Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Social Structure of Turkey SBKY306 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face-to-face
Course Coordinator Res. Assist. Esra GÜLEÇ
Instructors Esra GÜLEÇ
Assistants
Goals to explain the social structure of Turkey on the basis of social change.
Course Content Within the scope of the course, the aim is to acknowledge the students on the basic economic characteristics of Turkey and the basic dynamics lying behind. Additionally, the course will help students learn family and social gender relations in Turkey.
Learning Outcomes - to get academic knowledge on the social structure of Turkey
- Gains the ability to follow the historical development of social structures
- to establish a relation between sociology, economy and history through Turkey
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Intrıduction
2. Week The demographic conditions of the Republic
3. Week The Revolutions in the Early Republican Period and Social Change
4. Week The Rural Policies and Rural Areas in the Early Republican Period
5. Week The Economy Policies between 1923-1945
6. Week Multi Party Politics in Turkey: Economic and Political Transformation
7. Week Urbanization
8. Week Urbanization
9. Week Industrialization and Its Effects
10. Week Social Mobilization in Turkey (1960-1980)
11. Week Urbanization after 1980s
12. Week Neoliberal Transformation
13. Week Spatial Stigmatization and Urban Poverty
14. Week İdentity politics
Recommended Sources
Lecture Notes and Related Articles
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 -
PY2 4 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 0 -
*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)
Midterm 1 1 30 30
Quiz 1 1 15.5 15.5
Final 1 40 40
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0