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
FDB-23-163	MODERNLEŞME VE DİN	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To help students comprehend and be knowledgeable about the debates on the manifestations of the relationship between religion and society in Modern Turkey

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Mahmut CENGİZ

Learning Outcomes

1	Osmanlı Devleti’nden modern cumhuriyete geçişteki değişimi öğrenir
2	Modern cumhuriyetin dine bakıştaki temel felsefesini kavrar
3	Resmi ve gayri resmi dinî örgütlenme konusunda bilgi sahibi olur
4	Elit kesimin dine bakışını kavrar
5	Dinin kendi konumunu korumak için geliştirdiği stratejiyi öğrenir
6	Students will learn the processes of change from the Ottoman society to the Modern Turkish society
7	Students comprehend the fundamental perspective of Modern republic of religion
8	Students will be knowledgeable about official and unofficial organization of religion
9	Students will learn the debates about the perspective of the Turkish elite on religion
10	Students will learn the strategies developed by religion to protect itself
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Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Social change from Ottomans to modern Turkey and its effects to Islam
2	The approach to secularization in modern Turkey
3	Construction new Religious Governmental Organization of modern Turkey
4	Re-arrangement of religious education
5	Relationship between religion and politics I
6	Relationship between religion and politics II
7	The intellectuals and religion in modern Turkey I
8	The intellectuals and religion in modern Turkey II
9	Religious groups and society I
10	Religious groups and society II
11	Some aspects of religious life I
12	Some aspects of religious life II
13	Popular culture and religion
14	Conclusion remarks
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Recommended or Required Reading

Ş. Mardin, Modern Türkiye’de Din ve Toplumsal Değişim, İsyanbul, 1990. Ş. Mardin, Türkiye’de Din ve Siyaset, İstanbul, 2002. Yümni Sezen, Türk Toplumunun Laiklik Anlayışı, İstanbul, 1993 M. Emin Köktaş, Türkiye’de Dini Hayat, İstanbul, 1993. M. Emin Köktaş, Din ve Siyaset, Ankara, 1997 Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, Ankara, 1998

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		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	4	4	16
Attending Lectures	3	3	9
Criticising Paper	9	9	81
Self Study	8	10	80
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			191

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