Atatürk’s Principles and Turkish Revolution I(TAR101)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR101 | Atatürk’s Principles and Turkish Revolution I | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Rıdvan AKIN rakin@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Fatma Gül KARAGÖZ fgkaragoz@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective |
To give a full detailed perspective on the political history of Turkish Republic and Atatürk’s Revolutions within the context of twentieth century politics. First semester: From Young Turk revolution down to end of Kemal Atatürk’s era. |
| Content |
1. The declaration of "Liberty" and the re-opening of parliament 2. The governments of Second Constitutional Monarchy 3. The First World War and the Fall of Ottoman Empire 4. The period of Armistice 5. Foundation of Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) 6. The Govenment of TGNA (TBMM) 7. The constitutional system in Turkish War of Independence 8. Midterms 9. Internal security problems 10. Establishment and administration of National Army 11. Turkish War of Independence 12. Peace of Lausanne 13. The purge of "Ancient Regime" 14. Political life in Single-Party Republic and the death of Atatürk |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The student understands the political atmosphere in which the founding fathers of the Republic of Turkey were raised. The student understands the background of Turkish War of Independence and the political regime in this period. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course is lectured with the presentation historical visual materials. The students are expected to be able to complete the course content with the references. |
| References |
Rıdvan Akın, Türk Siyasal Tarihi, 1908-2000, İstanbul, 2010. Sina Akşin, Kısa Türkiye Tarihi, İstanbul, İş kültür yayınları, 2008. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | The declaration of "Liberty" and the re-opening of parliament |
| 2 | The governments of Second Constitutional Monarchy |
| 3 | The First World War and the Fall of Ottoman Empire |
| 4 | The period of Armistice |
| 5 | Foundation of Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) |
| 6 | The Govenment of TGNA (TBMM) |
| 7 | The constitutional system in Turkish War of Independence |
| 8 | Midterm |
| 9 | The problems of internal security |
| 10 | Establishment and administration of National Army |
| 11 | Turkish War of Independence |
| 12 | Peace of Lausanne |
| 13 | The purge of "Ancient Regime" |
| 14 | Political life in Single-Party Republic and the death of Atatürk |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload | 56 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 2.24 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 2 | ||