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1) |
• Describe the course
• Describe the course boks and other course related materials
• Explain the syllabus
• Explain the grading and evaluation system
• Identify the place of political history in political science studies.
• Explain the content of the syllabus
• Explain the course program
• Explain the importance of the course books and their writers
• Discuss the extra course related materials
• Identify the history of political life in Turkey
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2) |
• Define political systems
• Explain the functioning of political systems
• Explain the notion of political parties
• Discuss the functions of political parties via examples
• Identify the emergence of political system and parties in Turkey
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3) |
• Define the notion of democracy
• Exlain the place of democracy in Turkish political history
• Identify the relation between politics and democracy
• Discuss the democratization theories
• Discuss the contemporary democracy issues via examples
• Explain the history and functioning of Turkish political system
• Discuss the functioning of elections in Turkey
• Explain the emergence of the democracy in Turkish political history
• Discuss the relation between politics and democracy in the context of Turkey.
• Discuss the democracy issues in the contemporary Turkish politics
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Read: Özbudun, (2000), pp.73-103
Kabasakal, “Factors influencing intra-party democracy and membership rights: The case of Turkey”, Party Politics, 2014, pp. 700-711.
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4) |
• Define political systems
• Explain the functioning of political systems
• Explain the notion of political parties
• Discuss the functions of political parties via examples
• Identify the emergence of political system and parties in Turkey
• Explain political systems comperatively
• Explain the functioning of Turkish parliamentary system
• Identify the emergence of political parties in Turkey
• Discuss the functionings of political parties In Turkey
• Identify the historical progress of political system and parties in Turkey
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Read: the passage from the handout distributed in the class |
5) |
• Explain the effects of religions on politics
• Identify the notion of secularization historically
• Discuss the relation between religion and politics in the historical context via the examples across the world
• Define the relation between postmodernity and identity politics
• Identify the relation between religious identity based politics and postmodernism
• Explain the evolution of Turkish political system in the context of religion and secularism
• Define the notion of secularism in Turkey historically
• Illustrate the relation between religion and politics in Turkey historically and societally
• Explain the rise of identity politics in Turkey through postmodernity
• Discuss the relation between religious identity based politics and postmodernism in Turkey
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Read: Cornell (2001), pp. 31-46.
Saylan (2012 ), pp. 377-415
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6) |
• Define the notion of ethnic identity
• Illusrate the effects of ethnicity on political structure
• Identify the correlation between democracy level and recognition of different ethnic identities
• Explain the place of minority politics in a democratic system through pluralism
• Compare the difference between political systems on ethnic identities
• Explain the position of ethnic identities in the political structure of Turkey in historical context
• Explain the progress of ethnic identity politics in Turkey
• Discuss the position of political system in Turkey on the subject of recognizing different ethnic identities
• Discuss the effectiveness of pluralism in Turkey
• Discuss the level of minority rights in Turkey in the perspective of democracy
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Read the passage from the handout distributed in the class
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7) |
• Evaluate students via Midterm
• Define the notion of political system
• Evaluate the connection between postmodernism and identity politics
• Compare the effects of coup d’etats on the political system of Turkey
• Discuss the economic and political effects of 1980 coup d’etat in Turkish politics
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Özbudun, (2000), pp. 105-123 |
8) |
• Evaluate students via Midterm
• Define the notion of political system
• Evaluate the connection between postmodernism and identity politics
• Compare the effects of coup d’etats on the political system of Turkey
• Discuss the economic and political effects of 1980 coup d’etat in Turkish politics
• Evaluate students’ comprehension of the material via midterm exam
• Compare different political systems
• Illustrate the functionings of political system and parties in Turkey
• Explain the progress of secularism in Turkey in historical context
• Explain the emergence of 28 February 1997 postmodern coup d’etat in historical and societal context.
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Read: the passage from the handout distributed in the class |
9) |
• Define feminist theory
• Explain the historical progress of different feminist approaches
• Explain the participatory condition of women in democratic societies
• Discuss the relations between democratic values and women rights by reference to the discrimination against women in patriarchal societies
• Describe women’s positions in politics
• Explain the progress of feminist thought in Turkey
• Explain the progress of women’s political rights in Turkey and discuss their contemporary position.
• Identify the societal and political reasons of discrimination against women in Turkey
• Define the notion of affirmative action
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Özbudun, (2000), pp.125-147 |
10) |
• Define the notion of civil society
• Identify the historical progress of the notion of civil society
• Illustrate the connection between civil society and democracy
• Explain the democratic progress through NGO’s
• Identify the effects of civil society on politics
• Explain the historical progress of civil society in Turkey
• Illustrate the effects of civil society on politics in Turkey
• Compare the NGO’s through their contrubutions to the progress of democracy in Turkey
• Discuss the position of civil society in Turkish politics.
• Discuss the reasons why civil society in Turkey has not made enough progress
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Ahmad, Feroz, (2014), pp. 119-146 |
11) |
• Identify the basic institutions of democratic systems
• Explain the importance odf separation of powers in democratic political systems
• Discuss the role of executive in politics
• Discuss the role of judiciary in politics
• Discuss the role of legislature in politics
• Discuss the role of media as the fourth power
• Identify the basic institutions of democratic system in Turkey
• Explain how separation of powers workin practice in Turkey
• Explain the functioning and the role of executive in Turkish politics
• Explain the functioning and the role of judiciary in Turkish politics
• Explain the functioning and the role of legislature in Turkish politics
• Discuss the notion of freedom of press in Turkey
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Björnberg, Kjell, Cranston, Ross, The Functioning of the Judicial System in the Republic of Turkey (2005) |
12) |
• Explain the role of judiciary as a check and balance to the legislative and executive branches
• Identify the basic role of freedom of judiciary in terms of seperation of powers.
• Explain the importance of freedom of judiciary in democracies.
• Explain how political systems lose their democratic features when the judiciary be in under control of executive
• Discuss the issues that harm the freedom of judiciary via examples
• Explain the role of judiciary as a check and balance to the legislative and executive branches in Turkey
• Identify the basic role of freedom of judiciary in terms of seperation of powers in Turkey
• Explain how freedom of judiciary works in practice in Turkey
• Discuss the relation between judiciary and executive branches in Turkey
• Discuss the issues that harm the freedom of judiciary via examples in Turkey
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Özbudun (2000), pp.49-71
Ahmad, Feroz, (2014), pp. 150-189
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13) |
• Discuss the notion of constitutional regime
• Compare different constitutional systems
• Define presidential system
• Define semi-presidential system
• Identify the functioning of parliamentary system
• Identify the constitutional system in Turkey
• Compare the constitutions of 1924,1961 and 1982 of Turkey
• Explain the preparation and the contents of 1961 constitution in Turkey
• Explain the preparation and the contents of 1982 constitution in Turkey
• Discuss the amendments that were made in 1982 constitution in last decade.
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Read: the passage from the handout distributed in the class
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14) |
• Identify the media’s functioning as the forth power
• Define the notion of freedom of press
• Discuss the relation between freedom of press and democracy
• Discuss the examples that harm the freedom of press
• Discuss the relation between censorship and authoritarianism
• Explain the functioning of media in Turkish political life
• Discuss how the freedom of press works in practice in Turkey
• Identify the relation between freedom of press and democracy in Turkey
• Discuss the examples that harm the freedom of press in Turkey
• Discuss repercussion of censorship against press in Turkey on political structure
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15) |
• Evaluate students via Final Exam
• Explain feminist approaches
• Discuss the position of civil society in Turkish politics
• Compare 1961 and 1982 constitutions from the point of view of their preparation and content.
• Discuss the relation between freedom of press and democratic structure
• Final exam
• Explain the historical progress of feminist thoght in Turkey
• Discuss the 1982 constitution in terms of legislaion, execution and judiciary
• Explain the role and the functioning of judiciary in Turkey
• Explain the notion of affirmative action
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Ahmad, Feroz, (2014), Turkey: The Quest for Identity, Oneworld Publications: Revised edition
ISBN: 1780743017
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References: |
Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin ve Sarıbay, Ali, Yaşar, (2009), Türkiye’de Politik Değişim ve Modernleşme, Bursa: Dora Yayıncılık.
Özbudun, Ergun ve Hale, (2010) William, Türkiye’de İslamcılık,Demokrasi ve Libaralizm: AKP Olayı, Doğan Kitap.
Berktay, Fatmagül, (2004), Kadınların İnsan Haklarının Gelişimi ve Türkiye, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Keyman, Fuat (2006), Türkiye’de Sivil ToplumunSerüveni: İmkansızlıklar İçinde Bir Vaha, Ankara: Sivil Toplum Geliştirme Merkezi.
Özbudun, Ergun, (2007), Çağdaş Türk Politikası: Demokratik Pekişmenin Önündeki Engeller, Çev.Ali Resul Usul, 2.Baskı, Doğan Kitapçılık A.Ş., İstanbul.
Özkorkut, Nevin, Ünal (2002), “Basın Özgürlüğü ve Osmanlı’daki Görünümü”, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergis iCilt 51 Sayı: 3, s 65-84.
Karakaya, Hande Özhabeş (2013) Yargı Paketleri, Hak ve Özgürlükler Açısından Bir Değerlendirme: Geniş Kapsamlı Rapor, TESEV
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