COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH DEMOCRACY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

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

Offered By

History of The Turkish Republic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI UYAR

Offered to

History of The Turkish Republic

Course Objective

The main goal of this course is to give a general evaluation about the process of modern turkish democracy and its stages

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know scope, field and sources of history of Turkish democracy
2   understand political and democratic heritage taken over from the Ottoman Empire
3   explain efforts to create infrastructure of modernization and democracy in the early years of the Republic
4   examine the process of democratization of Turkey in comparison with the West
5   5. analyze breaking points in the process of democratization from Empire to Republic
6   6. describe causes of problems which the democracy lived in Republican Period
7   evaluate history of Turkish democracy in comparison with Europe and World

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Types of definitions of the concepts of republic and democracy
2 Echols of democracy I
3 Echols of democracy II
4 Differences in the reasons for the emergence of opposition in the Ottoman Empire and the West
5 Ottoman opposition; Kuleli Incident, Young Turks, Union and Progress
6 From the Second Constitutional Monarchy to the War of Independence, the first parliament
7 One-party rule and the search for pluralism in Turkey
8 Midterm
9 Elections and election systems in Turkey I
10 Elections and election systems in Turkey II
11 Elections and Political parties with posters I
12 Elections and Political parties with posters II
13 Military coups in Turkey and their causes and consequences
14 Confrontations in Turkish political life
15 Constitutions and development processes of constitutions in Turkey
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Daron Acemoğlu - James A. Robinson, Ulusların Düşüşü, Doğan Kitap, Istanbul, 2022.
Feroz Ahmad, Ittihatçılıktan Kemalizme, Kaynak Yay., Istanbul.
Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), Hil Yay., Istanbul.
Rıdvan Akın, Gaziden Günümüze Cumhurbaşkanlığı (1923-2007), Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yay., Istanbul.
Rıdvan Akın, Türkiye nin Siyasal Gelişmeleri (1876-1923), Nora Kitap, Istanbul, 2022.
Rıdvan Akın, Türkiye nin Siyasal Gelişmeleri (1923-2018), Nora Kitap, Istanbul, 2022.
Sina Akşin, Jöntürler ve Ittihat ve Terakki, Imge Yay., Ankara.
Niyazi Berkes, Siyasi Partiler, Yurt ve Dünya Yay., 1946.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim Yay., Istanbul, 1983.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiyenin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950), Imge Yay., Ankara.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiyenin Demokrasi Tarihi (1950den günümüze), Imge Yay., Ankara.
Taner Timur, Çok Partili Yaşama Geçiş, Imge Yay., Ankara.
Zafer Toprak, Atatürk: Kurucu Felsefenin Evrimi, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yay., Istanbul, 2020.
Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Türkiyede Siyasi Partiler (1859-1952), Istanbul, 1952.
Hakkı UYAR, Demokrat Parti Iktidarında CHP (1950-1960), Doğan Kitap Istanbul, 2017.
Hakkı UYAR, Iki Darbe Arasında CHP (1960-1971), Doğan Kitap Istanbul, 2017.
Hakkı UYAR, 100 Soruda Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Tarihçesi (1923-2015), Anka yayınları, Ankara, 2016 (üçüncü baskı).
Hakkı UYAR, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Devrimi: 1950 Seçimleri, Anka Yayınları, Ankara, 2014.
Hakkı UYAR, Karadenizli Bir Politikacı: Aytekin Kotil (1934-1992), Anka yayınları, Ankara, 2014.
Hakkı UYAR (Yay. Haz.) Muammer Erten, Topraktan Parlamentoya, Boyut yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2010.
Hakkı UYAR, Türk Siyasal Yaşamında Cepheleşmelere Bir Örnek: Vatan Cephesi, Büke Yayınevi Istanbul, 2001 (ikinci baskı 2012).
Hakkı UYAR, "Sol Milliyetçi" Bir Türk Aydını: Mahmut Esat Bozkurt (1892-1943), Büke Yayınları Istanbul, 2000.
Hakkı UYAR,1923'ten Günümüze CHP Tüzükleri Üzerine Genel Bir Değerlendirme, TÜSES Yay. Istanbul, 2000.
Hakkı UYAR, Tek Parti Dönemi ve Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Boyut Yayınları Istanbul, 1998. (üçüncü baskı 2012).
Hakkı UYAR, "1921 ANAYASASI: TARIHSEL VE DÜŞÜNSEL ARKA PLAN", MILLI MÜCADELE 1921 (Ed. Doç. Dr. Ibrahim Bozkurt, Prof. Dr. Umut Karabulut), Nobel Yay., Ankara, 2021
Hakkı UYAR, Türk Siyasal Yaşamında Ismet Inönü-Celal Bayar Rekabeti , Asırlık Çınar: Celal Bayar, 2. Cilt, (Editörler: Nurettin Gülmez-Nejdet Bilgi), Berikan Yay., Ankara, 2022.
Hakkı UYAR, Atatürk Döneminde Türkiye de Seçimler ve Seçim Sistemleri , 100. Yılında Atatürk ve Cumhuriyet (Hazırlayan Şaduman Halıcı), Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Yay., Istanbul, 2023.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Seminar Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 4-5 will be assessed with term paper report
3. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam

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)

e-mail: hakki.uyar@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0232.3018743
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Letters, Department of History
Block C, Tınaztepe Campus, Buca-IZMIR

Office Hours

Thursday 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.133333
LO.233334
LO.333334
LO.433334
LO.533334
LO.633334
LO.733334

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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