Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution AIT2101 Turkish Compulsory 3. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Associate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of this course is to teach the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish War of Independence, the Lausanne Peace Treaty and the importance of the new Turkish State
Course Content - Developments in European History and Ottoman Modernization - The Causes of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire - Comprehend World War I - Republic of Turkey will be able to better understand the philosophy of the organization.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The aim of this course is to give information about the aim of the course and basic concepts related to the course and the strategy of the Turkish Revolution Class Hours (14 weeks)
1. Week The aim of this course is to give information about the aim of the course and basic concepts related to the course and the strategy of the Turkish Revolution Class Hours (14 weeks)
2. Week Developments in European history and their effects on the Ottoman Empire Class Hours (14 weeks)
2. Week Developments in European history and their effects on the Ottoman Empire Class Hours (14 weeks)
3. Week XIX. Reform movements in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century (Tanzimat, Islahat and I. Constitutional periods) Class Hours (14 weeks)
3. Week XIX. Reform movements in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century (Tanzimat, Islahat and I. Constitutional periods) Class Hours (14 weeks)
4. Week The political and military state of the Ottoman Empire in the period of dispersion
4. Week The political and military state of the Ottoman Empire in the period of dispersion
5. Week The intellectual movements of the Ottoman Empire (Ottomanism, Islamism, Turkism, Westernism, Decentralization, Socialism) and II. Ottoman State during the Constitutional Monarchy Period Class Hours (14 weeks)
5. Week The intellectual movements of the Ottoman Empire (Ottomanism, Islamism, Turkism, Westernism, Decentralization, Socialism) and II. Ottoman State during the Constitutional Monarchy Period Class Hours (14 weeks)
6. Week World War I and the Ottoman Empire (the outbreak of the war, the inclusion of the Ottoman Empire in the war, the fronts and the end of the war) and the signing of the Armistice of Mondros Class Hours (14 weeks)
6. Week World War I and the Ottoman Empire (the outbreak of the war, the inclusion of the Ottoman Empire in the war, the fronts and the end of the war) and the signing of the Armistice of Mondros Class Hours (14 weeks)
7. Week Invasions and Reactions (The emergence of the National Forces), Communities (National, Nationalist and minority communities), Mustafa Kemal Pasha after the Armistice of Mondros and the transition to Anatolia Class Hours (14 weeks)
7. Week Invasions and Reactions (The emergence of the National Forces), Communities (National, Nationalist and minority communities), Mustafa Kemal Pasha after the Armistice of Mondros and the transition to Anatolia Class Hours (14 weeks)
8. Week Midterm
8. Week -
9. Week First steps for national struggle and organization through congresses (Amasya Circular, Erzurum, Sivas Congress and Western Anatolia Congresses) Class Hours (14 weeks)
9. Week First steps for national struggle and organization through congresses (Amasya Circular, Erzurum, Sivas Congress and Western Anatolia Congresses) Class Hours (14 weeks)
10. Week Amasya interview, arrival of the delegation to Ankara, the gathering of the last Ottoman Parliamentary Assembly, acceptance of the National Pact Class Hours (14 weeks)
10. Week Amasya interview, arrival of the delegation to Ankara, the gathering of the last Ottoman Parliamentary Assembly, acceptance of the National Pact Class Hours (14 weeks)
11. Week The opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the structure of the Assembly, the legal interests and activities, the opening of the Assembly's internal and external responses Class Hours (14 weeks)
11. Week The opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the structure of the Assembly, the legal interests and activities, the opening of the Assembly's internal and external responses Class Hours (14 weeks)
12. Week San Remo Conference, Sevres Agreement, the threats to the present in the Treaty of Sevres, the situation on the Eastern and Southern fronts Class Hours (14 weeks)
12. Week San Remo Conference, Sevres Agreement, the threats to the present in the Treaty of Sevres, the situation on the Eastern and Southern fronts Class Hours (14 weeks)
13. Week The liquidation of the National Forces and the establishment of the regular army, the Greek general offensive and the wars on the Western Front Class Hours (14 weeks)
13. Week The liquidation of the National Forces and the establishment of the regular army, the Greek general offensive and the wars on the Western Front Class Hours (14 weeks)
14. Week Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Commander-inChief, Tekâlif-i Milliye orders, the Sakarya War and the aftermath of foreign policy developments (TurkishRussian, Turkish-Afghan relations, London Conference, Ankara Alignment) Class Hours (14 weeks)
14. Week Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Commander-inChief, Tekâlif-i Milliye orders, the Sakarya War and the aftermath of foreign policy developments (TurkishRussian, Turkish-Afghan relations, London Conference, Ankara Alignment) Class Hours (14 weeks)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Atatürk, Nutuk
  • İnkılap Dersleri, Editörler: Süleyman İnan- Cengiz Akseki
  • Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye'nin Doğuşu
  • Zafer Toprak, Türkiye'de Milli İktisat
  • İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı
  • Atatürk, Nutuk
  • İnkılap Dersleri, Editörler: Süleyman İnan- Cengiz Akseki
  • Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye'nin Doğuşu
  • Zafer Toprak, Türkiye'de Milli İktisat
  • İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours (14 weeks) 14 2 28
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 10 1 10
Final 15 1 15
Total Workload 53
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0