Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
4PSIR224Constitutional Law3+0+036

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and İnternational Relations (English)
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course This course aims to enable the students to understand and analyze Turkish political regime-system, society and institutions, by providing them with critical-analytical tools of historiography, political theory, and comparative politics.
Course Content This course gives an overview of modern Turkey with a systematic analysis of its system/regime in the context of the social, political, ideological, institutional, and economic aspects. Topics to be covered include history of modern Turkey, political culture, interest groups, political economy, executive and legislative system, state and bureaucracy, political parties, and electoral systems.
Course Methods and Techniques Teaching Method: Lecture, in-class discussion, and documentaries.
Evaluation: Attendance and participation in class discussions, homework and written exams.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Orhun Cem Karsavuran
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Required Readings: Bölükbaşı, H. Tolga (2012) “Political Economy” in Heper and Sayarı (eds.) Handbook of Modern Turkey (London: Routledge), 341-351. Çarkoğlu, Ali (2012) “Voting Behaviour” Handbook of Modern Turkey (New York: Routledge), 160-170. Erdem, Kasım and Mehmet Solak (2012) Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Ankara: GNAT). Online available here: Heper, Metin and Ümit Berkman (2009) “Bureaucracy in the Ottoman-Turkish Polity” in Farazmand, A. (ed.) Bureaucracy and Administration (London: CRC Press), 65-84. Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin (2012) “Political Culture” in Heper and Sayarı (eds.) Handbook of Modern Turkey (New York: Routledge), 171-182. Keyman, E. Fuat and Ahmet Icduygu (2003) ‘Globalization, Civil Society and Citizenship in Turkey: Actors, Boundaries and Discourses’, Citizenship Studies, (7): 2, 219–34. Özbudun, Ergun (1988) “The Status of President of the Republic under the Turkish Constitution of 1982: Presidentialism or Parliamentarism?” in Heper and Evin (eds.) Stat
Recommended Readings: Ahmad, Feroz (1981) “Military Intervention and the Crisis in Turkey,” MERIP Reports, 93: 5-24. Ahmad, Feroz (2008) “The Search for an Ideology in Kemalist Turkey, 1919-1939,” in Essays on the Late Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, vol. 1 (Istanbul: Bilgi University Press), 173-193. Ayata, Sencer (1996) “Patronages, Party, and State: The Politicization of Islam in Turkey,” Middle East Journal, 50 (1), 40-56. Barchard, David (2002) “Society and Bureaucracy: The Civil Service” in Beeley, B. (ed.) Turkish Transformation, New Century New Challenges (Huntingdon: Eothen Press), 198-219. Berkes, Niyazi (1998) Development of Secularism in Turkey (New York: Routledge), 1-19. Boratav, Korkut (1981) “Kemalist Economic Policies and Etatism,” in Atatürk: Founder of a Modern State, A.Kazancıgil and E. Özbudun (ed.) (London: C. Hurst & Company),165-190. Çarkoğlu, Ali and Ersin Kalaycıoğlu (2015) Türkiye’de ve Dünya’da Vatandaşlık (İstanbul: İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi)

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Assignment 1 % 5
Attendance 15 % 5
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
18
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 4 5 20
Mid-terms 1 20 20
Final examination 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 144

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To demonstrate an understanding of history of modern Turkey from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to Turkey’s ongoing experiment in democracy since 1945.
2 To articulate (during class discussions) major debates in the study of Turkish politics and society with a critical approach.
3 To interpret quantitative and qualitative data about the impact of institutions on political dynamics in Turkey.
4 To explain major issues of Turkey’s politics with an interdisciplinary perspective, in academic standards avoiding plagiarism.
5 To compare issues in present-day Turkish politics with that of other systems and societies.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The Ottoman Legacy Required: Ahmad (1993): 15-52. Recommended: İnalcık (1964): 3-24; Berkes (1998): 1-19; Findley (2008): 1-37; Karpat (1972): 243-81; Kayalı (2012): 26-34; McMeekin (2012): 35-44.
2 Early Republican Period, 1923-1945 Required: Ahmad (1993): 52-72. Recommended: Mango (2008): 147-174; Ahmad (2008): 173-193; Özbudun (1981): 79-102; Boratav (1981): 165-190.
3 The Turkish Experiment in Democracy, 1945-1960 Required: Ahmad (1993): 102-120. Recommended: Eroğul (1987): 101-118; Sunar (1990): 745-57; Sarıbay (1991): 119-133; Keyder (1987): 117-140.
4 The Turkish Experiment in Democracy, 1960-1980 Required: Ahmad (1993): 121-180. Recommended: Ağaoğulları (1987): 177-217; Keyder (1979): 3-44; Samim (1981): 60-85; Landau (1974): 1-48; Levi (1991): 134-151.
5 Turkey in 1980s and After Required: Ahmad (1993): 181-213. Recommended: Öniş (2004): 113-134; Ahmad (1981): 5-24; Ayata (1996): 40-56; Kalaycıoğlu (2002): 41-61; Yeşilada (1988): 345-372.
6 Political Culture Required: Ahmad (1993): 181-213. Recommended: Öniş (2004): 113-134; Ahmad (1981): 5-24; Ayata (1996): 40-56; Kalaycıoğlu (2002): 41-61; Yeşilada (1988): 345-372.
7 Political Clientelism and Center-Periphery Relations Required: Sayarı (2011): 81-94. Recommended: Esmer (1999): 63-92; Mardin (1973): 169-190.
8 Interest Groups and Civil Society Required: Keyman and İçduygu (2003): 219-34. Recommended: Mardin (1969): 258-281; Özbudun (2000): 125-148; Kalaycıoğlu (2002): 247-272.
9 Political Economy Required: Bölükbaşı (2012): 341-351. Recommended: Pamuk (2008): 266-300.
10 Constitution, Political System, and the Judiciary Required: Özbudun (2012): 194-204. Recommended: Hazama (1996): 316-338.
11 Executive Required: Özbudun (1988): 37-45. Recommended: Kalaycıoğlu (2012): 157-179; Heper (1996): 483-503.
12 Parliament Required: Yücekök (1983): 157-188; Erdem and Solak (2012). Recommended: Turan (2003): 151-176; Kalaycıoğlu
13 State and Bureaucracy Required: Heper (2009): 65-84. Recommended: Barchard (2002): 198-219; Heper (1992): 198-219.
14 Political Parties and Elections Required: Sayarı (2012): 182-193; Çarkoğlu (2012): 160-170. Recommended: Sayarı (2002):9-32; Tachau (2000): 128-48; Esmer (2001): 91-114.


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 5 5
C2 5
C3 5 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5 5 5

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