Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Business Administration | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 331 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Evolution of Political Life in Turkey | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Evolution of Political Life in Turkey | ||||
| Language of Instruction | |||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 125 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | none | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Not only to learn the necessary background information for evaluating current developments concerning Turkish politics, but also to learn the skills in order to better assess the developments related to Turkish politics. | ||||
| Course Description | The main objective of the course is to enable students to understand and analyze better the current political developments in Turkey. In order to achieve that goal, this course aims to familiarize the students with the history of political institutions and processes starting from 1945 until the current Turkish Republic and also provide them the necessary theoretical and analytical tools for assessing the political developments. Furthermore, the course aims to cover and enable students to discuss some of the current issues in Turkish politics in an environment that is encouraging them to talk and freely express their opinion. The topics include: ‘multi-party period, democracy trials’ (1945-1950), ‘populism and DP era’ (1950-1960), ‘army in politics’ (1960-1971-1980 coups), ‘party politics during ISI’ (60-80), ‘identity politics’, ‘Turkish-Islamic synthesis’ (80 onwards), ‘elections and political parties’, ‘2002 elections and the rule of AKP government’, ‘political Islam’, and ‘Kurdish Question’. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Dersin amacı Türkiye’de yaşanmakta olan politik gelişmeleri daha iyi analiz edebilmek ve anlayabilmektir. Bunu yapabilmek için ders, öğrencileri 1945’ten günümüze tarihi bir yolculuğa çıkarmayı ve bu yolculuk boyunca günümüzdeki gelişmeleri analiz edebilecekleri teorik ve analitik süzgeçleri/kavramları onlara tanıtmayı hedefler. Günümüzün politik sorunlarına da değinilen derste öncelik öğrencinin tartışmada, konuşmada, duygu düşüncelerini ifade etmede özgür bir ortama sahip olmasını sağlamaktır. Dersin içerdiği konular şu şekildedir: ‘çok partili dönem, demokrasi denemeleri (1945-50)’, ‘Demokrat parti ve populism (1950-1960)’, ‘ordu ve politika (1960-1971-1980 darbeleri)’, ’1960-1980 arası parti politikaları ve ekonomi’, ‘kimlik politikaları’, ‘Türk-İslam sentezi (80 sonrası)’, ‘seçimler ve politik partiler’, ‘2002 seçimleri ve AKP hükümeti’, ‘politik İslam’ ve ‘Kürt Sorunu’. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understand the historical background of political life in Turkey 2) identify key concepts in Turkish politics 3) analyze current developments in Turkish politics by using the tools and skills at hand 4) discuss the contemporary issues in Turkish politics with references to the historical background gained through out the course |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences | ||||
| 2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors | ||||
| 3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects | ||||
| 4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability | ||||
| 5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility | ||||
| 6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues | ||||
| 7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions | ||||
| 8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting | ||||
| 9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making | ||||
| 10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills | ||||
| 11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences | N | |
| 2) | Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors | N | |
| 3) | Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects | N | |
| 4) | Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability | N | |
| 5) | Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility | N | |
| 6) | Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues | N | |
| 7) | Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions | N | |
| 8) | Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting | N | |
| 9) | Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making | N | |
| 10) | Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills | N | |
| 11) | Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy | N |
| Prepared by and Date | CANSU GÜLEÇ , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | A brief overview of Turkish modernization and Ottoman Legacy |
| 2) | Transition to multi-party politics 1945-1950 |
| 3) | Politics and society under the rule of Democrat party 1950-1960, 60’coup, Army and politics |
| 4) | Politics and society under the rule of Democrat party 1950-1960, 60’coup, Army and politics continued |
| 5) | Midterm |
| 6) | Pluralism and democracy in Turkey 1960-1980 |
| 7) | 1980 coup and 1982 Constitution, ANAP and neoliberalism 1980s-90s |
| 8) | Week 7 continued |
| 9) | Draft meetings for presentations |
| 10) | Political Culture, clientelism and patronage |
| 11) | Political Islam, democracy and liberalism in Turkey |
| 12) | Kurdish Question |
| 13) | Presentations |
| 14) | Presentations |
| 15) | Final Exam Period |
| 16) | Final exam period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | There is no textbook for this course but a fine selection of readings that are available at the copy center. Required readings for this course are as follows: Yılmaz, H. (1997). Democratization from above in response to the international context: Turkey, 1945-1950. New Perspectives On Turkey, (17), 1-37. Mango, A. (2004). “The High Cost of Free Elections-1945-1960”, The Turks Today. London: John Murray Publishers, 39-57. Zürcher, E. (2005). “The Rule of the Democratic Party.” Turkey: A Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris, 224-229. Zürcher, E. (2003). “The Second Turkish Republic 1960-1980.” Turkey: A Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris, 241-248. Demirel, T. (2005). Lessons of Military Regimes and Democracy: The Turkish Case in a Comparative Perspective, Armed Forces and Society, 31 (2), 245-271 Gursoy, Y. (2012). The changing role of the military in Turkish politics: democratization through coup plots? Democratization, 19 (4), 735-760. Ahmad, F. (1993). The Making of Modern Turkey. London and New York: Routledge, 121- 212. Aral, B. (2001). Dispensing with Tradition? Turkish Politics and International Society during the Özal Decade, 1983-93, Middle Eastern Studies, 37 (1), 72-88. Altunışık, M. B. (2005). Politics in the Turkish Republic. Turkey, Challenges of Continuity and Change. New York: Routledge, 45-56. Bali, R.N. (2009). “Serbest Piyasa Dönemi”, Tarz-I Hayat’tan Life Style’a, İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul, 27-35, 50-56 Sayari, S. (2014). Interdisciplinary Approaches to Political Clientelism and Patronage in Turkey. Turkish Studies, 16p. doi:10.1080/14683849.2014.985809 White, J. B. (2008). “Islam and Politics in Contemporary Turkey.” In The Cambridge History of Turkey: Turkey in the Modern World, edited by R. Kasaba. New York: Cambridge University Press, 363-380. Tuğal, C. (2002). Islamism in Turkey: beyond instrument and meaning. Economy and Society, 31 (1), 85–111. Taşkın, Y. (2013). Hegemonizing Conservative Democracy and the Problems of Democratization in Turkey: Conservatism Without Democrats? Turkish Studies, 14 (2), 292-310, DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2013.802905 Bozarslan, H. (2008). “Kurds and the Turkish State.” In The Cambridge History of Turkey: Turkey in the Modern World, edited by R. Kasaba. New York: Cambridge University Press, 333-356. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Informing lecture using visuals, creating a welcoming environment by encouraging students for discussion and for participation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Presentation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | For doing research for the presentation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
gulecc@mef.edu.tr : (212) 395 3610 Attendance is not required. It is students’ responsibility to be present in class during the quizzes, in-class assignments and presentations. Students should notify the instructor beforehand under any circumstances leading for late submissions or missing the presentation dates. It is required that students do not miss the exams. In case of illness, a valid medical excuse has to be submitted within one week of absence. During quizzes, presentations and exams any use of cellular phones or any other technological device is considered cheating. Students who are involved in such actions will be subjected to disciplinary action. For the exams, students will be responsible for materials covered in the lectures and the readings. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 | |||
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||