COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH POLITICAL STRUCTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 3202 TURKISH POLITICAL STRUCTURE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM SAYLAN

Offered to

International Relations
Political Science and International Relations

Course Objective

The primary objective of the course is to enable the students to understand and analyze better the diversities and vicissitudes of political life, institutions and processes in Türkiye. An equally significant aim of the course is to provide the students with the theoretical background and analytical tools to assess Turkish political development in the context of the field and discipline.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To demonstrate understanding of Turkish political life, political parties in Türkiye, political ideologies in Türkiye and their implications on Turkish social, economic and cultural life.
2   To be able to analyze Turkish political structure within its historical continuities and ruptures from different theoretical perspectives.
3   To be able to make library and internet research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Ottoman Legacy
3 From Empire to Nation (1908-1923)
4 The New Türkiye: Politics (1923-1945)
5 The New Türkiye: Society and Economy (1923-1945)
6 Transition to Multi-Party System (1946-1950)
7 Democratic Party Period (1950-1960)
8 Military Intervention, Institutional Restructuring (1960-1961)
9 Accelerated Modernization and the Rise of Ideological Politics in 1960s
10 Military Intervention, Political Radicalism and Violence (1971-1980)
11 Military Intervention, Political and Economic Restructuring (1980-1991)
12 Economic Crisis, the Rise of Political Islam, Political Violence 1990s
13 Türkiye: Today and Tomorrow
14 Overview of the Course

Recomended or Required Reading

Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Türkiye, London & New York, Routledge, 1993.
Eric J. Zürcher, Türkiye - A Modern History, London & New York, I.B. Tauris, 2017.
An additional list of readings will be also provided.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation
3. Exams
4. Term paper

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + ASS * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + ASS * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learner
1. will clearly explain the Turkish political structure in a theoretical manner.
2. will identify the basic mainstream political positions in Türkiye.
3. will explain the major figures and events in Turkish political history.

The rubric that will be used in the evaluation of the term paper and term paper presentations:
a) Poor (0%) b) Fair (40%) c) Good (60%) d) Very good (80%) e) Excellent (100%)
Assignment / term project evaluation criteria (Total Points 100):
1)Justification of the subject choice - 10 Points a) Justification of the subject choice not provided b) Justification of the subject choice insufficiently provided c) Justification of the subject choice provided but without reference to the Course Objectives d) Justification of the subject choice concerning the Course Objectives sufficiently provided e) Significance and relevance of the subject concerning the Course Objectives explained in a detailed way
2)Definition of the research question - 10 Points a) Research question not specified b) Research question vaguely defined c) Research question not fully defined d) Research question fully defined but without specifying the context e) Research question fully defined in the specific context of the subject
3)Theoretical framework - 20 Points a) The essay lacks a theoretical framework b) Theoretical framework weak and poorly connected to the research question c) Theoretical framework provided but without the necessary connections to the research question d) Theoretical framework sufficiently elaborated and used to answer the research question e) Theoretical framework competently used to answer the research question
4)Empirical evidence - 20 Points a) No empirical evidence for responding to the research question provided b) Empirical evidence insufficiently provided to develop and support arguments c) Empirical evidence provided but in a disorganized way d) Empirical evidence sufficiently provided and connected to the arguments of the essay e) Empirical evidence sufficiently provided and elegantly employed to describe the conditions and developments that characterize the context and to substantiate the arguments of the essay
5)Argumentation - 30 Points a) No arguments to respond to the research question developed b) Arguments to explain the research question insufficiently and inconsistently made c) Arguments to explain the research question sufficiently made but in a disorganized way d) Arguments to explain the research question made in an analytical and systematic way e) Arguments to explain the research question developed coherently and analytically, supported by a well-knit combination of theory and empirical evidence
6)Standard citation style and bibliography - 10 Points a) No bibliography provided b) Standard citation style not used c) Standard citation style not regularly used throughout the text d) Standard citation style regularly used throughout the text e) Standard citation style regularly used throughout the text and a bibliography included at the end of the essay

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.saylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

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.34