Automotive Engineering (English)
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

IRL426

Course Name:

Political Parties in Turkey

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	6

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

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):

Assoc. Prof. MEHMET KABASAKAL

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to analyze the political life in Turkey, thereby providing student with comprehensive knowledge about parties, as essential parts of political life, with their structures and functioning, and encouraging them to find solutions to the problems of political life with regard to political parties. In line with this aim, our course covers the historical development of political parties in Turkey in the context of political environment shaped by political culture of Turkey through analyzing the transformations in political party systems in the world.

Course Content:

Political Parties in Turkey since 1908; 1923 Revolution; Single Party Rule; Passage to Multi-Party System; Constitutions and Political Party Laws; Societal Change and Political Parties; Local Politcs and Political Parties.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) • Evaluate Turkish political life
2) • Define political actors and party systems
3) • Analyze the development and progress of the political party system in Turkey
4) • Explain structures and functions of the political parties in Turkey
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)	• Describe the course • Describe the course books and other course related materials • Explain the syllabus • Explain the grading and evaluation system • Identify the political actors • Explain the course program • Explain the content of the syllabus • Explain the importance of the course books and their writers • Discuss the extra course related materials • Analyze the political actors in Turkey	Read: Özbudun (2013), pp 1-13.
2)	• Explain political party systems • Describe the functioning of political systems • Define the notion of political party • Explain the development of political parties • Compare the functions of political parties • Explain the functioning of the political party system in Turkey • Describe the content and the functioning of the political system in Turkey • Analyze the development of the political parties in Turkey • Explain the funtions of political parties in Turkey • Compere the political parties in Turkey	Read: Özbudun (2013), pp 14-65.
3)	• Illustrate the roles of political parties in democratic systems • Discuss the organization of political parties in Turkey through analyzing the “Law on Political Parties” • Identify the membership requirements of political parties in Turkey through explaining the “Law on Political Parties” • Explain the administration of political parties in Turkey • Compare the administrative structures of political parties in Turkey through checking their party constitutions. • Analyze the problems of Turkish political party system • Discuss the organization of the political parties in Turkey in the context of democracy • Discuss the membership requirements of the political parties in Turkey in the context of class differences • Compare the administrations of the political parties in Turkey in relation to the democratic values • Explain the developments of organizational structures of the political parties in Turkey in a historical perspective	Read: Özbudun (2013), pp 105-123.
4)	• Identify the democratic political systems • Explain the basic conditions of political party administration in the democratic systems • Discuss the organisational sturcture of political parties in the context of democracy • Compare the leadership of political parties in the context of democracy and authocracy • Identify the notion of “in-party democracy” through analyzing the party leader’s right in Turkish political parties. • Discuss the political party system in Turkey in the context of democracy • Compare the administration of the political parties in Turkey • Evaluate the role of the political party leaders in Turkey • Discuss the role of the political party leaders in Turkey in the context of democracy and authocracy • Discuss how the practices of the political parties in Turkey are related to in-party democracy	Read: Zürcher (2004), pp.36-93.
5)	• Evaluate the modernization movements in the Ottoman Empire which were started with the reign of Mahmud II and contiuned along the 19th century • Explain the differences between the classical Ottoman political system and the political structure that emerged with the First Constitution which was declared in 1876. • Analyze the intellectual life in the 19th century Ottoman Empire through the works of the New Ottomans and the Young Turks • Evaluate the Second Constitution period of the Ottoman Empire in the context of the political party system that was emerged. • Analyze the political parties that were emerged and the elections that were made in the Second Constitution period of the Ottoman Empire. • Explain how modernization movements in the 19th century Ottoman Empire affected the political system. • Evaulate the structure of the parliament that was emerged with the First Constitution in the Ottoman Empire • Compare the effects of the New Ottomans and the Young Turks on declaring the First Constitution and Second Constitution in the Ottoman Empire • Discuss the political system of the Second Constitution period through the practices of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) • Identify the Ottoman Liberty Party and discuss the decentralization idea through the practices of Prince Sabahaddin	Read: Zürcher (2004), pp. 133-166.
6)	• Explain the period of Independence War. • Identify the political party system that was emerged with the foundation of the Grand National Assembly mof Turkey • Identify the political groups that were in the First Grand National Assembly of Turkey • Identify the opposition parties in the First Grand National Assembly of Turkey • Discuss the importance of “the law on the maintenance of order” to see evolution of the political party system in Turkey • Analyze the political structure of the Independence War period • Discuss the continuities and breaking points between the Second Constitution period and Turkish Republic in the context of the political system’s practices • Analyze the discussion between the First Group and the Second Group in the First Grand National Assembly of Turkey • Identify the relation between the Second Group in the First Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Progressive Republican Party • Evaulate the political environment in Turkey after the closure of the Progressive Republican Party	Read: Zürcher (2004), pp. 167-206.
7)	• Introduce the one party system • Evaluate the political life of one party rule period in Turkey • Discuss the political party sytem in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey through analyzing the conditions before and after “the law on the maintenance of order” • Compare the political systems of the Second Constitutionalist period and the early Turkish Republic period. • Evaluate the political developments of 1940’s that paved way to the multi-party system • Identify the reforms that were made in one party rule period of Turkey. • Analyze the reflections of the reforms of one party rule period on Turkish political system. • Discuss the preparation and the contents of 1924 Constitution of Turkey • Explain the foundation and the closure of the Liberal Republican Party • Discuss the political system of Turkey after the closure Liberal Republican Party	Read: Özbudun (2013), pp. 65-105. Zürcher (2004), pp. 221-241.
