COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH ECONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISMAIL MAZGIT

Offered to

Econometrics
Public Administration
Economics
Econometrics (Evening)
Economics (Evening)
Business Administration
Public Finance
Public Finance (Evening)
Public Administration (Evening)
Business Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

This course covers explaining the structure of Turkish economy and evaluating fundamental discussions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze Turkish economy cyclically.
2   To be able to distinguish cyclical differences in Turkish economy.
3   To be able to evaluate Turkish economy by considering national and international developments.
4   To be able to discuss transformation after 1980 in Turkey in terms of its causes and consequences.
5   To be able to analyze Turkish economy in a sectoral level and distinguish forward and backward links among sectors.
6   To be able to evaluate actual discussions about Turkish economy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Years of Establishment of Turkish Republic-State Control, Development Strategies before Planned Period: 1923-1929, 1930-1946
2 Turkish Economy: 1946-1960
3 Period of import substitution policies: 1960-1980
4 24 January Decisions, Transformation in Economy Policy: Export-Led Growth
5 Turkish Economy: 1980-1990
6 Turkish Economy: 1990 - 2002
7 Turkish Economy: 2002 to today
8 2008 Global Economic Crisis: Causes and Effects
9 Agriculture in Turkey
10 Industry in Turkey
11 Service Sectors in Turkey
12 Privatization, Foreign Debts and Current Account Deficit in Turkey
13 Foreign Direct Investments Inflows in Turkey, Capital Market in Turkey and Energy Sector
14 Income Distribution in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References
ACAR, Yalçın, (2009), Tarihsel Açıdan Türkiye Ekonomisi Izlenen Iktisadi Politikalar, Dora Yayıncılık.
BAŞOL, Koray, (2005), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Anadolu Matbaacılık.
BILGILI, Yüksel, (2009), Türkiye Ekonomisi Soruları, Ikinci Sayfa.
BORATAV, Korkut, (2009), Türkiye Iktisat Tarihi -1908 2007-, Imge Kitabevi.
COŞKUN, Nazende Özkaramete (Ed.), (2009), Türkiye Ekonomisi Yeni Yapı (2000 2008), Imaj Yayıncılık.
Other References
EREN, Aslan, (2006), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Ekin Kitabevi.
KEPENEK, Yakup ve Nurhan Yentürk, (2009), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Remzi Kitabevi.
KILIÇBAY, Ahmet, (1999), Türk Ekonomisi, Bilim Teknik Yayınları.
PARASIZ, Ilker, (2004), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Ezgi Kitabevi.
ŞAHIN, Hüseyin, (2007), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Ezgi Kitabevi.
TECER, Meral, (2005), Türkiye Ekonomisi, TODAIE Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is designed on a lecture and case/issue discussion basis.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avni.egeli@deu.edu.tr
ismail.mazgit@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Reading 1 38 38
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.41
LO.511
LO.611