TAR 307 - History of Turkish Modernisation

Examining the historical context from Ottoman Modernization Quest to Modern Turkey and understanding the codes of Modern Turkey. Evaluating chritical thresholds such as changes, transformation, reforms, military coups that are experienced in the emergence of the concept of Modern Turkey. To enable students to learn the historical process that shaped Modern Turkey and to solve the underlying motives of the process. Additionally, to ensure that students learn about the last period of the Ottoman Empire, the committee of union and progress, republic period, reforms, one-party and multi-party period,  and the military coups. 

Description of Modernization, Modernization Efforts in the Ottoman Empire, Charter of Alliance, Edict of Reform, Young Ottoman Movement, I.Constitution and II.Constitution Period, The Ottoman Basic Law,  Union and Progress Period, National Struggle Period and Establishment of Republic of Turkey, Reforms and One-Party Period, Trials of Progressive of Republican Party and Free Republician Party will be taught under the course. In addition, Multi-party period and Adnan Menderes, the first prime minister in multi-party period, and Military Coups taken place in 1960, 1971 and 1980, and midterms will be included in the course content.

Mehmet Alpargu-İsmail Özçelik-Nuri Yavuz, Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi, Ankara, 2003.

Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu

1.             Yusuf Akçura – Üç Tarzı Siyaset

2.             Niyazi Berkes – Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma

3.             Türk İnkılap Tarihi – Sabahattin Özel

4.             Nutuk – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

5.             Bülent Tanör – Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri

6.             M. A. Ubicini – Osmanlı’da Modernleşme Sancısı

7.             Şerif Mardin – Türk Modernleşmesi/Makaleler 4

8.             İlber Ortaylı – İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı

9.             Halil İnalcık – Osmanlı ve Modern Türkiye

IMPORT, COPY AND ACADEMIC HONESTY:

It's called plagiarism that you present other people's work (for example, by copying test answers, projects, or assignments) as if it were your own. Plagiarism and copying will not be exposed in any way and will be dealt with directly through the relevant channels of the university. If you attempt to cheat or plagiarism an assignment, you will get a "0" and stay with the "FF" from the course. Moreover, this situation will be reported to the university administration; may cause undesirable situations such as suspension and expulsion.