Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program Political Science and International Relations Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course The primary objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive and analytical understanding of Turkish politics by examining the historical development, political institutions, major actors, political processes, and socio-economic dynamics that have shaped the Turkish political system. The course aims to enable students to critically analyze major transformations in Turkish political life, including state-society relations, political parties and elections, civil-military relations, constitutional changes, political ideologies, identity politics, democratization, and changes in the structure of executive power. Course Content This course examines the historical development and contemporary dynamics of Turkish politics from the late Ottoman period to the present. It begins with the political and institutional legacies of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye, followed by an examination of the single-party period, the transition to multi-party politics, and the Democrat Party period. The course then explores major political transformations from the 1960s onwards, including military interventions, constitutional changes, political polarization, economic and social transformations, and the development of political parties and electoral competition. Particular attention is given to state-society relations, civil-military relations, political participation, identity politics, democratization, constitutional reforms, executive-legislative relations, and the transformation of the political system in the twenty-first century. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to analyze Turkish politics through comparative and political science perspectives. Course Methods and Techniques The course will be conducted through lectures, class discussions, guided analysis of academic readings, case studies, and student presentations. Students will be encouraged to critically engage with different interpretations of major political developments and to apply political science concepts to the analysis of Turkish politics. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Pelin Aliyev Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Pelin Aliyev Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Ahmad, F. (1993). The Making of Modern Turkey. London: Routledge. Course Notes Regular attendance and active participation are expected. Students are responsible for completing assigned readings and course activities before each class. All assignments and presentations must be submitted on time. Students are expected to maintain academic integrity and participate in classroom discussions in a respectful and constructive manner. Documents Ahmad, F. (1993). The Making of Modern Turkey. London: Routledge. Cizre-Sakallioglu, U. and Yeldan, E. (2000), Politics, Society and Financial Liberalization: Turkey in the 1990s. Development and Change, 31: 481-508. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7660.00163 Onis, Z. (1997). The political economy of Islamic resurgence in Turkey: The rise of the Welfare Party in perspective. Third World Quarterly, 18(4), 743–766. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436599714740 Zürcher, E. J. (2022). Three turning points in Course Category Social Sciences %100