Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4AİİT102Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution II2+0+02218.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To teach the recent history of Turkey to university students; To inform students about the Turkish Revolution/Revolution, Kemalism and Atatürk ` s Principles; To ensure the adoption of Turkey ` s goal and mission of being the carrier of modernization and modernization by university students.
Course Content Internal and external reasons that prepared the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; XIX. Innovation movements in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century; The currents of ideas in the last period of the Ottoman Empire; XX. The political and military situation of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the century; World War I and the Armenian question; Invasion of Anatolia and reactions; Mustafa Kemal Pasha ` s departure to Samsun and his activities; congress period and organization; the opening of the last Ottoman Chamber of Deputies and the acceptance of the National Pact; Preparation for the National Struggle and the material and moral foundations of this preparation; The opening and activities of the TGNA; Treaty of sevr; the struggles on the Southern and Eastern fronts; It covers the establishment of the regular army, the Greek offensive and the wars on the Western front, the signing of the Mudanya Armistice, the convening of the Lausanne Conference and the signing of the Peace Treaty.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, soru-cevap, tartışma, tarihsel belge incelemesi, görsel-işitsel materyal gösterimi, karşılaştırmalı değerlendirme.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Murat ERKOÇ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Distance education lecture notes
Course Notes 1. Kemal Atatürk, Speech I, II, III, Istanbul, 1967.
2. Ataturk ` s Principles and History of Revolution I, II, III, Higher Education Council Publications, Ankara, 1990.
3. Mehmet Alpargu-Ismail Ozcelik-Nuri Yavuz, Ataturk ` s Principles and History of Revolution, Ankara, 2003.
4. Atatürk article, Encyclopedia of Islam, Ministry of National Education, Ankara, 1990.
5. Ataturk ` s Revolution, Ministry of Culture, Ankara, 1990.
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

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
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 58

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Have general information about Turkey's recent history
2 Have information about the founding philosophy and basic principles of the Republic of Turkey.
3 Have the necessary knowledge about the development of democracy in Turkey
4 Gains general knowledge about the 20th century world, important international developments and the decisive developments affecting our day, and general information about the conditions that prepared the period they are in.
5 Have information about the international problems and resources of today's Turkey.
6 Have the ability to compare past and present conditions, to build a knowledge bridge

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction of the course, introducing and examining the concepts and processes such as revolution-revolution, revolution, rebellion that differentiate societies by influencing them in political, socio-economic and cultural aspects.
2 18-19th along the lines of Western modernization. Evaluation of the important political, social, economic and cultural developments of the world in the centuries: Europe after the Geographical Discoveries, the development of the bourgeoisie and capitalism, the French Revolution, the Congress of Vienna and the establishment of a political alliance balance in Europe
3 Examining the Ottoman Empire's system and social model in general terms in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the political, economic and social situation of the Ottoman state in the current world order.
4 The process and factors leading to the Turkish Revolution I: Balance policies and currents of thought within the framework of the efforts to save the Ottoman Empire
5 The process and factors leading to the Turkish Revolution II: Reform movements within the modernization problem of the traditional Ottoman structure, the struggle of the Young Turks, the First and Second Constitutional Monarchy.
6 The process and factors leading to the Turkish Revolution III: The struggle for the division of imperialism at the beginning of the 20th century, the conditions that brought about Tripoli, the Balkan Wars and the First World War
7 The end of the age of empires: The First World War, the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian Question during the war years. After the First World War, a new world order was established instead of the imperial order and the tendency towards nation-states.
8 Midterm - Exam
9 After the Armistice of Mondros: The Ottoman State and Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the resistance movements against the occupations in Anatolia and the Kuvayi Milliye, local congress governments
10 Mustafa Kemal Pasha's departure to Samsun and organizational studies based on congresses
11 Organization activities in Anatolia leading to the establishment of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the 1921 Constitution, the power struggle between Istanbul and Ankara and the Treaty of Sèvres.
12 War of Independence and Armistice of Mudanya
13 Foreign policy during the years of the National Struggle: Relations with Soviet Russia, England, France, Italy and the USA
14 The results of Anatolia/Ankara's struggle at home and abroad: Abolition of the Sultanate and the Lausanne Peace Treaty.
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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All 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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C2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant