TURKISH POLITICS

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Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Culture and history of Turkish Politics, introduction to political ideologies and institutions in modern Turkey, two dilemmas of Turkish politics: Coup tradition and economy
2. Weeks	From Constitutional Monarchy of the Ottoman State to the Multi-party Period of the Republic of Turkey. Classical Age of Ottoman State. Ottoman Modernization. Critical Steps between Constitutional Period -II and the War of Independence. Proclamation of the Republic and One-Partay Period.
3. Weeks	Political parties and election in late Ottoman and Turkish Republic eras. Second constitutional era (1908-1918). Turkish War of Independence and First National Assembly (1920-1923), One-Party Period (1923-1946). Multi-party Period (1946-1960). The period of 1980-1980 on political parties and elections. The Post-1980 Parties and Elections in Turkey. Comparative Parties and Electoral Systems in Turkey.
4. Weeks	Political Ideologies in Turkish Political Life. Ottoman heritage and historical background of political ideologies in Turkish politics. Kemalism as an official ideology in Republican Period. Nationalism. Conservatism. Socialism and the Left. Islamism. Liberalism. Feminism.
5. Weeks	The preparation for midterm exam over the first four units completed before the midterm. Sample questions solution -1
6. Weeks	The preparation for midterm exam over the first four units completed before the midterm. Sample questions solution -2
7. Weeks	The Constitutional Developments in Ottoman State and in Modern Turkey. The constitution making in the Ottoman State. The Constitutions of 1921, 1924, 1961. The Constitution of 1982. The amendments in the Constitution of 1982.
8. Weeks	State, Religion and Society in Turkey. Secularization Process and Secularization Thesis. The relations between the state and the religion in the Ottoman State. State-religion relations in the New Turkish Republic. 1950-2002: Central Right, Islamic revival and postmodern coup. From 2002 to today. State and religion in the AK Party period.
9. Weeks	Civil-Military Relations in Turkey. Military bureaucracy in the process of modernization. Democrat Party and 27 May 1960 military coup. 12 Mart 1971 military memorandum. 12 September 1980 military coup and after. 28 February 1997 Turkish military memorandum process. After 2002: Struggle with tutelage. 15 July 2016 coup attempt.
10. Weeks	The Evolution of Turkey's Political Economy since Constitutional Monarchy. The late Ottoman economy. The early Republican period: 1910-1929. The Etatist period of 1929-1946. Transition to democracy: 1946-1960. Military corporatism vs. Supremacy of Parliament: 1960-1983. The neo-liberal economy after 1983.
11. Weeks	The preparation for final exam by using all (8) units completed before the final exam. Sample questions solution -1
12. Weeks	The preparation for final exam by using all (8) units completed before the final exam. Sample questions solution -2