COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH MODERNIZATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3040 TURKISH MODERNIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM TÜTÜNCÜ UĞURLUBAY

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the modernization process in Türkiye. In this context, it is aimed for the student to know the content of modernization theories and the definition of modernization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The scope and basis of the Turkish modernization
2   The concepts of traditional society and modern society
3   The relationship between the Ottoman modernization and Turkish modernization
4   The reasons of the difficulties faced during the modernization process in the Republican Era
5   The comparison of the history of Turkish modernization and European modernization

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. The concepts of traditional society and modern society
2 2. The schools of modernization in Europe, late modernization movements, the models out of Europe
3 3. The Ottoman system
4 4. The struggle for modernization of the Ottomans
5 5. The comparison of the Ottoman and Turkish modernization
6 6. The fundamentalist / Kemalist modernization
7 7. Modernization: Industrialization, education, social change
8 8. The term examination
9 9. Modernization and public
10 10. Populism in modernization in the period of multi-party
11 11. The traditions, modernity, and post-modernity in Türkiye
12 12. Modernization and the problems it has caused; The relationship between modernity and democracy
13 13. The relationship between modernity and democracy I
14 14. The relationship between modernity and democracy II
15 15. General evaluation
16 16. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Feroz Ahmad, Modern Türkiye'nin Oluşumu, Doruk yay., Istanbul, 2002.
Fahrettin Altun, Modernleşme Kuramı: Eleştirel Bir Giriş, Yöneliş yay., Istanbul, 2002.
Kemal H. Karpat, Osmanlı Modernleşmesi, Imge yay.,Istanbul, 2002.
Levent Köker, Modernleşme, Kemalizm ve Demokrasi, Iletişim yay., Istanbul, 1995.
Jacob M. Landau, Atatürk ve Türkiye nin Modernleşmesi, Sarmal yay., Istanbul, 1999.
Şerif Mardin, Türkiye de Toplum ve Siyaset, Iletişim yay., Istanbul, 1991.
Şerif Mardin, Türk Modernleşmesi, Iletişim yay., Istanbul, 1995.
Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, Modernleşme ve Batıcılık, c. 3, Iletişim yay., Istanbul, 2002.
Süleyman Seyfi Öğün, Modernleşme, Milliyetçilik ve Türkiye, Bağlam yay., Istanbul, 1995.
Grigoriy Petrov, Beyaz Zambaklar Ülkesinde (Bir Milletin Uyanışı), Hayat yay., Istanbul, 2000.
William R. Polk-Richard L. Chambers, Ortadoğu'da Modernleşme, Insan yay., Istanbul, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation

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

None

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 80% attendance is obligatory. You cannot enter class more than 20 minutes late.
2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the
evaluation.
4. Students are expected to act in accordance with scientific rules in lessons and homework.
5. Course materials are uploaded to online.deu.edu.tr.
6. Students are expected to behave in accordance with their student identity in classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Gülsüm Tütüncü Uğurlubay
Mail: tutuncugulsum@gmail.com
Room: Öğretim Üyeleri Binası 313 nolu oda
Phone: +902323019408

Office Hours

Wednesday time: 13:00-17:00
Thursday time 11:15-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4455
LO.554