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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 4036 RECENT DEBATES IN TURKISH POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

To analyze current political developments in Türkiye from the perspective of sociology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To grasp the daily life in Turkish society 2   To understand and interpret current political developments 3   To show basic values in Turkish politics 4   To grasp main factors that influence current politics 5   To show the social origins of political discussions in Turkish society

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Political structure of Türkiye 2 Political cultural heritage from Ottomans to Turkish republic 3 Turkish state tradition and politics 4 Republic s establishing political parameters 5 Main actors that shapes the current politics 6 Main institutions that shapes the current politics 7 Social structure that shapes the current politics 8 Current politics and media 9 Midterm 10 Political parties in the current Turkish politics 11 Current politics and Ethnicity problem 12 Current politics and and issue of religion

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Multiculturalizm, Charles Taylor, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1994 2. Alevi Modernleşmesi, Necdet Subaşı, Islamiyat Araştırmaları, Ankara, 2009 3. Doğu Batı Dergisi, Milliyetçilik Sayısı, Sayı:38, Ağustos-Ekim, 2006, Ankara 4. Türk siyasal hayatının gelişimi, Haz: A. Sarıbay-E. Kalaycıoğlu, Alfa Yayınları, 2005, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

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

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 LO.2 4 4 4 4 LO.3 4 4 4 4 LO.4 4 4 4 LO.5 4 4