| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | KY302B2 | Turkish Political Life II | Compulsory | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course aims to analyze the main social dynamics, main conflict axes, historical continuities and ruptures and main problem areas of Turkish politics from a theoretical and historical perspective, from the 19th century Ottoman Empire, when the modernization process began, to the present day. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Sinan YAZICI |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The students would know the French Revolution and the emergence and organization of modern states | | 2 | The students would know the Great Power policies, emperialism and colonialism | | 3 | The students would know the basic studies on the history of the 19th century and they would be able to conduct academic research | | 4 | The students would be specialized in the subjects of Political Science and International Relations | | 5 | The students earn necessary skills for analytical and critical thinking; |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| The "Turkish Political Life" course covers a historical period from the 19th century Ottoman Empire to the present. The structure and content of the course focuses on analytically examining the formation of the modern political power field in Ottoman and Turkish societies in the periods in question, through class, gender, socio-cultural identities, oriented power relations, ideologies and practices, and social and political movements. . The lesson plan and readings are aimed at discussing different theoretical approaches as well as historical-empirical analyzes to understand socio-political power relations in Turkey. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction to the history of 19th century | | | | 2 | The path to the French Revolution: English and French Enlightenment; The American Revolution 1775-1783 | | | | 3 | French Revolution 1789-1792 | | | | 4 | French Revolution: Jakobins Period | | | | 5 | Napoleone Bonapart (until 1806) | | | | 6 | Congress of Vienna | | | | 7 | Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 | | | | 8 | Italian Unification | | | | 9 | Italian Unification | | | | 10 | German Unification | | | | 11 | Great Oriental Crisis: Ottoman-Russian War and the Congress of Berlin | | | | 12 | Industrial Revolution in Europe; Imperialism and Colonialism | | | | 13 | Alliances in the Time of Bismarck | | | | 14 | The path to the World War I | | | | 15 | | | | | 16 | | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 90 | 90 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 90 | 90 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | LO4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | LO5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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