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
TAR 5014 HISTORY OF TURKISH DEMOCRACY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM TÜTÜNCÜ UĞURLUBAY

Offered to

History

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   examine the process of democratization of Türkiye in comparison with the West
4   analyze breaking points in the process of democratization from Empire to Republic
5   describe causes of problems which the democracy lived in Republican Period

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of Democracy and its Historical Origin
2 Ottoman legacy
3 Ottoman Searches for Democracy: 1st & 2nd Constitutional Eras
4 The 1st Assembly, TpCF and SCF Tries, Elections in Single-Party Period, Independent Mps, Independent Group
5 World Democracy in the period between 1st and 2nd World Wars
6 Transition to Multi Party Policy and Period of Democratic Party
7 Transition to Multi Party Policy and Period of Democratic Party
8 Midterm
9 Constitutions in Türkiye
10 Elections and Election Systems in Türkiye
11 Social and Political Developments between 1960 and 1980
12 Social and Political Developments after 1980
13 General Evaluation
14 Presentations
15 Presentations
16 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye (1945-1980), Hil yay., Istanbul, 1996.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim yay., c. 1-15.
Niyazi Berkes, Siyasi Partiler, Yurt ve Dünya yay., Istanbul, 1946.
Ali Birinci, Hürriyet ve Itilaf Fırkası, Dergah yay., Istanbul, 1990.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1839-1950, Imge yay., Ankara, 1995.
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye nin Demokrasi Tarihi, 1950-1995, Imge yay., Ankara, 1996.
Necdet Ekinci, II. Dünya Savaşından Sonra Türkiye de Çok Partili Düzene Geçişte Dış Etkenler, Toplumsal Dönüşüm yay., Istanbul, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Seminar

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. 70 % of attendance in a subject for appearing in the examination is compulsory
2. Failure to attend a class will not be excused for overdue delivery of homework
3. Attendance, mid-term exam, homeworks and final exam will be taken into account in scoring

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Gülsüm Tütüncü Uğurlubay
e-mail: tutuncugulsum@gmail.com
Phone: +90 (232) 301 94 08
Room: Öğretim Üyeleri Binası 3. Kat 313 nolu Oda

Office Hours

Thursday, at 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.144
LO.244
LO.344
LO.444
LO.544

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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