COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3077 INRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MELIH TINAL

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The main interest of this course the internal and external developments in last period of the Ottomans, the developments in Europe in the same period, the First World War, the period of the National Struggle, the War of Independence of Türkiye, and the basic principles of the modern Republic of Türkiye.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The literature on the modernization process of the Ottomans and Türkiye
2   The reasons for the decline of the Ottomans and the developments in the world
3   The Ottoman reforms and their contributions to the modernization of Türkiye
4   The condition in which Ataturk grew up, his ideas and character
5   The Independence War of Türkiye and the principles of the Republic of Türkiye

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Ottoman modernization
2 The Ottoman modernization
3 The Ottoman intelligentsia who contributed to the constitution of the Republic
4 Ittihat Terakki and Independence
5 The effect of the First World War and the National Struggle
6 The constitution of the Parliament
7 Congress
8 Midterm exam
9 The characteristics of the First Turkish Parliament and the 1921 Constitution
10 The front lines in the National Struggle
11 The proclamation of the Republic
12 The characteristics of the Second Turkish Parliament
13 The characteristics of the single party period
14 The transition to the multi-party system
15 Democrat Party Era
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sina Akşin, Istanbul Hükümetleri ve Milli Mücadele, 2 cilt, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür yay., Ankara, 1998.
Ergün Aybars, Istiklal Mahkemeleri, Zeus Kitabevi, Izmir, 2006.
Doğu Ergil, Milli Mücadele nin Sosyal Tarihi, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 1981.
Hamza Eroğlu, Atatürk ve Milli Egemenlik, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi yay., Ankara, 1987.
Turhan Feyzioğlu, Millet Egemenliği, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi yay., Ankara, 1988.
David Fromkin, Barışa Son Veren Barış, Epsilon yay., Istanbul, 2004.
Ihsan Güneş, Birinci TBMM nin Düşünce Yapısı (1920-1923), Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür yay., Ankara, 1997.
Ali Naci Karacan, Lozan, Milliyet yay., Istanbul, 1971.
Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 1995.
Baskın Oran (editör), Türk Dış Politikası, (Cilt I, 1919-1980), Iletişim yay., Istanbul, 2001.
Sevr Antlaşması, Fark yay., Ankara, 2007.
Salahi R. Sonyel, Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Dış Politika, Cilt I-II, TTK yay., Ankara, 1973-1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Text reading

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
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.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

melih.tinal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 11.00-14.00

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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.25
LO.33
LO.44
LO.5