COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN CLASSICAL TURKISH INTELLECTUALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5209 RELIGION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN CLASSICAL TURKISH INTELLECTUALS 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

This course deals with the approaches of prominent Turkish intellectuals, from the Tanzimat Period to the Republican Era, to the topics related to religion and society in Turkey such as Ahmet Cevdet Paşa, Ziya Gökalp, Prens Sabahattin, Sait Halim Paşa, Ahmet Rıza Bey and Mehmet Izzet. It examines periods and mentality patterns, sources of intellectual inspiration, and political and intellectual debates from different aspects through the portraits of prominent intellectuals who have focused on social and religious issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the development of the history of Turkish Thought in the late Ottoman and early Republic period.
2   Explains deeply the intellectual movements in the Second Constitutional Monarchy Period.
3   Evaluates the different approaches of Turkish thinkers on religion and society.
4   Learns how Turkish intellectuals' views on religious life are shaped by the dynamics of Turkish socio-cultural life and influences from the West.
5   Interprets how the conceptual / theoretical frameworks of our thinkers affect and shape the Turkish socio-cultural structure and intellectual life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social and Political Structure Inherited from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic Era
2 Political and intellectual debates on the relationship between religion, society and culture in the late Ottoman and early Republican Era of Turkey.
3 Ahmet Cevdet Paşa's approach to the relationship between religion and society
4 Ahmet Rıza Bey's approach to the relationship between religion and society
5 Prens Sabahattin's approach to the relationship between religion and society
6 Prens Sabahattin's approach to the relationship between religion and society
7 Mehmet Izzet Bey's approach to the relationship between religion and society
8 Ziya Gökalp's approach to the relationship between religion and society
9 Ziya Gökalp's approach to the relationship between religion and society
10 Sait Halim Paşa's approach to the relationship between religion and society
11 Sait Halim Paşa's approach to the relationship between religion and society
12 Intellectual Magazines of the Second Constitutional Monarchy Period: Türk Yurdu
13 Intellectual Magazines of the Second Constitutional Monarchy Period: Sırat-ı Müstakim
14 Intellectual Magazines of the Second Constitutional Monarchy Period: Ictihad

Recomended or Required Reading

Ülken, Hilmi Ziya. (1999). Türkiye'de Çağdaş Düşünce Tarihi. Ülken Yayınları. Istanbul
Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce (Cilt 1-9) Iletişim Yayınları. Istanbul.
Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları Ziya Gökalp Dizisi Ankara
Mardin, Şerif. (1994). Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri. Iletişim Yayınları. Istanbul.
Mardin, Şerif. (1998). Yeni Osmanlı Düşüncesinin Doğuşu. Iletişim Yayınları. Istanbul.
Gündüz, Mustafa. (2010). Osmanlı Mirası Cumhuriyetin Inşası. Lotus Yayın Grubu. Ankara.

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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

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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