| Course Name | Turkish Politics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| IREU 214 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the historical background, structure, actors, ideology and dynamics of Turkish politics. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the historical background, structure, actors, ideology and dynamics of Turkish politics. Topics to be covered include the historical background, the early republican period, the singleparty rule, transition to the multiparty period and the Democratic Party rule, the 1960 military intervention and the political context of the 1960s and 1970s. The students are expected to read the assigned material, encouraged to follow the class meetings, and actively participate in the discussions during and after the lectures. Attendance will be taken. In order to benefit most from the course, reading the course material in advance is a must. Expect occasional home-works to help you keep up with reading. In cases of emergency, the student should provide an official, university approved excuse and the approval of the academic advisor to ask for a make-up for any of the scheduled exams and presentations. A research paper might be assigned instead of a make-up exam. Each student will write his or her own research paper. Your paper should resemble a social science journal article. Accordingly, it should consist of a literature review; theory and your central hypothesis; an overview of the data you employ in the paper; a discussion of the testing of your hypothesis; a conclusion; and your references. Your double-spaced paper should be about 10 pages in length (excluding references, tables and charts- in other words I expect 10 pages of text). I expect you to use appropriate types of sources in writing this paper. The research paper must focus on a theme relevant to Turkish politics. By enrolling in the University, each student is assumed to have read the rules and regulations regarding academic dishonesty, and lack of knowledge of this policy is not an acceptable defense. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and review of syllabus + Historical background I (23-25 feb.) | • Kemal H. Karpat, "The Stages of Ottoman History: A Structural Comparative Approach", in: Karpat, Kemal H., editor, The Ottoman State and Its Place in World History (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1974), 79-98. • Feroz Ahmad, "The Ottoman Legacy", and "From Empire to Nation 1908-1923", chapters 2-3 in: The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993), 15-51. |
| 2 | Historical background I (1-3 March) | • Kemal H. Karpat, "The Stages of Ottoman History: A Structural Comparative Approach", in: Karpat, Kemal H., editor, The Ottoman State and Its Place in World History (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1974), 79-98. • Feroz Ahmad, "The Ottoman Legacy", and "From Empire to Nation 1908-1923", chapters 2-3 in: The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993), 15-51. |
| 3 | Historical background II (8-10 March) | • Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Constitutional Period, 1908-18", chap. 8 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 93-132. Suggested Reading: • Donald Quataert, "Inter-communal co-operation and conflict", and "Legacies of the Ottoman Empire", chapters 9-10 in: The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), 172-198. • Dietrich Jung, and Wolfango Piccoli, "Reform and Decline: Modernisation in the Ottoman Empire", chap. 3 in: Turkey At the Crossroads: Ottoman Legacies and a Greater Middle East (London and New York: Zed Books, 2001), 28-58. |
| 4 | Foundation of the Turkish Republic (15-17 March) | • Erik J. Zürcher, "The Struggle for Independence", and "The Emergence of the One-Party State 1923-27", chapters 9-10 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2005), 133-175. • Şerif Mardin, "Religion and Secularism in Turkey", in: Kazancıgil, Ali and Ergun Özbudun, editors, Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State, (London: C. Hurst and Co., 1997), 191-219. Suggested Reading: • İlter Turan, "Stages of Political Development in the Turkish Republic", in: Özbudun, Ergun, editor, Perspectives on Democracy in Turkey (Ankara: Turkish Political Science Association, 1988), 59-112. • Kemal Karpat, "The Establishment and Development of the Republic", in: Turkey's Politics: the Transition to Multiparty System (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1959), 32-76. |
| 5 | Single Party Period I (22-24 March) | Erik J. Zürcher, "The Kemalist One-Party State 1925-45", chap. 11 in: Turkey: A Modern History (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 176-205. Suggested Reading: • Cemil Koçak, "Siyasal Tarih 1923--1950", in: Akşin, Sina, editor, Çağdaş Türkiye 1908-1980 (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2002), 127-211. • Secularism: The Turkish Experience, by Ömer Barıştıran, University of Pennsylvania, 2004. |
| 6 | Single Party Period II (29-31 March) | • Ergun Özbudun, "The Nature of the Kemalist Political Regime", in: Kazancıgil, Ali and Ergun Özbudun, editors, Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State (London: C. Hurst and Co., 1997), 79-102. Suggested Reading: • Kemal Karpat, "The Republican People's Party, 1923-1945", in: Heper, Metin and Jacob Landau, editors, Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (London: I. B.Tauris, 1991), 42-64. • Ali Kazancıgil, "The Ottoman-Turkish State and Kemalism", in: Kazancıgil, Ali and Ergun Özbudun, editors, Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State (London: C. Hurst and Co., 1997), 37-56. |
| 7 | Midterm Examination (5-7 April) | Term paper abstracts are due |
| 8 | Transition to the MultiParty Period (12-14 April) | Erik J. Zürcher, "The Transition to Democracy, 1945-50", and "The Rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60", chap. 12 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 206-218. Suggested Reading: • Cem Eroğul, "The Establishment of Multiparty Rule: 1945-71", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 101-118. • Feroz Ahmad, "The Multi-Party Conundrum, 1945-1960", chap. 6 in: The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993), 102-120. |
