They learn the origins of modernization in Turkey.
They learn the social conditions of modernization.
They learn the modernization process in Turkey.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
In this course, it is aimed that students learn the phenomenon of modernity and modernization theories and examine their reflections on Turkey. The emergence of the phenomenon of modernization, the social conditions of modernization, modernization theories, orientalism and the modernization process in Turkey are within the scope of the course. Turkey's modernization experiences are discussed within the framework of early and late modernization theories.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Course introduction and basic concepts
2nd Week
Grounds and conditions of political modernization
3rd Week
Turkish political climate between 1920 and 1938
4th Week
Education issue in the Turkish Nation-State
5th Week
Economic thoughts and practices
6th Week
Turkish Foreign Policy During the Period of Ataturk (1923-1930)
7th Week
Post-Ataturk Turkey: Characteristics of the İnönü Period
8th Week
Midterm Exam Week
9th Week
Changes in Turkish Political Life after World War II
10th Week
Democratic Party period (1950-1960)
11th Week
Evaluation of 1960-1980 period
12th Week
Evaluation after 1980
13th Week
Post-2000 period
14th Week
General Review
Recommended or Required Reading
KILINÇKAYA, D. (ed) Atatürk ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi. Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2004
AHMAD, F. Modern Türkiyenin Oluşumu, İstanbul, 1995
BOZDOGAN, S. KASABA, R.(Ed) Türkiye'de Modernleşme ve Ulusal Kimlik, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2010
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
