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TRH6780Multi-Party Period in Turkey3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Mehmet OKUR
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Uğur ÜÇÜNCÜ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aims of this course are to inform the students about the stages of democracy through Turkey, mistakes made in this regard, the political, social and economics reasons which ensure to transition of multi-party life. The purpose is to understand the importance and the profits of the democracy.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Evaluate the democratic and anti-demokratic developments in the recent history of Turkey by taking into account developments in the World.
PO - 2 : Assess Turkey's current democratic state, based on past events
PO - 3 : Learn democratic and anti-democratic means and methods and evaluate the events in Turkey according to this information.
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), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
This course covers the following topics: In the first years of Turkish Republic, transition to multi-party life experiments, failures and theirs reasons, the one-party era after this period, establishment of opposition parties and transition of multi-party life.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Course Overview. What is the political party? What is democracy?
 Week 2Historical background: Political parties established during the Ottoman period
 Week 3Short-lived political parties established in the early years of the Turkish republic
 Week 4Single-party era in Turkey
 Week 5Transitions of the multi-party life and 1946 elections
 Week 6The Democratic Party, National Party and other new parties
 Week 7Democratic Party's coming to power
 Week 8 Politics in Turkey in 1950-1960 period
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 101960 coup and the closing of Democratic Party
 Week 11According to the 1961 Constitution democracy ant parties in Turkey
 Week 12The effects of the memorandum March 12, 1971 on Turkish political life. Student Presentation
 Week 131980 Impact and the closing of political parties
 Week 14Transition to multi-party life in Turkey again
 Week 15The political parties established in Turkey in the period of 1982-2009
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Tunaya, Tarık Zafer, (1952), Türkiye'de Siyasi Partiler, Arba Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Çavdar, Tevfik, (1995), Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara.
3Tanör, B., 1997; Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
4Goloğlu, Mahmut, (2013), Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi-IV, Demokrasiye Geçiş, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul.
5Tunçay, M., 1999; Türkiye Cumhuriyetinde Tek Parti Yönetiminin Kurulması, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Akın, R., 2001; TBMM Devleti (1920-1923), Birinci Meclis Döneminde Devlet Erkleri ve İdare, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Ahmad, F., 1995; Modern Türkiye'nin Oluşumu, Sarmal Yayınevi, İstanbul.
3Zürcher, R.J., 1992, Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası, Türkçesi: Gül Çağalı Güven, Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 14.04.2023 1 30
Presentation 12 7.05.2023 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 06.06.2023 2 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 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 10 14 140
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 1 6
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 5 10
Total work load210