COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5207 RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET CEM ŞAHIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the sociological imagination towards the relationship between social change and religion in contemporary Turkey. The course covers sociological analysis of Islam along with its impacts on the social and cultural structure, people's worldviews, and their daily-basis life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the nature of the relationship between religion and socio-cultural structure in Turkey.
2   Learning the sociological explanation of the structure and function of religious groups in Turkey.
3   Having extensive knowledge about the causes of the change in religious thoughts in Turkey.
4   Explaining the sociological dimension of the relationship between religion and politics in Turkey.
5   Reviewing ideas on the sociological interpretation of Islam developed by traditionalist and anti-traditionalist movements in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social Structure and Culture in the Ottoman Empire
2 Historical Background of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Late Ottoman and the Early Turkish Republic Era
3 Dual Social and Political Structure Inherited from Ottoman Empire to Republic Era
4 Principal Components of Social Change in the Ataturk Era of Turkey
5 Foundations of Dynamics of Modernism and Laisizm in Terms of Ataturk's Revolutions
6 Political and Social Objectives in Turkey in the Pre-Multiparty Period
7 Social Changes in the Democratic Party Ruling Period
8 The Democratic Party Era in terms of Socio-Political and Religious Change
9 Religion and Social Change in Turkey between 1960-1971
10 Religion and Social Change in Turkey between 1971-1980
11 Religion and Social Change in Turkey between 1980-1997
12 Religion and Social Change in Turkey between 1997-2002
13 Religion and Social Change in Turkey between 2002-2016
14 Religion and Social Change in Turkey since 2016

Recomended or Required Reading

Şerif Mardin, Din ve Ideoloji, Iletişim Yay. 2019
Şerif Mardin, Türkiye, Islam ve Sekülarizm, Iletişim Yay. 2018
Şerif Mardin, Türkiye de Din ve Siyaset, Iletişim Yay. 2017
Nilüfer Göle, Islam ın Yeni Kamusal Yüzleri, Metis Ya. 2017
Nilüfer Göle, Melez Desenler, Metis Ya. 2017
Nilüfer Göle, Modern Mahrem, Metis Ya. 2019
M. Emin Köktaş, Türkiye de Dini Hayat, Işaret Yay. 1993
Elisabeth Özdalga, Islamcılığın Türkiye Seyri, Iletişim Yay., 2015

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving and Discussion Methods;
Brainstorming and Vision Development Techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of students will be determined according to examination and lecture performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetcem.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13345
LO.23345
LO.33345
LO.43345
LO.53345

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