Course Details

THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 2

HIST204

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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
6HIST204THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 22+0+022

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The main goals of the course are as follows:
(1) Introducing a historical perspective to international students to understand the Turkish society
(2) Providing basic historical knowledge about the political, social, economic, and cultural roots of the Turkish state and society
(3) Infusing students with the skill of discussing and presenting a historical subject about the Turkish history and international history
Course Content This class has been designed to introduce a brief history of Modern Turkey to international students via explaining the basic historical roots of the current Turkish society. In the second semester of this course, the instructor will focus on the establishment and successive history of the Turkish Republic. In this sense, he will mainly discuss how the Ottoman Empire whose multi-ethnic and multi-religious social structure has been ruled by a single family for about 600 years transformed to a national state which claimed its sovereignty against an imperialist occupation. Then, the instructor will narrate emergence of the single party rule and establishment of a modern society in the 1920s and 1930s and then transition to multi-party system and economic, social, and political transformations between 1940s and 200s alongside with establishment of secular institutions and their transformations and spread of the notions of citizenships, rights and liberties in the Turkish society. Around such themes, the major political, economic, and social events will be discussed with students
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Özgür Balkılıç ozgur.balkilic@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Erik Jan Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, third edition, (London: I. B. Tauris, 2001).

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 30
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Sunum 1 15 15
Kişisel Çalışma 1 20 20
Ders dışı çalışma 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 60

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explain historical roots of the society in which they live through engaging in lectures and in-class discussions.
2 Foster their adaptation process to a different society through understanding its roots.
3 Realize differences and similarities of the Turkish society with the global history through making presentations about the history of another country in the same period.
4 Improve their skill of making an oral presentation about a historical subject through preparing in-class presentations.
5 Build-up their ability to discuss the historical events by analyzing cultural products through watching historical movies and writing short essays about them.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Wellcome and Review of the course syllabus
2 The Young Turk Revolution I
3 The Young Turk Revolution II
4 National Salvation War I
5 National Salvation War II
6 Movie Hour: The Last Hope (2014, Australia, Russel Crowe)
7 The Establishment of the Single Party Power I
8 The Establishment of The Single Part Power II
9 Midterm Exam
10 Multiparty System and The Democrat Part Power
11 The Turbulent Period in Türkiye (1960-1980)
12 Türkiye between 1980-2002: The Political Changes
13 Türkiye Between 1980-2002: Economy and Foreign Affairs
14 Final Exam

Recommended Optional Programme Components
Veri yok

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 3 4 5 4 3 4
C2 3 3 4 5 4 3
C3 4 3 2 4 4 2
C4 3 5 4 1 2 5
C5 3 4 3 4 4 5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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