SUİ235

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations

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6

Compulsory

Turkish

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The course is compulsory for students of the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Students of other departments can take it as an elective course.

This course investigates the foundations of Turkish political life. Contemporary Turkish political and social structure is the result of a process of change from the late Ottoman Empire and until today. Therefore, this course starts with conceptual definitions and descriptions, proceeds with 19th and 20th century political and social structure and concludes with an analysis of contemporary Turkey.

K. H. Karpat (2002), Studies on Ottoman Social and Political History- Selected Articles and Essays (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia), Brill.
S. N. Faroqhi (2006), The Cambridge History of Turkey- Volume 3, The Later Ottoman Empire, 1603-1839.
K. H. Karpat (2004), Studies on Turkish Politics and Society- Selected Articles and Essays (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia), Brill.
R. Kasaba (2008), The Cambridge History of Turkey- Volume 4, Turkey in the Modern World.
M. Zencirkıran, Dünden Bugüne Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Dora, 2013.
F. Alpkaya ve B. Duru, 1920’den günümüze Türkiye’de toplumsal yapı ve değişim, Ankara : Phoenix, 2012.

The aim of this course is to examine the relationship between society and politics in Turkey. It is aimed to teach political science and international relations students that politics and society are in a state of reciprocal motion. Through a historical perspective, the interaction experienced under different political regimes and different social structures from the Ottoman Empire to the present will be revealed. Along with basic literature on the subject, important topics will be discussed; such as population, economy, health system, military intervention in politics, the position of women, etc.

1. Students will realize that the relationship between politics and society in Turkey is complex and historical.
2. Students will see that Turkish politics contains both continuities and ruptures.

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Concepts, Theories, Problems.
Week 3: Ottoman Social Order and Millet System
Week 4: Imperial Administrators, Askeri-Reaya Distinction, Bureaucracy and Army
Week 5: Tanzimat and 2nd Constitutional Era, Transformation of Politics and Society (Subjects)
Week 6: Society and Politics in the Single Party Period
Week 7: Midterm Week
Week 8: 190-1980: Multi-Party and Multi-Coup Period
Week 9: Visual Arts and Politics Discussion after the Film Screening
Week 10: 90s, Changing World System and Turkey
Week 11: Society and Politics in the AKP Government Period
Week 12: -

• Midterm 30 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 10 %
• Presentation and Class Discussion 20 %