| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II | AİB2102 | 2. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Distance learning |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) |
Tuğba AŞAN |
| 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. - To be able to evaluate the information obtained in the related field by using various scientific methods - Students will be able to express their evaluations in the field of science in oral and written form. - 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 a consciousness of recognizing his country, country and nation and producing policies suitable for them. It adopts an understanding of life that behaves democratic, loves people and respects human rights. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 3. Week | The legal dimension of political modernization, the institutions of secular legal system, codifications that regulate the political, social, commercial and economic life. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 6. Week | The nation-state and the reorganization of economy: The economy strategies and its applications in new Turkey | |
| 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. | |
| 8. Week | Mid-Term | |
| 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. | |
| 10. Week | An assessment on Atatürk’s principles | |
| 11. Week | An assessment on Atatürk’s principles | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 14. Week | The Democratic Party in power (1950-1960): Its domestic & foreign policy The end of the Cold War: Collapse of the Soviet Union, unification of Germany, the breakup of Yugoslavia and its repercussions on Turkish domestic and foreign policies. |
| 1. Alpargu, Mehmet., Demir, Mustafa ve diğerleri, H., Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp Tarihi, Değişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009 2. Yalçın, Semih ve diğerleri, Türk İnkılâp Tarihi ve Atatürk İlkeleri, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2004 3. Turan, Mustafa, Millî Mücadelede Siyasi Çözüm Arayışları, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2005 4. Akdağ, Mustafa, Türkiye’nin İktisadi ve İçtimai Tarihi, c. II, İstanbul, 1974 5. Atılgan, Gökhan & Saraçoğlu, Cenk & Uslu, Ateş (Yay. Haz.), Osmanlı’dan Günümüze Türkiye’de Siyasal Hayat, Yordam Kitap, İstanbul, 2015 6. Armaoğlu, Fahir, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, cilt. I-II:1914-1995, İstanbul, 2005 7. Atatürk, Gazi Mustafa Kemal, Nutuk, cilt: I-III, İstanbul, 1973 8. Fromkin, David, Barışa Son Veren Barış, Modern Ortadoğu Nasıl Yaratıldı? 1914-1922, çev. Mehmet Harmancı, İstanbul, 1994 9. Kazım Karabekir, İstiklâl Harbimiz, İstanbul, 1988 10. Kinross, Lord, Atatürk, Bir Milletin Yeniden Doğuşu, İstanbul, 1988 11. Lewis, Bernard, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, çev. Metin Kıratlı, Ankara, 1984 12. Mardin, Şerif, Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri, 1895-1908, Ankara, 1964 13. Ortaylı, İlber, “Osmanlı Devleti ve Meşrutiyet”, Tanzimat’tan Cumhuriyet’e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, cilt. IV, İstanbul, 1985, s.953-960 14. Özbaran, Salih, Tarih, Tarihçi ve Toplum, 3. Basım, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005 15. Selek, Sabahattin, Anadolu İhtilâli, İstanbul, 1981 16. Tanör, Bülent, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri (1789-1980), İstanbul, 1999 17. Traverso, Enzo, Geçmişi Kullanma Kılavuzu, Tarih, Bellek, Politika, Çev. Işık Ergüden, Versus Kitap, İstanbul, 2009 18. Türk İnkılâp Tarihi, Genel Kurmay Harp Tarihi Yayınları, Ankara, 1973 19. Tüsiad, Tarih 1839-1939, İstanbul, 2006 20. Zürcher, Erik Jan, Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, Çev. Yasemin Saner Gönen, 17. Baskı, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Final | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 51 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
