COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MILITARY COUPS IN TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4047 MILITARY COUPS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM TÜTÜNCÜ

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The main interest of this course is outcomes of the military coups in the recent history of Turkey

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The political and military heritage of the Ottomans
2   The relationships between the government and military in the Ottomans and Turkey
3   The reasons of the military coups in the Republican Era
4   The outcomes of the military coups in the Republican Era
5   The effect of military on the current Turkish political life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The government and military in the Ottomans The structure, organization of the military
2 The Constitutions in the Ottomans Sened-i Ittifak, Islahat, I.Meşrutiyet and II. Meşrutiyet
3 The Bab-I Ali incursion 23th January 1913 Its outcomes
4 The government and military in the first years of the Republican Era The structure and organization of the military
5 The election in the multi-party period Its outcomes
6 The Democrat Party and 1950s Democrat Party and military
7 Term examination
8 The Coup of 27th May 1960 The reasons and outcomes
9 The Internal Memo of 12th March 1971 The reasons and outcomes
10 The Decisions of 24th January 1980 The reasons and outcomes
11 The Coup of 12th September 1980 The reasons and outcomes
12 The Postmodern Coup of 28th February 1997 The reasons and outcomes
13 The e-Internal Memo of 27th April 2007 The reasons and outcomes
14 General evaluation The reasons and outcomes

Recomended or Required Reading

Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, YKY, Istanbul, 2011.
Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), Hil yay., Istanbul, 1996.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim yay., c. 1-15.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1839-1950, Imge yay., Ankara, 1995.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1950-1995, Imge yay., Ankara, 1996.
Kemal Karpat, Türk Demokrasi Tarihi, Afa yay., Istanbul, 1996.
Modern Türkiye de Siyasi Düşüncenin Oluşumu, Iletişim yay., Istanbul.
Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Türkiye de Siyasi Partiler 1859-1950, Istanbul, 1952.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
1. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1455
LO.2455
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5455