COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF THE LATE OTTOMAN AND REPUBLICAN TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 6113 INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF THE LATE OTTOMAN AND REPUBLICAN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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

1   Acquire advanced knowledge on the assumptions and ideas of key intellectual figures in Ottoman-Turkish political thought since the late 19th century until the mid-20th cc
2   Compare and contrast different approaches to political issues in the period for discussion, in order to identify the contested nature of politics and develop a critical outlook
3   Identify the social and political contexts which shaped intellectual currents and individual intellectuals in the period for discussion
4   Deliver elaborate and well articulated presentations of academic material to demonstrate a proficiency in presentation skills
5   Write a well-designed academic paper to demonstrate a proficiency in academic writing skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intellectual currents in Ottoman modernization
2 Ottomanism
3 Positivism
4 Liberalism
5 Islamism
6 Turkism
7 Left nationalism
8 Ulku magazine
9 Humanists
10 Conservative modernism
11 Paper presentations
12 Paper presentations
13 Paper presentations
14 Overview

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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparing assignments 1 80 80
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 205

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55