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HIST 112 HISTORY OF MODERN TURKEY II
COURSE DETAILS
Course Name : History of Modern Turkey II
Course Code: HIST 112
Term: Spring
Lecture Hours: 2
Application Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
Credit: 2
ECTS: 2
Pre‐requisite Course(s): ‐
Course Language: English
Course Type: Common Compulsory Course
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies: Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
Course Coordinator: ‐
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor Dr Günseli Gümüşel
Course Assistants: ‐
Course Objectives: It is aimed to;
• Connect the past, present and future of our country.
• Understand connections between historical events.
• Understand the character of Turkish history to evaluate events and developments
that taken place througout the period that the course covered.
• Apply students’ knowledge to their personal and/or academic improvement process.
• Analyze the historical events in an ‘reason and result relation’.
• Show awareness about historical issues to participate in general discussions.
• Create a concern for historical heritage of Turkish Republic.
• Make a comparison of historical events or effects of Turkey and the other countries.
• Gains reasonable and facts‐based understanding of historical events especially for
understanding the background of current trends like globalism and political currents.
Course Learning Outcomes: The students are expected to have;
• A sufficent knowledge of the History of Turkish Republic and Modern Turkey with a
detailed understanding of the Principles of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
• An awareness of the fact that Turks has a rich historical background.
• An ability to analyze current problems and roots by making their connections with
historical event.
• An ability to apply knowledge of the course to his/her academic and personal life.
• An ability to interpret knowledge given throughout the course.
• An ability to identify and solve issues addressed in the course.
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
• A knowledge of contemporary issues.
• An understanding of the necessity of historical knowledge for life long experience.
Course Content: A history of the foundation of the Turkish Republic in the light of Mustafa
Kemal Atatürk’s principles and basic terms, concepts and events of modern Turkey history in
a period covering 16‐20th centuries in comparison with world and global history in the same
period of time.
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week Subjects&Preparation
WEEK 1: Introduction
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 2: Global Transformations in The Interwar Period
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 3: The Turkish Economy in One‐Party Period
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 4: Politics and Society in One‐Party Period
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 5: Reconstruction of the World After World War II; USA and Turkey
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 6: 1950s in Turkey and Democrat Party
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 7: Politics in Turkey Between 1960 and 1980
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 8: Midterm Exam Period
WEEK 9: Economy and Social Policy in Turkey Between 1960 and 1980
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 10: Social Changes and Social Struggles
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 11: Neo‐liberalism, Globalisation and Turkey
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 12: The Cultural Climate of 1980s and its After‐effects
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 13: The World and Turkey in Post‐ Cold War Era I
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 14: The World and Turkey in Post‐ Cold War Era II
Preparation: Assigned Reading
WEEK 15: Review of the topics
WEEK 16: Final Exam Period
Sources
Nutuk, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Kısa Yirminci Yüzyıl Aşırılıklar Çağı, E. J. Hobsbawn
Türkiye İktisat Tarihi, Korkut Boratav
Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, İletişim Yayınları
Tarih, TÜSİAD
Geçiş Sürecinde Türkiye, Belge Yayınları
Memalik‐i Osmaniye’den Avrupa Birliği’ne, İletişim Yayınları
Documents
Evaluation
Requirements/Number/Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation ‐ ‐
Labaratory ‐ ‐
Application ‐ ‐
Field Work ‐ ‐
Special Course Internship ‐ ‐
Quizzes/Studio Critics ‐ ‐
Homework Assignments ‐ ‐
Presentation ‐ ‐
Project ‐ ‐
Seminar ‐ ‐
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1‐ 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1‐ 70
Total 2‐ 100
Percentage of Semester Work –
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100
COURSE CATEGORY
Supportive Courses
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program
Qualifications
# Program Qualifications / Competencies
1) To have comprehensive understanding of basic historical perspectives and to
examine the processes within a scientific discipline
Level of Contribution: 5
2) To have knowledge about the historical developments, basic concepts
Level of Contribution: 4
3) To gain skills in identifying, describing and making conclusions related to history.
Level of Contribution: 5
4) To develop new ideas through analytical, critical and creative point of view by using
historical facts and documents.
Level of Contribution: 5
5) To gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into
practice in different fields of history.
Level of Contribution: 4
6) To heve skills in accessing knowledge and using resources.
Level of Contribution: 4
7) To have knowledge about basic principles of historical assessment along with various
research methods .
Level of Contribution: 4
8) To have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems.
Level of Contribution: 5
9) To have efficient written and oral communication skills
Level of Contribution: 4
10) To gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing
himself/herself with an awareness of life‐span learning.
Level of Contribution: 5
11) To have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge and awareness
Level of Contribution: 5
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities/Number/ Duration (Hours)/ Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16x Total Hours) 16/3/48
Laboratory –
Application 16/2/32
Special Course Internship –
Field Work –
Study Hours Out of Class 14/3/42
Presentation/Seminar Preparation –
Project –
Homework Assignments ‐
Quizzes/Studio Critics –
Preparation of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury ‐
Preparation of FinalExams/Final Jury –
Total Workload 74