Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| 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 335 | ||||
| Course Title in English | History of Political Parties in Turkey I | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | History of Political Parties in Turkey I | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Select | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 136 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 | To understand the impact and the legacy of political parties in pre-1980 Turkey on the political system, state-society relations, and ideological reproduction. | ||||
| Course Description | This course aims to trace the trajectory of party politics in Turkey from the late Ottoman period to the 1980 coup. It will examine the origins, social bases, ideologies, and organizational structures of the major political parties in pre-1980 Turkey and will also discuss the particular linkages Turkish political parties in that period established with their voters. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Ders, geç Osmanlı döneminden 1980 darbesine kadar olan süreçte Türkiye’de parti siyasetinin izini sürmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Siyasi partilerin kökenlerini, sosyal tabanlarını, ideolojilerini, ve kurumsal yapılarını inceleyerek 1980 öncesi siyasi partilerin seçmenleri ile ne tür ilişkiler kurduklarını analiz edecektır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) understand theoretical approaches to political parties and party systems 2) comprehend the origins of political parties in Turkey by examining the Ottoman legacy on party politics 3) examine whether political parties in pre-1980 Turkey originated out of power struggles among the established elites or had been rooted in the broader socio-economic cleavages 4) understand the ideological differences and affinities between major political parties in pre-1980 Turkey. 5) analyze the organizational structures of political parties and party-voter linkages. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | H | Exam |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | H | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | H | Participation |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | H | Exam |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | S | Participation |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | S | Participation |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | Participation |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | H | Exam |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | H | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | BEGÜM UZUN TAŞKIN , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BEGÜM UZUN TAŞKIN |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. BEGÜM UZUN TAŞKIN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction: Why do political parties matter in Turkey? |
| 2) | Where do political parties come from and how do they function? |
| 3) | Classification of Political Parties and Party Systems |
| 4) | Political and Social Origins of Political Parties in Modern Turkey: The Ottoman Legacy |
| 5) | Early Republican Period: The Formation of the Single-Party Regime |
| 6) | Late Republican Period: The Ideology of the Republican People’s Party and the Emerging Opposition |
| 7) | Transition to Multi-party Democracy: The Democrat Party and Its Legacy on Party Politics |
| 8) | Midterm exam |
| 9) | Political Parties in the 1960s: The Impact of the 1960 Coup and Rapid Modernization on Party Politics |
| 10) | Political Parties in the 1960s: New Actors on the Right and the Left, the Justice Party and the Labor Party of Turkey |
| 11) | Political Parties in the 1970s: Deepening Social and Ideological Cleavages and Party Politics |
| 12) | Political Parties in the 1970s: Fragmentation and Polarization in the Party System |
| 13) | Party Institutionalization and Intra-party Politics in Turkey |
| 14) | Political Party-Voter Linkages: Patronage and Populism |
| 15) | Final examination period |