8)	• Explain the fundamental principles of democracy • Evaluate the relationship between the principles of pluralism and majoritarianism • Discuss the relationship between the multi-party system and democracy • Distinguish the significance of the check and balance mechanism in democratic systems. • Discuss the extent to which a multi-party system emerged in Turkey after 1946 corresponded to the fundamental principles of democracy • Evaluate the conditions which opened the way of establishment of the Democrat Party. • Introduce new dimensions the political system of Turkey obtained in the wake of the transition to a multi-party system. • Identify the Democrat Party government which has lasted from the1950s to 1960s. • Discus the extent to which the internal administration of Democrat Party corresponded to the principles of democracy.	Read: Zürcher (2004), pp. 241-260.
9)	• Evaluate students via midterm exam • Compare different political systems • Discuss the influence of modernization movements in 19th century Ottoman Empire on the political systems. • Introduce newly established political parties subsequent to the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) • Discuss the period of the transition to the multi-party system in Turkey in terms of the fundamental principles of democracy. • Evaluate students via midterm exam • Compare different political systems • Discuss the influence of modernization movements in 19th century Ottoman Empire on the political systems. • Introduce newly established political parties subsequent to the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) • Discuss the period of the transition to the multi-party system in Turkey in terms of the fundamental principles of democracy.
10)	• Evaluate the structure of the political system in Turkey between 1961 1971 • Discuss how the civil government was interrupted by the May 1960 coup d’etat • Explain two-chamber system which was introduced by the 1961 Constitution. • Introduce the political parties which was established in the relatively free political environment in the wake of the 1961 Constitution • Identify the economic and political issues discussed in the coalition governments established in the 1960s. • Discuss the political parties in Turkey established in the wake of the May 1960 coup d’etat. • Evaluate the Justice Party’s administration and political position between 1961 and 1971. • Explain the establishment of the Worker’s Party of Turkey, its presence and opposition in the assembly • Discuss the party structure of the Republican’s People Party between 1961 and 1971. • Identity the establishment of The Repeublican Peasants Nation Party and the profile of its members.	Read: Zürcher (2004), pp. 261-278.
11)	• Evaluate the structure of the political system in Turkey between 1971 and 1980 • Introduce the period of the Nihat Erim government established after the March 1971 coup d’etat • Identify the parities got into the parliament after the 1973 election. • Evaluate the political situation in the assembly after the 1977 election • Explain the ways of local organization of the parties. • Identify the political parities in Turkey between the 1971 and 1980 coup d’etas • Discuss the government established in 1971 in terms of democracy and authoritarianism. • Evaluate the emergence and development of political Islam in Turkey by considering the National Order Party and the National Salvation Party. • Compare the political positions of the political parties in Turkey between 1960 and 1971 • Evaluate economic, political and social conditions in Turkey before the 1980 coup d’etat.	Okuma: Özbudun (2011), s. 43-46.
12)	• Evaluate the structure of the political system in Turkey between 1980 and 2002 • Discuss how the civil government was interrupted by the September 1980 coup d’etat • Identify the new parties established in the 1980s and 1990s. • Discuss the political environment after the 28 February memorandum in 1997 • Evaluate the political conditions provide the ground for establishment • Identify the presence of the political figures of the Kurdish political movement in the political arena of Turkey and the parties they established in this period • Identify the political parties in Turkey between 1980-2002 • Evaluate the administration and functioning of the CHP in this period. • Evaluate the administration, party constitution, and voting rates of the Democratic Leftist Party • Discuss the development of the Welfare Party and its closure in the wake of the 28 February memorandum. • Compare the political positions and voting rates of ANAP and DYP	Read: Hale and Özbudun (2009), pp. 55-99.
13)	• Evaluate the structure of the political system in Turkey between 2002-2011 • Discus the relation of the AKP with previous parties. • Evaluate the development of political Islam in the 2000s. • Evaluate the functioning and position of the main opposition party CHP in the AKP governments in the 2000s. • Identify the political and social reflections of the political presence of the politics of the Kurds • Compare the AKP governments established between 2002 and 2011 in terms of democracy and authoritarianism • Evaluate the party constitution and profile of members of the AKP • Discuss the reflections of global economy and politics in the political life of Turkey. • Evaluate the influence of the 27 April 2007 e-memorandum on the political life of Turkey • Discuss the developments in the relations between the military and politics	Read: Özbudun (2013), pp 123-137.
14)	• Evaluate the structure of the political system in Turkey from 2011 to the present • Discuss the policies of the AKP after 2011 • Discuss the developments in the policies of the CHP after 2011 • Evaluate the fact that the presence of a pro-Kurdish party (HDP-People’s Democracy Party) in the assembly. • Identify the situation of the parties which did not get into the parliament • Discuss the influences of the continuity of the one-party government in Turkey since the early 2000s on the political system • Evaluate the government established after 2011 in terms of democracy and authoritarianism • Identify the practical implementations of check-and-balance mechanism employed by the opposition parties in the parliament. • Define the party constitution and the profile of the members of the Democracy and Peace Party. • Evaluate the 2015 election in the sense of its political, economic and social consequences.
15)	• Evaluate students via final exam • Evaluate the party systems in Turkey though historical context • Introduce the political development of political Islam in Turkey • Evaluate the positions of the political parties after 1980 • Evaluate the development of Kurdish political movement and its political parties • Final Exam • Identify the discourse of “left-of-center” in CHP which is took the form in the mid-1960s. • Discuss the functioning and positions of the political parties established after the 1980 coup d’etat. • Define the parties (MNP, MSP, RP, FP, SP) which took part in the process of the development of political Islam in Turkey • Analyze the AKP governments established between 2002 and 2011

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Özbudun, Ergun, Party Politics and Social Cleavages in Turkey, (2013), USA: Lynn Rienner Publishers ISBN: 9781588269003

Özbudun, Ergun, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemi, (2011), İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
ISBN: 9786053992240

References:

Hale, William, Özbudun, Ergun (2009), Islamism, Democracy and Liberalism in Turkey: The Case of the AKP, London, New York: Routledge.
Zürcher, Erik J., (2004), Turkey: A Modern History, London, New York: I.B. Tauris.

Çarkoğlu, Ali; Erdem, Tarhan; Kabasakal, Mehmet ve Gençkaya, Ömer Faruk (2000), Siyasi Partilerde Reform, TESEV Yayınları, İstanbul: Acar Matbacılık
Kabasakal, Mehmet (1991) , Türkiye’de Siyasal Parti Örgütlenmesi, İstanbul: Tekin Yayınevi
Kabasakal, Mehmet (der) (2013), Türkiye’de Siyasal Partiler, İstanbul: Okan Üniversitesi Yayını.
Yücel, Serhan (2006), Türkiye’nin Siyasal Partileri (1859-2006),İstanbul: Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım Ltd. Şti

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; and the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.)
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results to examine engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
6) The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill.
7) Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
9) Conform to ethical principles, and standards of professional and ethical responsibility; be informed about the standards used in engineering applications.
10) Awareness of applications in business, such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11) Information about the universal and social health, environmental and safety effects of engineering applications and the ways in which contemporary problems are reflected in the engineering field; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12) Knowledge on advanced calculus, including differential equations applicable to automotive engineering; familiarity with statistics and linear algebra; knowledge on chemistry, calculus-based physics, dynamics, structural mechanics, structure and properties of materials, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, manufacturing processes, electronics and control, design of vehicle elements, vehicle dynamics, vehicle power train systems, automotive related regulations and vehicle validation/verification tests; ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to solve multidisciplinary automotive problems; ability to apply theoretical, experimental and simulation methods and, computer aided design techniques in the field of automotive engineering; ability to work in the field of vehicle design and manufacturing.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; and the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2)	The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3)	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.)
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results to examine engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
6)	The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill.
7)	Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8)	Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
9)	Conform to ethical principles, and standards of professional and ethical responsibility; be informed about the standards used in engineering applications.
10)	Awareness of applications in business, such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11)	Information about the universal and social health, environmental and safety effects of engineering applications and the ways in which contemporary problems are reflected in the engineering field; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12)	Knowledge on advanced calculus, including differential equations applicable to automotive engineering; familiarity with statistics and linear algebra; knowledge on chemistry, calculus-based physics, dynamics, structural mechanics, structure and properties of materials, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, manufacturing processes, electronics and control, design of vehicle elements, vehicle dynamics, vehicle power train systems, automotive related regulations and vehicle validation/verification tests; ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to solve multidisciplinary automotive problems; ability to apply theoretical, experimental and simulation methods and, computer aided design techniques in the field of automotive engineering; ability to work in the field of vehicle design and manufacturing.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Individual study and homework
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)
Oral Examination
Homework
Application

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Presentation	1	% 35
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 30
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Study Hours Out of Class	16	48
Presentations / Seminar	16	16
Project	16	32
Midterms	16	16
Final	16	16
Total Workload		176