

Teaching and Learning Methods

discussion about articles, making presentations,

References

Rıdvan Akın, Türk Siyasal Tarihi 1908-2000, XII Levha Yayınları, Kemalist Devrim ve Devlet Tartışmasına Katkı, Bağlam Yayınları
Feroz Ahmad, Modern Türkiye'nin Oluşumu, Sarmal Yayınevi
Sina Akşin, Kısa Türkiye Tarihi, Türkiye'nin Önündeki Üç Model
Doğan Avcıoğlu, Türkiye'nin Düzeni C. I, II
Falih Rıfkı Atay, Çankaya
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk I, II
Cem Eroğul, Demokrat Parti Kuruluşu ve İdeolojisi
Fahir Giritlioğlu Türk Siyasi Tarihinde Cumhuriyet Halk Partisinin Mevkii
Şeref Gözübüyük, 1924 Anayasası
William Hale, Turkish Politics and The Military
Eric Zurcher, Modernleşen Türkiye'nin Tarihi, Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası

Assessment System

ECTS