Course Contents |
TCovers, 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 |
Western front and treaties, done in Political areas (abolishing the throne, Ankara’s being the Capital, announcement of Republic and abolishing the Caliphship) |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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2 |
Establishment of Terakkiperver Republic Party, Rebellion of Seyh Sait, Law of Takrir-i Sükun and Attempt to assassain Ataturk. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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3 |
Atatürk’s nation trips, Serbest Republic Party, Izmir meeting, Closing down of the Party, Menemen and Bursa incidents |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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4 |
Constution of 1924,Other Constutions, Developments in Law, Innovations about regulations of social life and period of Turkish Republic’s being secularized. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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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. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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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. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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7 |
Definition and content of Thought System of Atatürk, Integrative Principles. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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8 |
mid-term exam |
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9 |
Principlees of Atatürk, Republicanism, Secularism, Nationalism |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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10 |
Principlees of Atatürk, Populism, Statism, Revolutionism |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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11 |
Turkish Foreign Policy during National Struggle (1919-1923) |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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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 |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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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 |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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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. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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15 |
Geopolitical location of Turkey, threats deriving from this, expectations regarding Turkey’s being modernization in XXI. Century. |
Lecture, questions and answers, discussion
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16 |
final exam |
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Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
1 |
Yardımcı Kaynak, Editör İlyas GÖKHAN, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2018. |
2 |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk |
3 |
Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Türk İnkılabı'nın Hazırlık Dönemi ve Türk İstiklal Savaşı I/1 Atatürk İnkılapları I/2-Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu |
Required Course instruments and materials |
Book, Maps, CD/DVD, Computer, Projection |