POLS 331 Evolution of Political Life in TurkeyMEF ÜniversitesiAkademik Programlar Bilgisayar MühendisliğiÖğrenciler için Genel BilgiDiploma EkiErasmus Beyanı
Bilgisayar Mühendisliği
Lisans Programın Süresi: 4 Kredi Sayısı: 240 TYYÇ: 6. Düzey QF-EHEA: 1. Düzey EQF: 6. Düzey

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 Güz
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
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 Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Türkiye'deki siyasi yaşamın tarihsel arka planını anlamak
2) Türk siyasetindeki temel kavramları tanımlamak
3) Eldeki araç ve becerileri kullanarak Türk siyasetindeki güncel gelişmeleri analiz etmek
4) Ders boyunca edinilen tarihsel arka plana atıflarla Türk siyasetindeki güncel konuları tartışmak
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics N
2) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors N
3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences N
4) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts H Exam
5) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives N
6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions N
7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. N
Prepared by and Date CANSU GÜLEÇ , January 2024
Course Coordinator CANSU GÜLEÇ
Semester Güz
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Hafta Konu
1) Türk modernleşmesine ve Osmanlı mirasına kısa bir bakış
2) Çok partili siyasete geçiş 1945-1950
3) Demokrat Parti iktidarında siyaset ve toplum 1950-1960, 60'lar darbesi, Ordu ve siyaset
4) Demokrat Parti iktidarında siyaset ve toplum 1950-1960, 60'lar darbesi, Ordu ve siyaset (devam )
5) Ara sınav
6) Türkiye'de çoğulculuk ve demokrasi 1960-1980
7) 1980 darbesi ve 1982 Anayasası, ANAP ve neoliberalizm 1980'ler-90'lar
8) 7. hafta devam etti
9) Sunumlar için taslaklar
10) Siyasi Kültür, kayırmacılık ve himaye
11) Türkiye'de Siyasal İslam, Demokrasi ve Liberalizm
12) Kürt Sorunu
13) Sunumlar
14) Sunumlar
15) Final Sınavı Dönemi
16) Final sınavı dönemi
Required/Recommended ReadingsThere 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 MethodsInforming lecture using visuals, creating a welcoming environment by encouraging students for discussion and for participation
Homework and ProjectsPresentation
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseFor doing research for the presentation
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Devam 14 % 10
Ödev 3 % 15
Sunum 3 % 15
Ara Sınavlar 2 % 20
Final 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
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.

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
Ders Saati 14 2 3 70
Sunum / Seminer 3 9 27
Ara Sınavlar 2 6 2 16
Final 1 10 2 12
Total Workload 125
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5