| 9 | The Democratic Party Period (19-21 April) | • Erik J. Zürcher, "The Rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60", chap. 13 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 221-240. Suggested Reading: • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, "The Democratic Party, 1946-1960", in: Heper, Metin and Jacob Landau editors, Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey (New York: St. Martin Press, 1991), 119-133. • Sina Akşin, "The Democrat Party Era", chap. 29 in: Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to Present (New York: New York University Press, 2007), 253-267. • Demirkırat: Bir Demokrasinin Doğuşu, Documentary by Mehmet Ali Birand, Can Dündar and Bülent Çaplı, episode 7. |
| 10 | The 1960 Military Intervention (26-28 April) | Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Turkish Republic, 1960-80", chap. 14 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 241-250. Suggested Reading: • Cem Eroğul, "The Establishment of Multiparty Rule: 1945-71", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 118-129. • William Hale, "The Turkish Army in Politics, 1960-73", in: Finkel, Andrew and Nükhet Sirman, editors, Turkish State Turkish Society (London and New York: Routledge, 1990), 53-77. • Kemal H. Karpat, "Reflections on the Social Background of the Turkish Revolution of 1960", in: Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 172-200 |
| 11 | The Politics of the New Constitution (3-5 May) | Ergun Özbudun, "The Politics of Constitution Making", chap. 3 in: Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000), 49-71. Suggested Reading: • Karpat, Kemal H. "Political Developments in Turkey, 1950-1970", in: Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 33-70. |
| 12 | Religion and Politics in the 1970s (10-12 May) TERM PAPERS ARE DUE! | Binnaz Toprak, "The Religious Right", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 218233.İlkay Sunar and Binnaz Toprak, "Islam in Politics: The Case of Turkey", Government and Opposition 18:4 (1983), 421441. |
| 13 | The Emergence of the Left, and the Radical Nationalist Right (17-19 May) | • Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, "The Ultranationalist Right", in: Schick, C. and E. Ahmet Tonak, editors, Turkey in Transition: New Perspectives (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 177-217. • Kemal Karpat, "The Turkish Left", in: Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 337-352. Ebrary Suggested Reading: • Ahmet Samim, "The Tragedy of the Turkish Left", New Left Review I/126 (1981), 60-85. • 12 Eylül Belgeseli, episode 4. |
| 14 | Towards the 1980s (24-26 May) | • Erik J. Zürcher, "The Second Turkish Republic, 1960-80", chap. 14 in: Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edn (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), 250-277. • İlkay Sunar and Sabri Sayarı, "Democracy in Turkey: Problems and Prospects", in: O'Donnell, Guillermo and Philippe C. Schmitter, editors, Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Southern Europe (Baltimore and London: John Hopkins University Press, 1986), 165-186. Suggested Reading: • İlter Turan, "Stability versus Democracy: The Dilemmas of Turkish Politics", Dünü ve Bugünüyle Toplum ve Ekonomi 2 (1991), 31-53. • Çağlar Keyder, "The Political Economy of Turkish Democracy", New Left Review I/115 (1979), 3-44. |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | The textbook is Erik J. Zürcher's Turkey: A Modern History, 3rd edition (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2005), and it will be supplemented by a course reader. The textbook is available at the University Bookstore, and the reader will be available at the Ekonomik Copy Centre across the back entrance of the campus. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | The following list consists of books on the general history of modern Turkey, some of which are available at the University Library. • Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey (London: Oxford University Press, 1961). • Stanford J. and Ezel Kural Shaw, History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Volume 2: Reform, Revolution and Republic: The Rise of Modern Turkey, 1908–1975 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977). • Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993). • Geoffrey Lewis, Modern Turkey (London and Tonbridge: Ernest Benn, 1974). • Roderic Davison, Turkey: A Short History, 2nd edn (Huntingdon: Eothen, 1988). Niyazi Berkes, The Development of Secularism in Turkey (Montreal: McGill University Press, 1964). • Çağlar Keyder, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development (London: Verso, 1987). • Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 6 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1986). • Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 10 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1983). • Sina Akşin, editor, Türkiye Tarihi, Volumes 4–5: Çağdaş Türkiye, 1908–1980, and Bugünkü Türkiye, 1980–2003 (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 1989–2003). • Ergun Özbudun, Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000). • Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Turkish Dynamics: Bridge Across Troubled Lands (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). • Sina Akşin, Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to the Present (New York: New York University Press, 2007). • Modern Türkiye'de Siyasî Düşünce, 8 volumes (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001–2007) |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 10 | |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 40 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 35 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
