FİNAL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Common University Courses

2023-2024 Spring Semester
Syllabus

Course Code Course Name Course Type Weekly Class Total ECTS Pre- Language of Instruction
Hours Credit requisite
HIST 112 Ataturk's Principles and History of
Turkish Reforms II
University
HIST 102 History of Turkish Republic II 2 0 0 2 2 English
Core

TEACHING STAFF
Instructor Doç.Dr. Emruhan Yalçın Asistant None
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This course enables Turkish youth to understand the importance of Atatürk's Principles and Revolutions, who founded the Turkish Republic with the aim of
reaching the level of contemporary civilization. It evaluates the political, social, economic and cultural developments and changes that have occurred in both
Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot society as a result of the restructuring of the state and society, within the framework of Atatürk's Principles and Revolutions,
Course Outline which were realized in parallel with the establishment of the Turkish Republic, in order to raise the Turkish society to the level of contemporary nations.

This course provides the student with political, social and economic fields; gives information about the reforms made in the field of law, education and
culture. It gives information about the events and people in the historical background of the Turkish Revolution. It gives various information about the
Turkish foreign policy of the Atatürk period and what happened in Turkey during the Second World War.
General objective of In addition, by examining the events of 1963, the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, it provides an understanding of the recent history of
the course Cyprus, which resulted in the Cyprus Peace Operation and subsequently the establishment of the TRNC.

Based on the overall objective, students are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes at the end of the course:

The analysis of historical information around a subject/problem and time period, event-phenomenon, its actors, the writing and narrative forms of this
historical event-phenomenon, thus various materials; gains the power to support the perspective of sources, literature (books, articles, cinema and literary
products) on historical cross-section-event-phenomenon-actors in the analysis of this information.

Learns how to read and interpret an article that addresses and scrutinizes a historical problem,

Researches a historical problem by associating it with today and establishing its (hypothetical) relation with current problems,

Learning Outcomes Learns to prepare a presentation on a historical problem,

Gains the ability to critically evaluate different points of view and views, to answer questions about his own point of view and the ideas and opinions he put
forward.
Gains the knowledge and experience of being able to analyze and respond by thinking on the basis of foundations, to express and convey one's thoughts on a
problem rationally and accurately, and learns to make abstractions.

1. ATATÜRK, Mustafa Kemal,The Great Speech (Nutuk), Dante Book, İstanbul, 2019.
2. HILL, George, A History of Cyprus, Vol I-II-III, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Textbook
 1. TONGAS Gerard, Ataturk and the True Nature of Modern Turkey, LUZAC & CO, London, 1939.
2. MCCARTHY Justin and Carolyn, Who are the Turks?, The American Forum For Global Education, 2003.
3. KIA, Mehrdad, Daily life in the Ottoman Empire, Greenwood, 2011.
4. SHAW, Stanford J. and Ezel Kural, History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey Volume II: Reform, Revolution, and Republic: The Rise of Modern
Turkey, 1808-1975, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Secondary 5. OBERLING Pierre, The Road To Bellapais, The Turkish Cypriot Exodus to Northern Cypress, Columbia University Press, 1982
textbooks and other 6. OBERLING Pierre, The Cyprus tragedy, K. Rustem & Brother, 1989.
materials Printout of PowerPoint slides prepared for the course.

CONTENT & WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week Topics
Week 1 REVOLUTIONS MADE IN THE POLITICAL AREA: Abolition of the Sultanate (November 1, 1922),
Proclamation of the Republic (October 29, 1923), Abolition of the Caliphate (March 3, 1924)-First
Constitutions
Week 2 MULTI-PARTY TRANSITIONAL TRIALS: The Groups in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
and the Foundation of the People's Party, the Foundation of the Progressive Republican Party, the
Sheikh Said Uprising and the Izmir Assassination, the Free Republican Party and the Menemen
Incident

Week 3 INNOVATIONS MADE IN THE FIELD OF LAW: Adoption of the Civil Law (February 17, 1926)
Stages of Secularism

Week 4 REVOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION AND CULTURAL Unification Law, University Reform, Alphabet
Reform, Studies in History, Language and Fine Arts

