Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY of TURKISH POLITICAL THOUGHT | PPA3212128 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Halime Safiye ATALAY |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Halime Safiye ATALAY |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The aim of this course is to give insight on the distinguished or popular intellectuals of each political ideological framework (appears below) through late-Ottoman and Republican periods of Turkish politics. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction,Late Ottoman Period: Ahmet Cevdet Pasha,The Bridge: Ziya Gokalp,Kemalism -1,Kemalism-2,Early Liberalism: Agaoglu Ahmed Bey,Alternative for Kemalism?: Karabekir Pasha,A Kemalist Interpretation: the Kadro Movement,Islamist Modernism?: Mehmed Akif,Unique Interpretation of Kemalism Around Multi-Party Democracy?: Celal Bayar,Modernized Conservatism Together with Islamism: N. Topcu & N.F. Kisakurek,Intellectual & Literary Critics: Cemil Meric & Kemal Tahir,A Unique Left: S. & Z. Sertel,Intellectual Steps for Liberalism: Aydin Yalcin. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Analyzes the changes, transformations and historical breaks in Turkish politics in terms of political thoughts. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Explains the origins of the main political movements in Turkish politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Discusses the main ideological divisions in Turkish politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 4. Explains the leading names of the schools that shape politics in Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Analyzes current issues in Turkish politics from an analytical point of view based on political ideas in Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | - |
| 2 | Late Ottoman Period: Ahmet Cevdet Pasha | Sait Yavuz, (2002), "Ahmet Cevdet Paşa and Islamic Modernism", Bilkent University, The Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Unpublished MA Thesis. |
| 3 | The Bridge: Ziya Gokalp | Yücel Bulut, "An Intellectual Stuck Between Theory and Social Practice: Gökalp and Culture-Civilization Theory", Turkish Journal of Sociology, (Dec 2016), 36 (2), 551-73. |
| 4 | Kemalism -1 | Tolga Köker, "The Establishment of Kemalist Secularism in Turkey", Middle East Law and Governance, (2010), 2, 17–42. |
| 5 | Kemalism-2 | Erol Yayboke, "Democracy Defenders: The Role of the Military in Turkish Politics," LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, (2007), 18(3), 82-94. |
| 6 | Early Liberalism: Agaoglu Ahmed Bey | A. Holly Schissler, "8 - Applied Turkism", Between Two Empires: Ahmet Ağaoğlu and the New Turkey, IB Tauris Publishers, (2002), 185-208. |
| 7 | Alternative for Kemalism?: Karabekir Pasha | Erik Jan Zürcher, "Young Turk Memoirs as a Historical Source: Kazim Karabekir's "Istikal Harbimiz"", Middle Eastern Studies , (Oct. 1986), 22 (4), 562-570. |
| 8 | A Kemalist Interpretation: the Kadro Movement | Mustafa Türkeş, "The Ideology of the Kadro [Cadre] Movement: A Patriotic Leftist Movement in Turkey", Middle Eastern Studies, 34(4), (1998), 92-119. |
| 9 | Islamist Modernism?: Mehmed Akif | Özlem Ulucan, "Rethinking Nationalism in Selected Works of the So-Called National Poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy", Turkish Studies Language and Literature, (2019), 14 (2), 941-54. |
| 10 | Unique Interpretation of Kemalism Around Multi-Party Democracy?: Celal Bayar | Şule Toktaş, "Civic Nationalism in Turkey: A Study on the Political Profile of Celal Bayar", Alternatives - Turkish Journal of International Relations, (2007), 6 (3-4), 121-41. |
| 11 | Modernized Conservatism Together with Islamism: N. Topcu & N.F. Kisakurek | Burhanettin Duran & Cemil Aydın, "Competing Occidentalisms of Modern Islamist Thought: Necip Fazıl Kısakürek and Nurettin Topçu on Christianity, the West and Modernity", The Muslim World, (Oct 2013), 103, 479-500. |
| 12 | Intellectual & Literary Critics: Cemil Meric & Kemal Tahir | Duygu Köksal, "Fine-Tuning Nationalism: Critical Perspectives From Republican Literature in Turkey", Turkish Studies, (2001), 2(2), 63-84. |
| 13 | A Unique Left: S. & Z. Sertel | A. Holly Schissler, "“If You Ask Me”: Sabiha Sertel's Advice Column, Gender Equity, and Social Engineering in the Early Turkish Republic", Journal of Middle East Women's Studies , (Spring 2007), 3(2), 1-30. |
| 14 | Intellectual Steps for Liberalism: Aydin Yalcin | Burak Özçetin, “New Liberalism” of Forum Journal in the 1950s", İleti-şi-m, (2010), 12, 7-30. |
| Resources |
| Recommended texts are uploaded to MEBİS weekly. |
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. | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 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 | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| 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 | 48 | 48 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 80 | 80 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 170 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(170/30) | 6 | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY of TURKISH POLITICAL THOUGHT | PPA3212128 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Halime Safiye ATALAY |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Halime Safiye ATALAY |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The aim of this course is to give insight on the distinguished or popular intellectuals of each political ideological framework (appears below) through late-Ottoman and Republican periods of Turkish politics. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction,Late Ottoman Period: Ahmet Cevdet Pasha,The Bridge: Ziya Gokalp,Kemalism -1,Kemalism-2,Early Liberalism: Agaoglu Ahmed Bey,Alternative for Kemalism?: Karabekir Pasha,A Kemalist Interpretation: the Kadro Movement,Islamist Modernism?: Mehmed Akif,Unique Interpretation of Kemalism Around Multi-Party Democracy?: Celal Bayar,Modernized Conservatism Together with Islamism: N. Topcu & N.F. Kisakurek,Intellectual & Literary Critics: Cemil Meric & Kemal Tahir,A Unique Left: S. & Z. Sertel,Intellectual Steps for Liberalism: Aydin Yalcin. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Analyzes the changes, transformations and historical breaks in Turkish politics in terms of political thoughts. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Explains the origins of the main political movements in Turkish politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Discusses the main ideological divisions in Turkish politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 4. Explains the leading names of the schools that shape politics in Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Analyzes current issues in Turkish politics from an analytical point of view based on political ideas in Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | - |
| 2 | Late Ottoman Period: Ahmet Cevdet Pasha | Sait Yavuz, (2002), "Ahmet Cevdet Paşa and Islamic Modernism", Bilkent University, The Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Unpublished MA Thesis. |
| 3 | The Bridge: Ziya Gokalp | Yücel Bulut, "An Intellectual Stuck Between Theory and Social Practice: Gökalp and Culture-Civilization Theory", Turkish Journal of Sociology, (Dec 2016), 36 (2), 551-73. |
| 4 | Kemalism -1 | Tolga Köker, "The Establishment of Kemalist Secularism in Turkey", Middle East Law and Governance, (2010), 2, 17–42. |
| 5 | Kemalism-2 | Erol Yayboke, "Democracy Defenders: The Role of the Military in Turkish Politics," LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, (2007), 18(3), 82-94. |
| 6 | Early Liberalism: Agaoglu Ahmed Bey | A. Holly Schissler, "8 - Applied Turkism", Between Two Empires: Ahmet Ağaoğlu and the New Turkey, IB Tauris Publishers, (2002), 185-208. |
| 7 | Alternative for Kemalism?: Karabekir Pasha | Erik Jan Zürcher, "Young Turk Memoirs as a Historical Source: Kazim Karabekir's "Istikal Harbimiz"", Middle Eastern Studies , (Oct. 1986), 22 (4), 562-570. |
| 8 | A Kemalist Interpretation: the Kadro Movement | Mustafa Türkeş, "The Ideology of the Kadro [Cadre] Movement: A Patriotic Leftist Movement in Turkey", Middle Eastern Studies, 34(4), (1998), 92-119. |
| 9 | Islamist Modernism?: Mehmed Akif | Özlem Ulucan, "Rethinking Nationalism in Selected Works of the So-Called National Poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy", Turkish Studies Language and Literature, (2019), 14 (2), 941-54. |
| 10 | Unique Interpretation of Kemalism Around Multi-Party Democracy?: Celal Bayar | Şule Toktaş, "Civic Nationalism in Turkey: A Study on the Political Profile of Celal Bayar", Alternatives - Turkish Journal of International Relations, (2007), 6 (3-4), 121-41. |
| 11 | Modernized Conservatism Together with Islamism: N. Topcu & N.F. Kisakurek | Burhanettin Duran & Cemil Aydın, "Competing Occidentalisms of Modern Islamist Thought: Necip Fazıl Kısakürek and Nurettin Topçu on Christianity, the West and Modernity", The Muslim World, (Oct 2013), 103, 479-500. |
| 12 | Intellectual & Literary Critics: Cemil Meric & Kemal Tahir | Duygu Köksal, "Fine-Tuning Nationalism: Critical Perspectives From Republican Literature in Turkey", Turkish Studies, (2001), 2(2), 63-84. |
| 13 | A Unique Left: S. & Z. Sertel | A. Holly Schissler, "“If You Ask Me”: Sabiha Sertel's Advice Column, Gender Equity, and Social Engineering in the Early Turkish Republic", Journal of Middle East Women's Studies , (Spring 2007), 3(2), 1-30. |
| 14 | Intellectual Steps for Liberalism: Aydin Yalcin | Burak Özçetin, “New Liberalism” of Forum Journal in the 1950s", İleti-şi-m, (2010), 12, 7-30. |
| Resources |
| Recommended texts are uploaded to MEBİS weekly. |
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. | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 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 | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |