ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
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Code
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Course Title
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Credit
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ECTS
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IRE 409
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Turkish Politics
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(3-0)3
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6
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Prerequisites
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None
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Language of Instruction
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English
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Mode of Delivery
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Face to face
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Type and Level of Course
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Elective, /4.Year/ Fall Semester
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Lecturers
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Name(s)
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Lecture Hours
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Office Hours
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Contacts
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Course Coordinator
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Prof.Dr.Esat ARSLAN
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esat@cag.edu.tr
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Course Objective This course seeks to analyze the role that political leaders have played in the evolution of Turkish politics, with special emphasis on their impact on the achievements and shortcomings of Turkey's experience with democratic politics.
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Learning Outcomes of the Course
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Students who have completed the course successfully should be able
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Relationship
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Prog. Output
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Net Effect
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1
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to analyze the role that political leaders have played in the evolution of Turkish politics.
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7,8
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4
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2
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to evaluate on their impact on the achievements and shortcomings of Turkey's experience with democratic politics.
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8
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4
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3
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to bring case studies of Turkish government’s tenure during 1923-2011.
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8
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4
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4
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to know what to constitutes good and effective leadership
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8
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3
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5
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to understand the basic rules of the real leaders.
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8
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3
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6
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to know the party leaders who reached the pinnacles of political power and influence in Turkey since the founding of the Republic in 1923.
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7,8
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4
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7
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to find out that people naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves
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8
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4
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8
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to understand that leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias.
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8
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5
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9
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Be able offer a unique perspective into the world of Turkish politics.
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8
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4
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10
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to differ the country's quest to consolidate its democratic regime.
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8
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5
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Course Description: It examines the development of Turkish political system from the Ottoman period up to the present. Current political issues together with the concepts, ideas, personalities, institutions and events that have shaped the politics of Turkish Republic will be discussed in details.
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Course Contents :( Weekly Lecture Plan )
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Weeks
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Topics
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Preparation
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Teaching Methods
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1
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General Information and Introduction to Course
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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2
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Atatürk: Founding Father, Realist, and Visionary
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Textbook
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Presentation, & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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3
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İsmet İnönü: A Rationalistic Democrat
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Textbook
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Presentation, & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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4
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Celal Bayar: Conspiratorial Democrat
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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5
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Adnan Menderes: Between Democratic and Authoritarian Populism
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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6
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Süleyman Demirel: National Will and Beyond
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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7
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Bülent Ecevit: From Idealist to Pragmatist
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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8
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Necmettin Erbakan: Democracy for the Sake of Power
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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9
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Alparslan Turkeş: A Colonel Turned Politician
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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10
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Turgut Ozal: Pious Agent of Liberal Transformation
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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11
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Mesut Yilmaz: From Ozal's Shadow to Mediator
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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12
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Tansu Çiller: Lusting for Power and Undermining Democracy
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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13
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and His Impact on Turkish Democracy
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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14
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General Conclusion and Evaluation
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Textbook
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Presentation & Lecture
audio-visual assisted
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REFERENCES
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Textbook
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Ergun Ozbudun, Contemporary Turkish Politics, Challenges to Democratic Consolidation, Lynne Rienner Publication, 1999
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Related links
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Preliminary reading of the weekly subjects is highly recommended
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Recommended Reading
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Esat Arslan, Türk Dış Politikasında Ödün Değil Uzlaşı, Ankara, 2003
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Material Sharing
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Presentation Slides
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ASSESSMENT METHODS
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Activities
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Number
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Effect
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Notes
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Midterm Exam
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1
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40%
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Homework
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1
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10%
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Effect of The Activities
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50%
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Effect of The Final Exam
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50%
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ECTS TABLE
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Contents
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Number
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Hours
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Total
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Hours in Classroom
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14
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3
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42
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Hours out Classroom
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14
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4
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56
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Midterm Exam
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2
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20
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40
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Projects
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1
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20
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20
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Final Exam
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1
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20
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20
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Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
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178
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178/30=5,9
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6
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RECENT PERFORMANCE
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