Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ATATURK S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REVOLUTION II ATA102 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Res. Assist. RUMEYSA CENGİZ
Instructors Barış ÇATAL
Assistants
Goals To contribute to the correct and complete understanding and assimilation of the founding philosophy and basic principles of the Republic of Turkey.
Course Content The reforms that are the foundation of the new Turkish state and its historical origin; The efforts to establish the republican regime; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's domestic and foreign policy; The transfer of single-party rule in Turkey; Attempts to transition to a multi-party system and its results; Geopolitics and Turkey's geopolitical situation; The threat of psychological action against university youth; Definition and importance of Kemalism; The formation of the Kemalist Thought System and its basic features; Atatürk and his intellectual life; Ataturk and Economics; Secularism and religion
Learning Outcomes - Explain the basic concepts of Atatürk's Principles and the history of the Revolution.
- Explain the important points in the National Liberation Struggle and the establishment process of the Turkish state.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The reforms that were the foundation of the new Turkish state and its historical origin
2. Week The efforts to establish the republican regime
3. Week The efforts to establish the republican regime
4. Week Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's domestic and foreign policy
5. Week Single-party rule in Turkey
6. Week Attempt to transition to multi-party life and its results
7. Week Geopolitics and Turkey's geopolitical situation
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Psychological movement threat to university youth
10. Week Definition and importance of Kemalism
11. Week The formation and basic features of the Kemalist Thought System
12. Week Atatürk and his intellectual life
14. Week Ataturk and Economy Secularism and religion
15. Week Final Exam
Recommended Sources
ATATÜRK, Mustafa Kemal, Speech, (3 C.), 11th Edition, Çağdaş Publications, Istanbul, 1982.
History of the Republic of Turkey from the Beginning to the Present, (Editor Prof. Dr. Temuçin Faik Ertan), Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2011.
ARMAOĞLU, Fahir, 20th Century Political History 1914-1980, Türkiye İş Bankası Cultural Publications, Ankara, 2004.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 -
*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 15 15
Midterm 2 1 9.5 9.5
Homework 1 2 8 16
Homework 2 2 8 16
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0