KAY610 - SOCIAL and POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN TURKEY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIAL and POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN TURKEY | KAY610 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to explore the social and political transformations, effects and consequences of transformations at the last 150 years in Turkey thematically and chronologically. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course involves the modernization and westernization of Turkey, regime change, democratization, urbanization and migration, coup d'états and capitalism as well as their effects on identity, political economy, class structure, gender, culture, popular culture and art. | |||||
| References | Ahıska, Meltem. (2010). Occidentalism in Turkey: Questions of Modernity and National Identity in Turkish Radio Broadcasting. London and New York: I. B. Tauris. Bali, Rifat. (2002). Tarz-ı Hayat'tan Life Style'a: Yeni Seçkinler, Yeni Mekânlar, Yeni Yaşamlar. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Cantek, Levent. (2008). Cumhuriyetin Büluğ Çağı: Gündelik Yaşama Dair Tartışmalar (1945-1950). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Cantek, L. Funda Şenol. (2011). Yaban'lar ve Yerliler: Başkent Olma Sürecinde Ankara. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Elias, Norbert. (2004). Uygarlık Süreci, Cilt 1. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Kaynar, Hakan. (2012). Projesiz Modernleşme: Cumhuriyet İstanbulu'ndan Gündelik Fragmanlar. İstanbul: İstanbul Araştırmaları Enstitüsü. Kozanoğlu, Can. (1994). Cilalı İmaj Devri. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Kozanoğlu, Can. (1995). Pop Çağı Ateşi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Oktay, Ahmet. (1995). Türkiye'de Popüler Kültür. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Modernization and Westernization in the Late Ottoman Period |
| Week 2 | Early Republican Era |
| Week 3 | World War II and Transition to Multi-party System |
| Week 4 | Cold War and Turkish Democracy |
| Week 5 | Midterm I |
| Week 6 | Coup d'états and Social Mobility |
| Week 7 | Urbanization and Migration |
| Week 8 | Import-Substitution Industrialization and Crisis |
| Week 9 | Midterm II |
| Week 10 | Neoliberal Times |
| Week 11 | Pop Era - Pop Politics |
| Week 12 | The Transformation of the Space |
| Week 13 | Rise of Identity I |
| Week 14 | Rise of Identity II |
| Week 15 | Polarization or Nostalgia for Modernity |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 12 | 144 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 32 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for doing and planning research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. To do leadership and to have a vision. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the scientific literature in the field of specialization. To evaluate the data by critical thinking and to be committed to lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. To master a foreign language and to use computer and information technology effectively in the field of specialization. To share knowledge at scientific platforms with this oral and written communication skill. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the work life. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest