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| Code | SD0206 |
| Name | History of Democracy and Political Parties in Turkey ( From the Ottoman to the Present) |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. SAİT DİNÇ |
Course Goal / Objective
To make the students who take the course comprehend the activities, aims, ideologies and place in the history of democracy of the Political Parties established in the History of the Development of Turkish Democracy and Turkish History. To bring about a positive, pluralistic behavior change in the political thoughts and behaviors of the students who take the course, thinking about the future of their country and people.
Course Content
History of the Development of Turkish Democracy and the activities, aims, ideologies and place of the political parties established in Turkish history in the history of democracy. Stages of Democracy and Activities of Political Parties in the Ottoman and Turkish Republic Periods.
Course Precondition
Resources
Sait Dinç, History of Democracy and Political Parties in Turkey (From the Ottomans to the Present), Unpublished Lecture Notes, Adana 2018
Notes
- Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Political Parties in Turkey, Volume 1, Second Constitutional Era, İst. 2015, Communication Publications - Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Political Parties in Turkey, Volume 2 Armistice Period, İst. 1985, Hurriyet Publications - Tarik Zafer Tunaya, Political Parties in Turkey, Vol. 3, Ist. 1985, Hurriyet Publications
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns the forms of government developed and applied in the historical process (such as Monarchy, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Constitutional Monarchy) and the basic differences between these forms of government and Democracy. |
| LO02 | Learns the Concept of Democracy, the processes of the development of democracy at the universally accepted dimensions in the historical process. |
| LO03 | Learns and knows the freedoms, awareness and fundamental rights that the democratic management style brings to the lives of individuals and societies. |
| LO04 | Gains knowledge and explains the historical roots of Turkish Democracy and the first application areas of the implementation processes of Turkish Democracy. |
| LO05 | Learns the democracy movements that started in the Ottoman political history and the social layers that adopted them. Knows the developments and people who contributed to the formation of democracy in the Ottoman Empire. |
| LO06 | Learns and explains pre-Republican Democratic mass organizations, political parties and events that strengthen or weaken democracy. |
| LO07 | Learns the Democratic movements that took place in the Atatürk Period (1918 - 1938) and the political developments related to the development of democracy (National Associations, Congresses, Opening of the National Assembly, Proclamation of the Republic, established political parties, etc.) in historical order. |
| LO08 | Gains knowledge about the establishment, ideology, structure and practices of important political parties that have a say in the country's administration until today. |
| LO09 | It learns the interim regimes, periods of intervention to democracy, military coups, anti-democratic developments (such as the military interventions of 1960, 1971, 1980, 2016) after the transition to multi-party political life in Turkey (after 1945) in chronological order. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of Course Content and Resources. Introduction and Concepts. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 2 | Definition of Democracy, Its Basic Features. Difference from other forms of government. Development of Democracy in the historical process (Ancient Greek, Ionian, Roman Democracy). | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Forms of political administration and Democracy Practices in the History of Turkish Administration (Congress, Annual Meetings of the Boy, The process of women having a say in the administration, etc.). | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | The Formation of Democracy in the History of Ottoman Administration. 18th and 19th. Democracy Movements in the Twentieth Century. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Development of Democracy in the History of Ottoman Administration and Democracy Movements in the 19th Century. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 6 | I and II. Democracy Movements in the Constitutional Period (1876 - 1918). Transition to the Constitutional Parliamentary System, Elections and Multi-party life. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | I and II. Democracy Movements in the Constitutional Period (1876 - 1918). Transition to the Constitutional Parliamentary System, Elections and Multi-party life. Union and Progress Party, Freedom and Entente Party, etc. political parties. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Unconditional National Sovereignty and Transition to the Republic in the History of Turkish Democracy( 1920 - 1923); National Societies, Representative Committee, Opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate, etc. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Democracy Movements, Revolutions and Political Parties in Atatürk Era (1920 - 1938). The structure, ideology and practices of the Republican Period Political Parties (CHP, Progressive Republican Party, Free Party). | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 11 | Democracy and Transition to Multi-party System and Developments in Turkey After Atatürk(1938 - 1960). CHP, Democrat Party, etc. 1950 Elections and Change of Power by Election. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösteri, Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | The Period of Interim Regimes in the History of Democracy in Turkey and Military Interventions in Democracy(1960 - 2002). Political Developments in Turkey Between 1960 - 1980 (Military Intervention/Coup of 1960, 1971 and 1980) | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Anlatım, Gösteri |
| 13 | Political Parties that have been in power through elections since 1960; Their political ideologies, party structures, social equivalents and actions. (CHP, Justice Party/AP, Motherland Party, Ak Party, et al. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Power - Opposition Relations in the History of Turkish Democracy and its contributions to democracy. Democracy separation from the Innovative-Conservative to the Right and Left opposition. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | An overall assessment of the course topics. Evaluation of the consequences of learning outcomes. | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 80 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,20 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||