Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution II GKZ102 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Distance Education
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih ÖZÇELİK
Instructors Fatih ÖZÇELİK
Assistants
Goals The establishment of the Republic of Turkey as a secular and unitary state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; history of Turkish modernization experience in accordance with the establishment of the new state, the instruction of the Turkish Revolution pioneered by Kemal Atatürk and the Kemalist thought, as the meaning and statement of modernity and secularism in Turkey to young generations and let them figure out its significance. It aims to let the student who attends the courses acquire the ability of classification, description, explanation, knowledge of the current social and individual problems in Turkey by taking science and norms of modernity into account with respect to the Kemalist thought and the Turkish Revolution..
Course Content Parallel to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the assessment of the Turkish society as within the level of civilized nation-states, the experience of Turkish revolution with its sui-generis character in definition of the nation-state in a chronological line beginning from the Ottoman Turkish Imperial state: The Classical and post classical ages, late 18th and 19th centuries, the Second Constitutional Era, The First World War, The Turkish National Struggle of 1918-1922 and the interval of 1923-60; the assessment of the modern Turkish nation-state by the restructuring of the state & the nation and the stages of the change and transformation in Turkish political and social system The analysis of the political, social, economic and cultural transformation with respect to the internal and external political developments and their actors. The evaluation of the historical stages of the establishment of the modern Turkish state as a reference of solution and comparison for current debates in Turkish society and politics. The understanding of historical dynamism of change in Turkish politics and society.
Learning Outcomes - Knows how to reach historical information.
- Students will be able to evaluate the information they have obtained in the field of science by using various scientific methods.
- Students will be able to express their evaluations in the field of science in oral and written form.
- 97/5000 Descending to the historical roots of the Turkish revolution, Atatürk consciously protects the reforms.
- With the power it derives from Turkish history and Turkish national struggle, it protects its state and nation.
- Recognize the internal and external threats to the Republic, secularism and the Turkish nation correctly and be alert to these threats.
- has the consciousness of recognizing her country, country and nation and producing policies suitable for them.
- Adopts an understanding of life that acts democratic, loves people and respects human rights.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Factors as the basis and motives of political modernization: the abolition of the dynasty, The establishment of the Republic, the abolition of the Caliphate. Debates concerning the Dynasty-Caliphate and Republic on the eve of the new state. Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
2. Week The Turkish political climate between 1920-1938: The political parties in the Turkish Grand National Assembly: Republican People’s Party, Progressive Republican Party, Free Republican Party The relationship between the government and opposition, the democratization of political and social life and the question of multi party system in Turkey. Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression
3. Week The legal dimension of political modernization, the institutions of secular legal system, codifications that regulate the political, social, commercial and economic life. Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week The Question of Education in Turkish nation-state building: Secular educational system, establishment of modern educational institutions, the properties of the interrelationship between education and nation-building in Turkish Revolution The value of intellectual, scientific and pedagogical discussions and their contribution to the educational policies. Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
5. Week The relationship between nation-state and national culture, new institutions founded for the promotion and detection of the national culture, domestic political and sociological ideas that affect the structure of those referred institutions & the reflection of intellectual discussions concerning cultural change on cultural policies. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week The nation-state and the reorganization of economy: The economy strategies and its applications in new Turkey Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours
7. Week The Atatürk Era and Turkish Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period I (1923-1930): Turkey’s bilateral relations with the European states following the Lausanne Treaty. Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression
8. Week Mid Term Exam Other Activities
9. Week Turkish Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period II (1930-1938) Turkey’s relations with the European states with respect to the assessment of totalitarian regimes in the continental Europe. Relationship between the Soviet Union, Western Europe and the USA. Turkey’s relations with the Soviet Union The reflections of foreign political relations on social and intellectual life; the press and comments on Turkish foreign policy. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
10. Week An assessment on Atatürk’s principles Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation Course Hours
11. Week An assessment on Atatürk’s principles Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
12. Week Turkey at the post-Atatürk era: The Presidency of İsmet İnönü The World War II and Turkey: The Turkish foreign policy, the effect of war on Turkish political and social life. Verbal Expression Other Activities Course Hours
13. Week The characteristics of change in Turkish political life following the World War II: The establishment of multi-party system. The 1946 Elections in Turkey, The relationship between the government and opposition, The foundation of the Democratic Party. Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours
14. Week Final exam Course Hours Verbal Expression Research
Recommended Sources
Atatürk, Gazi Mustafa Kemal, Nutuk, cilt: I-III, İstanbul, 1973
Fromkin, David, Barışa Son Veren Barış, Modern Ortadoğu Nasıl Yaratıldı? 1914-1922, çev. Mehmet Harmancı, İstanbul, 1994
Kazım Karabekir, İstiklâl Harbimiz, İstanbul, 1988
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 Measurement Method
PY1 2 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 40,60
PY2 2 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY4 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY6 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY8 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 40,60
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 40,60
PY10 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 40,60
PY11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY12 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY14 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 2 3 40,60
PY15 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 15 15
Final 1 19.5 19.5
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0