Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Social Structure of Turkey II SOS310 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. FATİH YILDIZ
Instructor(s) Abdullah TAŞKESEN
Assistants
Goals Progression of capitalism and modernization, state and economy, Turkish bourgeoisie, industrial development, democracy, statism, immigration, religion, ideology, and class, Turkish family structure and transformation, emergence of civil society, bureaucracy and modernization, education and intelligentsia.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - Historical transformation of Turkey and its effects on individuals and social groups.
- To be informed on the economic and political history of Turkey.
- An institutional glance towards the socio-cultural structure of Turkish society.
- Acquiring a critical and wider point of view towards social structure of Turkey focusing on the fundamental social dynamics of contemporary Turkish society.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week General features of single-party phase in Turkish political history
2. Week Transition to multi-party system in Turkey
3. Week Demokrat parti dönemi
4. Week 1961 Military Coup
5. Week Theoretical Reconstruction
6. Week Ideological Politics
7. Week 1971 Military Coup
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Social Democracy and Political Terror
10. Week Sosyal demokrasi ve siyasal terör
11. Week 1980 Military Coup
12. Week Political and Economic Reconstruction
13. Week Global Transformation
14. Week Present and Future of Turkey
Recommended Sources
• Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, Niyazi Berkes, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002 • 21. yy.’da Türkiye, Emre Kongar, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2012. • Dünden Bugüne Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı / Kolektif, Dora Basım Yayın, Bursa, 2013. • Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar / Birsen Gökçe, Savaş Yayınevi, Ankara, 2007.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
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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 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2.5 35
Research 2 7 14
Other Activities 5 6.5 32.5
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0