| Course Contents |
| Covers, starting with the announcement of Republic, how new Turkish Government was shaped and what kind of foreign policy was followed during National Struggle and aims shown to catch the contemprorary civilisations |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
Innovations done in Political areas (abolishing the throne, Ankara’s being the Capital, announcement of Republic and abolishing the Caliphship) |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 2 |
Establishment of Terakkiperver Republic Party, Rebellion of Seyh Sait, Law of Takrir-i Sükun and Attempt to assassain Ataturk. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 3 |
Atatürk’s nation trips, Serbest Republic Party, Izmir meeting, Closing down of the Party, Menemen and Bursa incidents. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 4 |
Constution of 1924,Other Constutions, Developments in Law, Innovations about regulations of social life and period of Turkish Republic’s being secularized. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 5 |
Innovations on Education and Culture (Law of Tevhid-i Tedrisat, acceptance of Latin Alphabet, Nation Schools, Establishment and activities of Turkish History and Language Instution, Turkish history thesisi, theory of gunes-dil, 1933 University Reform, Publichouses), developments on Helath. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 6 |
Congress of İzmir İktisat, Economy Policy in the first years of Republic, appearing of statist economy policies in Turkey as a reflection of 1929 Work Economic recession and I. Five-year recovery program. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 7 |
Definition and content of Thought System of Atatürk, Integrative Principles. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Principlees of Atatürk, Republicanism, Secularism, Nationalism. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 10 |
Principlees of Atatürk, Populism, Statism, Revolutionism |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 11 |
Turkish Foreign Policy during National Struggle (1919-1923) |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 12 |
Turkish Foreign Policy during Ataturk era (1923-1938) Turkish-English, Turkish -Soviet, Turkish -French, Turkish -Italian Relations during 1923-1938, Relations with the neighboors, Balkan and Sadabat Pact |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 13 |
Turkish Foreign Policy after Ataturk era (1938 - 1960) (Presidentship of İnönü, WW2 and establishment of Turkish Democrat Party and transition to multi-party life, leading years of Democrat Party, Turkey’s etrance to Nato and Military coup of 27th of May 1960 |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 14 |
Turkish Foreign Policy since 1960. Turkish Foreign Policy (Turkey during Cold War, development on European Union, Cyprus Peace Action, So-called Ermenian genocide claims and Relations with the neighboors. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 15 |
Geopolitical location of Turkey, threats deriving from this, expectations regarding Turkey’s being modernization in XXI. Century. |
Presentation, Question Answer |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
Atatürk İlkeleri İnkılâp Tarihi I,II, Yükseköğretim Kurumu Yayınları |
| 2 |
M.Kemal ATATÜRK, Nutuk |
| 3 |
Prof. Dr. Cezmi Eraslan (Editör) Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp Tarihi –I Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi https://yokdersleri.yok.gov.tr/#ders |
| 4 |
Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp Tarihi I, Atatürk Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını Erzurum, 2012 https://yokdersleri.yok.gov.tr/#ders |
| 5 |
Öğr.Gör. Ali Yayla Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp Tarihi Ders Notları, İTÜ, https://web.itu.edu.tr/~yayla/atailke.pdf |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
| Book, Maps, CD/DVD, Computer, Projection |
