Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
200400505102	TURKISH POLITICAL LIFE	Compulsory	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course aims at analyzing the main social dynamics, axes of conflict, historical continuities and discontinuities, and the main problematics of Turkish politics. Using a theoretical and historical perspective, the course covers a period starting from the 19th century Ottoman Empire up until the 2000s.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Students shall - have a scientific approach for analyzing the main dynamics, processes and historical development of Turkish political life;
2	- learn to analyze Turkish political life in relation social class, identity and gender relations;
3	- get ampirical knowledge but also a historical and theoretical perspective;
4	- learn to use main concepts and issues of political science such as class, identity, gender, state, political ideologies, political parties, political regimes etc. Through the ampirical case of Turkish history.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

This course covers a period starting from the 19th century Ottoman Empire up until the 2000s. It focuses on the formation of modern political sphere and analyzes in relation with class, gender, cultural identities based power relations. It also focuses, for each sub-period, to the specific ideologies, social movements that were influential. Using a theoretical and historcial perspective of analyzes the course aims to discuss different theoretical approaches in the analysis of Turkish political life.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The Tanzimat as the Watershed of Modernization in Turkey
2	Modernization Movements of 19th century in Ottoman Empire
3	The Formation of Turkish Republic: The State and Political Structure
4	The Single-Party Period: 1923-1946
5
6	The 1945-60 Era: The Multi-Party Era
7	1945-1960 Dönemi: Çok Partili Hayat
8	1960-65 Military Government, The Transition to ?Civil Order? and The 12 March Memorandum
9	The Political Developments of 1971-1980 Era
10	The 12 September 1980 Coup D?état and the Following Political Developments
11	The Political Developments After 1990s
12	The Political Life in 2000s: AKP Era
13	The Religion-State Relations in Turkey
14	Social Movements in Turkey-Civil Society in Turkey

Recommended or Required Reading

- Erik Jan ZÜRCHER, Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006. - Çağlar KEYDER, Türkiye’de Devlet ve Sınıflar, İletişim Yay., 1993. Ferdan Ergut ve Ayşen Uysal (der.), Tarihsel Sosyoloji. Stratejiler, Sorunsallar, Paradigmalar, Dipnot Yay., 2007, Neşecan Balkan ve Sungur Savran (der.), Sürekli Kriz Politikaları: Türkiye’de Sınıf İdeoloji ve Devlet, Metis Yay., İstanbul, 2004,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	5	3	15
Final Examination	15	3	45
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	20	3	60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
LO2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
LO3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
LO4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High