HISTORY OF TURKISH SOCIOLOGY

SOCI202

Course Code: SOCI202
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Elif Özuz Dağdelen

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gather knowledge about the historical development of sociology in Turkey.
Gain knowledge about the founding thinkers, theories and basic studies of sociology in Turkey.
Compare sociological approaches in Turkey with other countries within their social, political, cultural and historical conditions.
Relate sociological theories and social aspects.
Discuss the development of Turkish sociology, currents of thought and Westernization dynamics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course starts with the intellectual movements of the Second Constitutional Era, which form the basis of the establishment of sociology in Türkiye. After a general overview of this period and its reflection on Turkish society and politics following the breakdown of the Ottoman Society, the course will cover the establishment of the nation-state in Türkiye, the Republican Reforms, and the effects of these processes on the shaping of Turkish social structure. Throughout the semester the students will have a deeper understanding of these processes with the currents of thought of Turkish Sociology, theories, and ideas of the pioneers of the history of Turkish Sociology.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Development of sociology in Turkey
3^rd Week	Development of sociology in Turkey
4^th Week	Ziya Gökalp (1876-1924)
5^th Week	Prens Sabahattin (1878-1948) and Mehmet İzzet (1891-1930)
6^th Week	Ziyaeddin Fahri Fındıkoğlu (1901-1974) and Mümtaz Turhan (1908-1969)
7^th Week	Cavit Orhan Tütengil (1921-1979)
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	İbrahim Yasa (1911-1993)
10^th Week	Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1901-1974)and Cemil Meriç (1916-1987)
11^th Week	Orhan Türkdoğan, Erol Güngör and Baykan Sezer
12^th Week	Nilüfer Göle
13^th Week	Mübeccel Belik Kıray
14^th Week	Niyazi Berkes
15^th Week	Behice Boran
16^th Week	General overview
17^th Week
18^th Week
19^th Week
20^th Week
21^st Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Özcan, U. ve Eğribel, E. (2010). Türk Sosyologları ve Eserleri I: Temel Tartışmalar. İstanbul: K İstanbul Kitabevi
Özcan, U. ve Eğribel, E. (2010). Türk Sosyologları ve Eserleri II: Temel Tartışmalar. İstanbul: K İstanbul Kitabevi
Ülken H.Z, (2011) Türkiye?de Çağdaş Düşünce Tarihi, İstanbul: Ülken Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	6	6
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			133
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.43
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6					X
K7
K8				X
K9
K10
K11
K12