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SOS3001Politics and Society in Turkey2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Mine GÖZÜBÜYÜK TAMER
Co-LecturerOther instructors in the department
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to contribute the understanding of the social structure of Turkey by focusing on the issues that make up the basic dynamics of current social structure of Turkey and for this purpose to enlighten about Turkish social structure to students
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Write about the historical background of the structure of Turkish society and politics7,81,
LO - 2 : Interpret social events6,81,
LO - 3 : Compare the structure of society and the contemporary Turkish political tradition within historical dimensions 12,141,
LO - 4 : Evaluate the change emerged in the structure of Turkish society6,71,
LO - 5 : Explain the institutions connected to religion, politics, economics and education in a correlated manner.6,71,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
This course focuses on the transition process from Ottoman state and to Turkish nation-state model and the construction of national identity. In this context, the historical background of the social structure of Turkey, Turkish modernization, the meaning of the Republic in the context of social change and transformation, the formation of modern Turkey and politics, education, religion, and economic institutions will be analysed in a comprehensive manner.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Social Structure; Conceptual approach
 Week 2Ottoman heritage: 19th century. Social, Political and Economic Structure
 Week 3Modernization and Political Change in the Ottoman Political System-Reform Movements
 Week 4Modernization and Political Change in the Ottoman Political System-Reform Movements
 Week 5Establishment and Development of the Republic
 Week 6Evaluation of Turkish Modernization I: In the content of Scope and Method
 Week 7Evaluation of Turkish Modernization II:
 Week 8Revolutions in the Republican Era, Effects on Social Life
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Politics and Democracy in Turkey
 Week 11Politics and Bureaucracy
 Week 12Political Regime and Political Parties in Turkey
 Week 13Military-Political Relations-Military Interventions in Turkey
 Week 14Religion and Politics in Turkey
 Week 15Economy and Society
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Ed: Memet Zencirkıran, Dora Yay. Bursa, 2012.
2Mardin, Şerif (2012). Türkiye'de Toplum ve Siyaset, İletişim Yay, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Emre Kongar, Türkiye'de Değişmenin Araçları olarak Yapısal Öğeler, 21. Yüzyılda Türkiye,
2Kemal Karpat, Asker ve Siyaset
3Akşin, Sina (ed.) (2003). Yakınçağ Türkiye Tarihi, Milliyet Yayınevi, İstanbul, Cilt:1-2.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 30/11/2024 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 23.01.2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 4 8
Arasınav 2 4 8
Ödev 2 10 20
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 4 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 5 3 15
Diğer 1 2 1 2
Total work load125