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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) ELVİN YILDIRIM
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Understanding the place and importance of democracy within political systems, comprehending the process of democratization in Turkey, and discussing the fundamental problems of Turkish democracy
Course Content Development of democracy in Turkey and the world. The historical development process of Turkish democracy. Major developments in the field of democracy from the early 19th century to the second half of the 20th century.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Basic Principles of Democracy
2Basic Principles of Democracy and Theories of Modern Democracy
3Transformations Involving the Sharing of Sovereignty Meşveret, Şer’i Hüccet, Sened-i İttifak
4Transformations Involving the Sharing of Sovereignty Tanzimat and Reforms After Tanzimat
5Establishment of Constitutional Order in the Ottoman Empire: I. Constitutional Monarchy
6Second Constitutional Monarchy and Transition to a Parliamentary System
7The Era of the Committee of Union and Progress (Ittihad ve Terakki)
8Formation of Political Participation at the Beginning of the Turkish War of Independence
9Midterm Exam
10Democratic Movements During the Turkish War of Independence (1920-1923)
11he Republic and the Formation of Political Parties
12The Era of Takriri Sükun and Beyond (1923-1931)
13Single-Party Era
14The Era of the National Chief (Milli Şef), World War II, and the End of the Single-Party

Resources

1- Çavdar,Tevfik, Türkiye’nin Demokrasi Tarihi 1839-1950, Ankara 1995
2. Lewis, Bernard, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, Ankara 1984
3. Başgil,Ali Fuat, Demokrasi Yolunda, İstanbul 1961
4.Yeşil, Ahmet, Türkiye’de Çok partili Siyasi Hayata Geçiş,Ankara 1988
5. Berkes Niyazi,Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, İstanbul 1978
6. Burçak, Rıfkı Salim, Türkiye’de Demokrasiye geçiş(1945-1950), İstanbul 1979
7. Feroz Ahmad, Demokrasi Sürecinde Türkiye(1945-1980) İstanbul 1996
8. Karpat, Kemal, Türk Demokrasi Tarihi, İstanbul 1967
9. Tunaya, Tarık Zafer, Türkiye’de Siyasi Partiler, İstanbul 1952
10. Tanör Bülent, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri,İstanbul 1988
11-Kemal H. Karpat, Türk Demokrasi Tarihi, Ankara 2008.
12.Akşin Sina, Jön Türkler ve İttihat ve Terakki 2011