COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH POLITICS IN DOCUMENTARIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4208 TURKISH POLITICS IN DOCUMENTARIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations
International Relations

Course Objective

To gain an understanding of Turkish politics with the help of documentaries including Demirkırat Documentaries (Turkish Politics from early 1930s until the end of 1960s with an emphasis on transition to multi-party period and its end with the 1960 coup), 12 Mart Documentaries (The increase in the leftist and rightist movements in Turkish politics during the 1960s and 12th of March Coup by memorandum), 12 Eylül Documentaries (Chaotic years of 1970s and 12th of September Coup) and 28 Şubat Documentaries (rise of new internal threats in Turkish politics and February 1997 indirect coup).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand the factors leading to the transition to the multi-party period in 1950
2   understand the economic and political factors leading to the 1960 coup
3   understand the rise of rightist and leftist movements and the polarization in Turkish politics throughout the 1970s
4   understand the rise of political Islam and PKK attacks through 1990s

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course: Demirkırat Documentaries First Episode
2 Türkiye during 1950s and 1960s
3 Transition to Multi-party period
4 Authoritarian policies of Democrat Party
5 1960 Military Coup
6 Review of the Lectures and Quiz 1
7 Aftermath of 1960 Coup and the rise in Leftist and Rightist Movements
8 12 of March Coup by Memorandum
9 Chaotic years of 1970s: Rise of Leftist and Rightist Movements
10 1980 Coup
11 Rise of Kurdish nationalism and increase in PKK terror
12 Civil-military relations in Türkiye
13 Rise of Political Islam
14 27 February 1997 Process (Soft Coup)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Erik Zürcher, Türkiye a Modern History, New York: I.B. Tauris, 2007, pp. 206-218.
2. Meliha Benli Altunışık & Özlem Tür, Türkiye, Challenges of Continuity and Change, New York: Routledge Curzon, 2005
3. Ahmet Evin (ed.), Modern Türkiye: Continuity and Change, Opladen: Leske und Budrich, 1984.
4. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Turkish Dynamics: Bridge across Troubled Lands, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
5. Ergun Özbudun, Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges to Democratic Consolidation, Boulder, London: Lynne Reinner, 2000
6. Çiğdem Balım et. al. (eds.) Türkiye: Political, Social and Economic Challenges in the 1990s, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, 1995.
7. M. Heper and A. Evin (eds.) State, Democracy and the Military in Türkiye in the 1980s, Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1988


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturer will hold a discussion session with the students in every class meeting concerning the documentaries. Presentations made by the students and papers written by the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 QZ1 1.Quiz
2 QZ2 2.Quiz
3 PPR Paper
4 PRT Participation
5 PRS Presentation
6 BNS BNS QZ1 * 0.15 + QZ2 * 0.15 + PPR * 0.25 + PRT * 0.30 + PRS * 0.15


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The Rubric used for the Evaluation of the Term Paper and its Presentations.

a) Poor (0%) b) Fair (40%) c) Good (60%) d) Very good (80%) e) Excellent (100%)

Term Paper Evaluation Criteria (Total Points 100):

1) Introduction Justification of the subject choice- 10 Points a) An introduction is not provided b) An introduction is insufficiently provided c) An introduction is offered although the order is unclear d) An introduction is sufficiently provided e) The subject under examination is thoroughly presented, and the sequence in which it will be examined throughout the paper is well described.

2) Theoretical Framework - 10 Points a) Theoretical framework is not explained b) Theoretical framework is explained weakly and inadequately c) Theoretical framework is offered, but its relevance to the issue is not properly proved d) Theoretical framework is superficially examined and its relevance to the issue is properly explained e) Theoretical framework is thoroughly analyzed, and its relevance to the topic under examination is clarified.

3) Historical Background - 10 Points a) Historical background is not examined b) Historical background is examined insufficiently c) Historical background is examined either briefly or in too much details d) Historical background is examined sufficiently e) Historical background is adequately and accurately examined.

4) Case Study - 25 points a) Case study is analyzed superficially b) Case study is not sufficiently examined c) Analysis of the case study has some weaknesses d) Case study is analyzed sufficiently e) Case study is properly and adequately analyzed with the help of the theoretical framework.

5) Conclusion -15 points a) No conclusion provided b) Conclusion provided is insufficient and inconsistent c) Conclusion is adequate but composed in a disorganized way d) An explanatory and systematic conclusion is written e) Conclusion is developed coherently and analytically, within the scheme of theoretical framework.

6) Citation in the text and references (APA style) -15 points a) No citation in the text and no bibliography provided b) APA citation and reference style is not used c) APA style is written with major mistakes d) APA style is written with minor mistakes e) Both citations in the text and in the references are written correctly according to APA style.

7) Types of references 15 points a) Only internet sources are shown as references b) Internet sources and translation of Turkish books are shown as references c) Journal articles and books from the internet are shown as references d) Journal articles and books from less known publishers are shown as references e) Journal articles from electronic data bases and books published in prestigious publishers are shown as references.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70 percent of attendance is compulsory.
Plagiarism of any kind will result with the failure of the student from the course.
Participation in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Muge Aknur
muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Case study 6 1 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 7 7
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
In-class practices 6 3 18
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
Project Final Presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

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