Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Ataturk's Principles Revolution History I GKZ101 English Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Online
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Fatih ÖZÇELİK
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Fatih ÖZÇELİK (Güz)
Goals The establishment of the Republic of Turkey as a secular and unitary state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; the 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 AİT 203courses to acquire the ability of classification, description, explanation, analysis of the current social and individual problems in Turkey by taking rationality and science, 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.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 The student who passes the course successfully: Learns how to analyse a historical question according to its fact-incident, time, actors; the assessment of relevant resources such as books, articles as well as movies and literature and to nurture his/her point of view.
2 Learns how to read and assess an article on a historical problem
3 does research on a historical question by interrelating with the current issues and developments hypothetically
4 Learns how to prepare a presentation on a historical question.
5 Learns critical assessment from different point of views; how to give answers to questions by assertion of historical facts and arguments ; expression of his/her opinion rationally and correctly; and abstraction
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Main concepts and Ottoman ? Turkish modernization Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Practice
2. Week Developments in Europe, Emergence of the modern Europe, the industrial revolution and the French revolution & their effects to the world. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview
3. Week Europe & the Eastern question, early and late colonization movements, relations between Europe and the Ottomans, Ottoman Empire and Europe in the age of imperialism. Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Practice, Research, Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Constitutionalism and the idea of Constitution in Europe, the 'Commitee of New Ottomans (Yeni Osmanlılar Cemiyeti) as intellectual opponents; the Young Turk Opposition, the characteristics of the Tanzimat & Constitutional eras Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
5. Week The Second Constitutional era, trends and movements in Turkish political thought, The Turco-Italian war (1911), the Balkan wars (1912-1913). Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
6. Week The world war I: Its reasons-consequences & its evaluation with respect to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and imperial systems: the distribution of her territories in accordance with the Eastern Question. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview
7. Week Mid Term Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Practice
8. Week The Mudros Armistice; The Turkish National Struggle: preparations & organization. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Other Activities, Practice
9. Week The political aspect of the organization in the Turkish National Struggle: Erzurum & Sivas Congresses. Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Research
10. Week the Sivas Congress, The abolition of the Ottoman Parliament and the National Pact (Misak-ı Millî). Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
11. Week The Establishment of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Ankara as the political center of the National Struggle and the military phase of the struggle. Research, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
12. Week Mid Term Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Practice, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week The Lausanne Conference and the assessment of the new world order within the framework of the Peace Treaties concluded in the wake of the First World War. Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Final Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Preparation, After Class Study
*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.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 He/she speaks English very well and is knowledgable about the concepts related to English language teaching and its pedagogy.
1 He/she speaks English very well and is knowledgable about the concepts related to English language teaching and its pedagogy.
2 He/she adapts the language teaching programs, strategies, approaches and techniques to his/her own teaching conditions. He/she also makes use of his/her existent knowledge of language testing and evaluation.
3 He/she chooses the best teaching strategies, approaches and techniques, considering the individual and developmental differences of students and the subject area.
4 He/she develops appropriate teaching materials, taking the students' needs into consideration.
5 He/she collaborates with other English teachers, participates in various organizations and conferences and follows the recent literature on language teaching.
7 Is aware of the attitude, responsibility, and ethical values related to the teaching profession and behaves accordingly.
8 Plans, implements, and evaluates the learning-teaching process effectively, considering the curricula' basic concepts, principles, and characteristics.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 3 5 0 2 0
PY2 5 5 5 2 5
PY3 3 5 5 5 1
PY4 3 5 2 5 5
PY5 1 2 2 5 1
PY7 3 5 2 5 1
PY8 3 5 2 5 5
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • KILINÇKAYA Derviş (ed) Atatürk ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi. Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2004. ACUN Fatma (ed.), Atatürk ve Türk İnkılâp Tarihi, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 11. Baskı, 2010. AHMAD Feroz, Modern Türkiye?nin Oluşumu, İstanbul, 1995. Atatürk?ün Söylev ve Demeçleri, 3 cilt, Ankara, 1981. Atatürk?ün Tamim Telgraf ve Beyannameleri, 4 cilt, Ankara, 1964. BAYUR Yusuf Hikmet, Türk İnkılâp Tarihi, 10 cilt, Ankara, 1991. BERKES Niyazi, Türkiye?de Çağdaşlaşma, Ankara, 1978. KARPAT Kemal, H., Türk Demokrasi Tarihi, İstanbul, 1967. LEWIS Bernard, Modern Türkiye?nin Doğuşu, Ankara, II. Baskı, 1984.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Research 5 3 15
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 81
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0