Week 5 REGULATIONS IN THE SOCIAL AREA Closing of dervish lodges, zawiyas and tombs, Dress Reform,
Adoption of Surname Law, Changes in Calendar and Measures, Developments in Turkish Women's
Rights
Week 6 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC FIELD The Economic Situation Remaining From The
Ottoman Empire, The Development Policy Implemented In The First Years Of The Republic And Its
Results, The Implementation Of The Statism Policy In The Economy And Its Results, The
Arrangements And Developments In The Agricultural Sector, Transportation, The General Principles
Of The Economic Policy Of Atatürk Era

Week 7 TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN ATATÜRK'S PERIOD The Basic Principles and Objectives
of Turkish Foreign Policy in Atatürk's Era, Turkey's Foreign Relations in the Period of 1923-
1932 After the Lausanne Peace, DEVELOPMENTS IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY IN
THE PERIOD 1932-1939 Turkey's Entry into the League of Nations, Balkan Entente ( 9
February 1934), Straits Question and Montreux Convention, Loyalty Pact, Hatay Question and
Hatay's Accession to the Motherland

Week 8 Midterm
Week 9 WWII AND Türkiye: World War II and Türk's situation. Türkiye's domestic and foreign policy after
Atatürk.

Week 10 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION: Republicanism, Nationalism,

Populism, Statism, Secularism, Revolutionism

Week 11 Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus and the period until December 1963
Week 12 The activities of the Greek Cypriots to destroy the Republic of Cyprus, the resistance of the Turkish
Cypriots (1963-1967)
Week 13 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation
Week 14 The political situation of the Turks after the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation and the establishment of the
TRNC

Week 15 Review
Week 16 Final Exams

TEACHING-LEARNING APPROACH
Courses will be taught online via distance education. In the processing of the subjects, the instructor will make a presentation, and sometimes, question-answer and discussion
methods will be used in the teaching-learning process. In addition, students will be asked to prepare projects and homework during the semester.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS

Students must fulfill the following conditions in order to be able to learn about the course and to be considered successful in the course:
• obtaining the required minimum scores by taking the midterm and final exams to be held at appropriate times.
• come to class prepared to participate actively in class discussions
• promptly complete any given task
• The course is mainly based on the textbook, but additional data and reading materials are given from time to time.
• Class participation and participation in discussions are considered important. Please follow the lessons closely and contact one of your classmates or me if you miss a lesson.
• It is important for everyone to read the given articles and prepare a project so that they can get the maximum benefit from the lessons.
• Attendance is important and the FIU rule definitely applies; a necessary condition to pass is that attendance should be at least 70%. Students who cannot attend the course
on the day and time of the course will be deemed to have attended the lesson if they watch the recorded course. The student is responsible for following up on absences.
Students must fulfill the following conditions in order to be able to learn about the course and to be considered successful in the course:
• obtaining the required minimum scores by taking the midterm and final exams to be held at appropriate times.
• come to class prepared to participate actively in class discussions
• promptly complete any given task
• The course is mainly based on the textbook, but additional data and reading materials are given from time to time.
• Class participation and participation in discussions are considered important. Please follow the lessons closely and contact one of your classmates or me if you miss a lesson.
• It is important for everyone to read the given articles and prepare a project so that they can get the maximum benefit from the lessons.
• Attendance is important and the FIU rule definitely applies; a necessary condition to pass is that attendance should be at least 70%. Students who cannot attend the course
on the day and time of the course will be deemed to have attended the lesson if they watch the recorded course. The student is responsible for following up on absences.

TIME SPENT FOR THE COURSE AND ECTS CREDIT CALCULATION

Activity Number Time (hour) Total Time (hour)
Lecture time (Including mid-term exam week: 14xperiods per week) 12 2 24
Out-of-class study time (14x working hours per week) 12 1 14
Midterm exam hours 1 5 5
Project/Assignment 1 3 3
Preparation for the final exam 1 6 6
Total Workload 50
Total Workload / 25(hours) 2
ECTS Credits 2

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
The performance elements and percentile weights to be taken as a basis in the success evaluation of the students are as follows:
Type of assessment Number Weight (%) Total (%)
Midterm exam 1 40 40
Participation 1 10 10
End of term exam 1 50 50
Grand Total 100