Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Principles of Ataturk and History of Turkish Rev. I AIB101 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Filiz TAPAN
Assistants
Goals To learn Atatürk’s principles and reforms.
Course Content French Revolution and its effects; Westerization in Ottoman Empire; Tanzimat and Islahat Ferman; I. and II. Constitutionalism and Its Consequences; Mondros Armistice, Sevr and Lausanne Treaties, Turkish Political Life.
Learning Outcomes - Being able to define and list Atatürk’s principles and revolutions
- Having knowledge on Çanakkale wars
- Being able to evaluate the history of Turkish reforms
- Being able to evaluate Kuvayi Milliye struggle, congresses and conferences and treaties
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Characteristics of Atatürk’s principles and revolutions
2. Week The aim of studying Turkish Revolution History and Kemalism, and the concept of revolution
3. Week An outlook to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the reasons which prepare Turkish Revolution
4. Week Collapse of the Ottoman Empire
5. Week Çanakkale Wars
6. Week The Mudros Treaty
7. Week State of the country against occupation and reaction of Mustafa Kemal
8. Week Mid-term exam
9. Week Mustafa Kemal’s landing on Samsun
10. Week First step towards Turkish National Struggle for independence and organizing by congresses
11. Week First step towards Turkish National Struggle for independence and organizing by congresses
12. Week Kuvayi Milliye (The Nationalist Forces) and Misak-ı Milli (The National Pact of 1920 )
13. Week Opening of Grand National Assembly of Turkey
14. Week National struggle for independence; from Mudanya to the Treaty of Lausanne
Recommended Sources
• Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp Tarihi, YÖK
• Nutuk, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi (19. - 20. Yüzyıl Türkiye Tarihi) / Orhan Doğan, Beta Basın Yayım, İstanbul, 2013.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
*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 2 2
Homework 1 14 2 28
Homework 2 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Practice 14 2 28
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 116
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0