| 16) | Final examination period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Duverger, Maurice. 1954. Political Parties: Their Organization and Activity in the Modern State. New York: Wiley. (selected pages) Lipset, Seymour M., and Stein Rokkan. 1967. “Cleavage Structures, Party Systems, and Voter Alignments: An Introduction.” In Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross- National Perspectives, edited by Seymour M. Lipset and Stein Rokkan, 1–64. New York: The Free Press. Sartori, Giovanni. 1976. Parties and Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. (selected pages) Michels, Robert. (1911) 1962. Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy. New York: The Free Press. (selected pages) Mardin, Şerif. 1973. “Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?” Daedalus 102 (1): 169–90. Heper, Metin. 2000. “The Ottoman Legacy and Turkish Politics.” Journal of International Affairs 54 (1): 63–82. Ahmad, Feroz. 2010. The Young Turks : the Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish politics, 1908-1914. New York : Columbia University Press. (pp.42-50, 82-108, 141-156). Karpat, Kemal. 1991. “The Republican People’s Party, 1923-1945”. In Metin Heper and Jacob M. Landau (eds) Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (pp. 42-64). London:I. B. Tauris. Zürcher, Erik Jan. 1991. Political opposition in the early Turkish Republic : the progressive Republican Party, 1924-1925. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill. Parla, Taha. 1995. Türkiye'de Siyasal Kültürün Resmi Kaynakları Cilt 3: Kemalist Tek-Parti İdeolojisi ve CHP'nin Altı Ok'u. Istanbul:İletişim Yayınları. (selected pages) Weiker, Walter F. 1973. Political Tutelage and Democracy in Turkey: The Free Party and Its Aftermath. Leiden: E.J. Brill. (selected pages) Ülman, A.H. and F. Tachau (1965). “Turkish Politics: The Attempt to Reconcile Rapid Modernization with Democracy”. Middle East Journal 19(2):153-168. Szyliowicz, J.S. (1962). “The Political Dynamics of Rural Turkey”. Middle East Journal 16(4): 430-442. Sunar, Ilkay. 1990. “Populism and Patronage: The Demokrat Party and Its Legacy in Turkey”. Il Politico, Vol. 55, No. 4 (156), pp. 745-757. Karpat, K.H. (1970). “The Military and Politics in Turkey, 1960-64: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of a Revolution”. The American Historical review 75( 6): 1654-1683. Özbudun, Ergun. 1976. Social Change and Political Participation in Turkey. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, pp. 183-213. Sherwood, W.B. (1967). “The Rise of the Justice Party in Turkey”. World Politics 20(1), pp.54-65. Levi, Avner. 1991. “The Justice Party, 1961-1980”. In In Metin Heper and Jacob M. Landau (eds) Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (pp. 134-151). London:I. B. Tauris. Doğan, Erkan. 2010. “Parliamentary Experience of the Turkish Labor Party: 1965–1969”. Turkish Studies 11(3): 313-328. Özbudun E. and F. Tachau (1975). “Social Change and Electoral Behavior in Turkey: Toward a ‘Critical Realignment’?”. International Journal of Middle East Studies 6(4):460-480. Sayarı, Sabri. 1978. “The Turkish Party System in Transition.” Government and Opposition 13: 39–57. Toprak, Binnaz. 1984. “Politicisation of Islam in a Secular State: The National Salvation Party in Turkey”. In Said Amir Arjomand (ed) From Nationalism to Revolutionary Islam (pp.119-133). Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press. Landau, Jacob M. 1982. “The Nationalist Action Party in Turkey”. Journal of Contemporary History 17(4):587-606. Bora, Tanıl. 2017. “Ortanın Solu, Sosyal Demokrasi ve CHP”. In Tanıl Bora Cereyanlar (pp.574-587). İstanbul:İletişim Yayınları. Sayarı, Sabri. 1976. “Aspects of Party Organization in Turkey.” Middle East Journal 30: 87–99. Demirkol, Özhan. 2018. “Factional Conflicts and Party Splits in Turkey”. In Sabri Sayarı, Pelin Ayan Musil, and Özhan Demirkol (eds) Party Politics in Turkey: A Comparative Perspective (pp.101-115). London:Routledge. Toprak, Zafer. 2013. Türkiye’de Populizm, 1908-1923. Istanbul:Dogan Kitap. (selected pages). Güneş-Ayata, Ayşe. 1994. “Roots and Trends of Clientelism in Turkey”. In Luis Roniger & Ayşe Güneş-Ayata (eds) Democracy, clientelism, and civil society (pp.49-63). Boulder, Colo. : L. Rienner Publishers. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped Classroom methods such as pre-class videos, group discussions, and presentations. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
taskinbe@mef.edu.tr Attendance and active participation are required. There would be no late presentations and make up exams unless medical report provided. MEF university values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the code of student conduct and disciplinary procedures. |
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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 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 136 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||