COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI ŞEVKET OVALI

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The course aims to study the major intellectual currents and figures in the Ottoman Empire since the late nineteenth century, and in Early Republican Turkey. Various intellectual currents that emerged in the late Ottoman Empire (Ottomanism, Turkism, positivism, Islamism, liberalism etc.), intellectual breaks and continuities with the past in Republican Turkey, recurrent and controversial themes, and intellectual transfers from the West will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Full list to be announced later.
MARDIN, Ş. (1962), The Genesis of the Young Ottoman Thought, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Niyazi Berkes, The Development of Secularism in Turkey, Montreal: McGill University, 1960.
Turkish Nationalism and Western Civilization: Selected Essays of Ziya Gökalp, ed. and trans. Niyazi Berkes.New York: Columbia University Press, 1959.
Bora, Tanıl, Türk Sağının Üç Hali, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları, 2014.
Modern Türkiye de Siyasi Düşünce-1.Cilt: Cumhuriyete Devreden Düşünce Mirası-Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyetin Birikimi, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
Ülken, Hilmi Ziya (2005) Türkiye de Çağdaş Düşünce Tarihi. Istanbul: Ülken Yayınları.
TÜRKEŞ, M. (2001), A Patriotic Leftist Development-Strategy Proposal in Turkey in the 1930s: The Case of the Kadro (Cadre) Movement , International Journal of Middle East Studies, 33, pp. 91-114.
Hanioğlu, M. Şükrü (1981). Bir siyasal düşünür olarak Doktor Abdullah Cevdet ve dönemi. Istanbul: Üçdal Neşriyat.
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, class discussions, student presentations, assignments

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students are expected to
1. Explain the basic concepts, assumptions and ideas of political thinkers discussed in class in a clear and consistent manner.
2. Compare and contrast different currents and thinkers.
3. Describe the social and political context in which a thinker lived and how this is reflected in his theory.
4. Present and discuss learning material in an elaborate and well organized manner.
5. Submit a well-designed research paper.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Course Policies
1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. Students must read the learning material and participate in the discussions.
4. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise they will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced later

Office Hours

To be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes