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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

UIS458

Course Name:

Turkish Political Culture

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	6

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Assoc. Prof. MEHMET KABASAKAL

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to contribute to the students' knowledge about the Turkish political culture. Students are expected to be familiar with the Turkish political life and will evaluate the economic and political issues better after taking this course.
Course Content:	Isms in Turkish Political Culture: Ottomanism; Islamism; Turkism; Atatürkism; Corporatism in Turkey; Modernity and Democratization; Political Parties and Nepotism in Turkey; Military Coups and their Effects on Political Life.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Increases knowledge about the Turkish political environment
2) Examines the factors which influence the Turkish political culture
3) Becomes familiar with the recent porblems of Turkey
4) Evaluates the Türkish political life and economic developments of the country
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction	None
2)	Political Culture and its influences on political life	Özbudun, pp.1-12.
3)	The concept of politics and state in Turkey	Özbudun, pp. 13-48.
4)	Political Parties	Onulduran, Ersin. Political Development and Political Parties in Turkey. Ankara: AUSBF Yayınları, 1974. (116 s.)
5)	Religion and Politics	Ali Çarkoğlu & Binnaz Toprak. Religion, Society and Politics in a Changing Turkey. İstanbul: TESEV Yayınları, 2007.
6)	Ethnicity and Politics	Saylan, İbrahim, 2012. "Kurdish Nationalist Challenge to the Democratic Consolidation", in Democratic Consolidation in Turkey, ed. Müge Aknur, Boca Raton, Floride: Universalis Publisher, pp. 377-414.
7)	Gender Discrimination in Politics	Ecevit, Yıldız, 2007. "Women's Rights, Women Organizations and the State" in Human Rights Turkey, ed. Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 187-201.
8)	NGOs and Politics	Özbudun, pp. 125-147.
9)	Midterm Exam	None
10)	Military's Role in Turkish Politics	Özbudun, ss. 13-48. ss.105-123.
11)	The role and relations of Parliament and Government	Epstein, Leon D., "Parliamentary Government", ed. David L. Sills, International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences II, New York: Macmillan of Free Press, 1998.
12)	Seperation of Powers and the Constitution	Özbudun, pp. 49-71.
13)	Turkey-EU Relations and Its Effects on Politics	Fuat Keyman ve Ziya Öniş, 2007. Turkish Politics in a Changing World. İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
14)	General Evaluation and Discussions	None
15)	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Özbudun, Ergun. 2007.Çağdaş Türk Politikası: Demokratik Gelişmenin Önündeki Engeller, 2. Baskı, Doğan Kitapçılık A.Ş., İstanbul, 177s.
Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin ve Sarıbay, A. Yaşar. 2000. Türkiye’de Politik Değişim ve Modernleşme, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım , İstanbul, 466s.

Özbudun, Ergun, 2000. Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challanges to the Democratic Consolidation. Boulder, Colorado, Lynne Reinner Publishers, 177pp.

Saylan, İbrahim, 2012. "Kurdish Nationalist Challenge to the Democratic Consolidation", in Democratic Consolidation in Turkey, ed. Müge Aknur, Boca Raton, Floride: Universalis Publisher, pp. 377-414.

Ecevit, Yıldız, 2007. "Women's Rights, Women Organizations and the State" in Human Rights Turkey, ed. Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 187-201.

References:

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Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Closed Department

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Closed Department

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	15	45
Study Hours Out of Class	15	30
Presentations / Seminar	15	30
Midterms	15	30
Final	15	45
Total Workload		180