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FACULTY of ARCHITECTURE / DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING /
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SBP2016Contemporary Turkish Economic History2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Emre ÇELİK
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main objective of this course is to equip the students with the knowledge of Turkish economic history especially after 1950s. By analyzing the foundations of, change and continuity in, and evolution of the economic history of the Turkish Republic, the students are expected to comprehend the main parameters of economic life in the context of urbanization with a global perspective.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Understand the main points and issues of the economic history of the Turkish Republic in a sociocultural and socioeconomic context.2,5,6,81
LO - 2 : Comprehend the historical evolution processes that shaped the economic, demographic and urban structure of contemporary Turkey.2,5,6,81
LO - 3 : Understand the main economic history concepts that can explain the urbanization process of modern Turkey.2,5,6,81
LO - 4 : Interpret and evaluate the historical panorama of the Turkish Republic around the parameters of economic dependency and in (de) terdependence.2,5,6,81
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
The analysis of the economic history of the Turkish Republic from socio-cultural and socio-economic perspectives. The study of socio-economic structure of Turkey in the context of change and continuity, human development index, imperialism, liberalism (neo-liberalism), corporatism, globalism and core-periphery relations. An evaluation of the economic and cultural factors that helped shape the demographic and urban structure of modern Turkey on the basis of main turning points of the 20th century. Projections and expectations concerning Turkish socioeconomic life.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The definition, methodology and scope of economic history; the foundations of Turkish economic history.
 Week 2The economic history between the two World Wars (1923-1945)
 Week 3Turkey's integration with the Western Bloc, opening to free markets; transition to multi-party system (1946-1950)
 Week 4The Democrat Party Era (1950-1960)
 Week 5First Five Years' Economic Plan (1962-1967)
 Week 6Second Five Years' Economic Plan (1968-1972)
 Week 7World Oil Crisis; Arms Embargo and Economic Crisis (1973-1977)
 Week 8Political Instability, Distorted Urbanization; January 24 Decrees (1978-1982)
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10Özal and Neoliberalism; The Intensification of Migration, Urbanization and Poverty (1983-1988)
 Week 11Globalization; Changes in the Labor Market and the Services Sector; Third İzmir Economic Congress (1989-1997)
 Week 12Turkish Economy under IMF command; World Economic Crisis of 2008 (1998-2009)
 Week 13The Rule of the Capital Market and the Services Sector; Arab Capital (2009-2015)
 Week 14The reevaluation of the semester
 Week 15Projections into the future: Socio-economic parameters on the road to 2023.
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Kemal Yakut- Süleyman Yaşar, eds. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İktisat Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2013.
2Korkut Boratav, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2014.
 
Recommended Reading
1Oktay Yenal, Cumhuriyetin İktisat Tarihi, Homer Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2003.
2Şevket Pamuk, Türkiye'nin 200 Yıllık İktisadi Tarihi, İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 2015.
3Metin Toprak- Nazım Çatalbaş, eds. Türkiye Ekonomisi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2013.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 11/04/2020 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 06/06/2020 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 1 14 14
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 1 4
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 2 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load60