COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations (English)
International Relations (English)

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

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

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

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes