Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RELIGION and POLITICS in TURKEY | - | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Bekir Berat ÖZİPEK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Bekir Berat ÖZİPEK |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The purposes are to show the relation between religion and politics by its theoretical and practical dimensions, to explain which form this relation take in different cultures and places from past to present and to try to understand the relation between religion and politics in Turkey by arguing it with various dimensions. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Historical background: Main characteristics of religion, society and state relations in different societies from past to present Models, theories and approaches which explain religion-state relation,Islam, history and state: principal periods, currents of thought and practices form first period to present ,Religion-state relation in Ottoman-Turkish history: Islam, Byzantine state tradition and religion-state relations,Philosophical and sociological dimensions of discussions on Islamic and secular state: Political economy of values tensions.,Religion, society and state relations in one-party period,Society-state relations from multi-party period to present,Religion in state structure in Turkey: Presidency of Religious Affairs,Religious authoritarianism, anti-democratic religious regimes and anti-religious anti-democratic mentalities and regimes,Conceptualize discriminatory prejudice against Muslims: Islamophobia, anti-Islam, Muslim hostility and others,Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty I: to define traditions and materialize boundary conflicts,Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty II: Examples and regulations worth to analyze with regard to freedom of thought and faith,Freedom of religion and conscience: Problems in Turkey,Freedom of religion and conscience: Discussions for solutions,Freedom of religion and conscience: Constitutional framework debate. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Students analyze the main regulations, different models and current debates regarding the relationship between religion and state in today's world. | 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Students gain knowledge about religion-state relations from past to present. | 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Students gain a basic perspective on how the religion-state relationship was shaped in Turkey from past to present, in which periods there were ruptures, today's understanding of human rights, and how Turkey's practice can be addressed in terms of freedom of religion and conscience in this context. | 16, 9 | A |
| 4. Students gain knowledge about the formation of religion-state relations in different religious and cultural geographies. | 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Students make detailed evaluations about freedom of religion and conscience. | 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historical background: Main characteristics of religion, society and state relations in different societies from past to present Models, theories and approaches which explain religion-state relation | Reading texts |
| 2 | Islam, history and state: principal periods, currents of thought and practices form first period to present | Reading texts |
| 3 | Religion-state relation in Ottoman-Turkish history: Islam, Byzantine state tradition and religion-state relations | Reading texts |
| 4 | Philosophical and sociological dimensions of discussions on Islamic and secular state: Political economy of values tensions. | Reading texts |
| 5 | Religion, society and state relations in one-party period | Reading texts |
| 6 | Society-state relations from multi-party period to present | Reading texts |
| 7 | Religion in state structure in Turkey: Presidency of Religious Affairs | Reading texts |
| 8 | Religious authoritarianism, anti-democratic religious regimes and anti-religious anti-democratic mentalities and regimes | Reading texts |
| 9 | Conceptualize discriminatory prejudice against Muslims: Islamophobia, anti-Islam, Muslim hostility and others | Reading texts |
| 10 | Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty I: to define traditions and materialize boundary conflicts | Reading texts |
| 11 | Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty II: Examples and regulations worth to analyze with regard to freedom of thought and faith | Reading texts |
| 12 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Problems in Turkey | Reading texts |
| 13 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Discussions for solutions | Reading texts |
| 14 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Constitutional framework debate | Reading texts |
| Resources |
| T. Jeremy Gunn, Din Özgürlüğü ve Laisite -ABD ile Fransa Arasında Bir Karşılaştırma, Liberte Yayınları, 2. Baskı, Ankara, 2014. S. V. Monsma – J. Christopher Soper, Çoğulculuğun Meydan Okuması –Beş Demokraside Kilise ve Devlet, Liberal Düşünce Topluluğu / Avrupa Komisyonu, Ankara, 2005. Bekir Berat Özipek, “Din ve Vicdan Özgürlüğü: Türkiye İçin Bir Anayasal Çerçeve Önerisi” SDE Analiz, Ankara, Aralık 2011. Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye'de Çağdaşlaşma, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017. Ahmet Yücekök, Türkiye'de Örgütlenmiş Dinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Tabanı, Ankara Üniversitesi, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Yayınları, Ankara, 1971. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | ||||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | ||||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 20 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 80 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 60 | 60 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 142 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(142/30) | 5 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RELIGION and POLITICS in TURKEY | - | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Bekir Berat ÖZİPEK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Bekir Berat ÖZİPEK |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The purposes are to show the relation between religion and politics by its theoretical and practical dimensions, to explain which form this relation take in different cultures and places from past to present and to try to understand the relation between religion and politics in Turkey by arguing it with various dimensions. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Historical background: Main characteristics of religion, society and state relations in different societies from past to present Models, theories and approaches which explain religion-state relation,Islam, history and state: principal periods, currents of thought and practices form first period to present ,Religion-state relation in Ottoman-Turkish history: Islam, Byzantine state tradition and religion-state relations,Philosophical and sociological dimensions of discussions on Islamic and secular state: Political economy of values tensions.,Religion, society and state relations in one-party period,Society-state relations from multi-party period to present,Religion in state structure in Turkey: Presidency of Religious Affairs,Religious authoritarianism, anti-democratic religious regimes and anti-religious anti-democratic mentalities and regimes,Conceptualize discriminatory prejudice against Muslims: Islamophobia, anti-Islam, Muslim hostility and others,Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty I: to define traditions and materialize boundary conflicts,Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty II: Examples and regulations worth to analyze with regard to freedom of thought and faith,Freedom of religion and conscience: Problems in Turkey,Freedom of religion and conscience: Discussions for solutions,Freedom of religion and conscience: Constitutional framework debate. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Students analyze the main regulations, different models and current debates regarding the relationship between religion and state in today's world. | 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Students gain knowledge about religion-state relations from past to present. | 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Students gain a basic perspective on how the religion-state relationship was shaped in Turkey from past to present, in which periods there were ruptures, today's understanding of human rights, and how Turkey's practice can be addressed in terms of freedom of religion and conscience in this context. | 16, 9 | A |
| 4. Students gain knowledge about the formation of religion-state relations in different religious and cultural geographies. | 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Students make detailed evaluations about freedom of religion and conscience. | 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historical background: Main characteristics of religion, society and state relations in different societies from past to present Models, theories and approaches which explain religion-state relation | Reading texts |
| 2 | Islam, history and state: principal periods, currents of thought and practices form first period to present | Reading texts |
| 3 | Religion-state relation in Ottoman-Turkish history: Islam, Byzantine state tradition and religion-state relations | Reading texts |
| 4 | Philosophical and sociological dimensions of discussions on Islamic and secular state: Political economy of values tensions. | Reading texts |
| 5 | Religion, society and state relations in one-party period | Reading texts |
| 6 | Society-state relations from multi-party period to present | Reading texts |
| 7 | Religion in state structure in Turkey: Presidency of Religious Affairs | Reading texts |
| 8 | Religious authoritarianism, anti-democratic religious regimes and anti-religious anti-democratic mentalities and regimes | Reading texts |
| 9 | Conceptualize discriminatory prejudice against Muslims: Islamophobia, anti-Islam, Muslim hostility and others | Reading texts |
| 10 | Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty I: to define traditions and materialize boundary conflicts | Reading texts |
| 11 | Continental European laicism, Anglo-american secularism and discussions on limits of liberty II: Examples and regulations worth to analyze with regard to freedom of thought and faith | Reading texts |
| 12 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Problems in Turkey | Reading texts |
| 13 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Discussions for solutions | Reading texts |
| 14 | Freedom of religion and conscience: Constitutional framework debate | Reading texts |
| Resources |
| T. Jeremy Gunn, Din Özgürlüğü ve Laisite -ABD ile Fransa Arasında Bir Karşılaştırma, Liberte Yayınları, 2. Baskı, Ankara, 2014. S. V. Monsma – J. Christopher Soper, Çoğulculuğun Meydan Okuması –Beş Demokraside Kilise ve Devlet, Liberal Düşünce Topluluğu / Avrupa Komisyonu, Ankara, 2005. Bekir Berat Özipek, “Din ve Vicdan Özgürlüğü: Türkiye İçin Bir Anayasal Çerçeve Önerisi” SDE Analiz, Ankara, Aralık 2011. Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye'de Çağdaşlaşma, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017. Ahmet Yücekök, Türkiye'de Örgütlenmiş Dinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Tabanı, Ankara Üniversitesi, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Yayınları, Ankara, 1971. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | ||||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | ||||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 20 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 80 | |
| Total | 100 | |