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SOC 311 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Social Structure of Turkey
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SOC 311
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course seeks to introduce students to the history and social structure of Turkey
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • • the qualities and problems of modernization in Turkey from late Ottoman period onwards
  • • the political structure and its transformation in time;
  • • the changing class structure and class dynamics;
  • • the types and patterns of migration and their impact on social structure;
  • • gender relations and gender inequalities;
  • • the impact of ethnicity and religion on socio-political structure of modern Turkey
Course Description Throughout the semester issues such as modernization, political structure, social inequalities, urbanization, migration, ethnicity, religion and gender relations that are crucial to understand and analyze contemporary Turkish society will be critically reviewed, analyzed and discussed.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the Course
2 The Late Ottoman Empire: challenge of modernity and reforms Şükrü Hanioğlu (2012) ‘Modern Ottoman Period’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, New York: Routledge, 15- 25. Erik J Zürcher (2004) Turkey: A Modern History, London: I. B. Tauris, 50- 70. Feroz Ahmad (1993) ‘The Ottoman Legacy’ in The Making of Modern Turkey, New York: Routledge, 15 -30. Erik J Zürcher (2010) The Ottoman Empire 1850–1922: Unavoidable Failure? In The
Young Turk Legacy
 and Nation Buılding: From the Ottoman Empire to Atatürk’s Turkey, 59 – 72. Feroz Ahmad (1993) ‘From empire to nation: 1908–1923’ in The Making of Modern Turkey, 31- 51.
3 The Late Ottoman Empire: challenge of modernity and reforms Erik J Zürcher (2010) The Ottoman Empire 1850–1922: Unavoidable Failure? In The
Young Turk Legacy
 and Nation Buılding: From the Ottoman Empire to Atatürk’s Turkey, 59 – 72. Hasan Kayalı (2012) ‘The Young Turks and the Committee of Union and ‘ 
 in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 26- 34. Feroz Ahmad (1993) ‘From empire to nation: 1908–1923’ in The Making of Modern Turkey, 31- 51.
4 Early Republican Period and Reforms Hasan Kayalı (2008) ‘The struggle for independence’ in Reşat Kasaba ed. Turkey in the Modern World (Cambridge History of Turkey, volume 4) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 112- 146. Clement H. Dodd (2012) ‘The Turkish Republic’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 53- 64. Erik J Zürcher (2004) ‘The Emergence of the One-Party State, 1923–27’ in The Making of Modern Turkey 166 
- 175.
5 Liberalization Efforts and Outcomes (1946- 1960) Feroz Ahmad (1977) The Turkish Experiment in Democracy: 1950- 1975, London: Hurst &Company, 1- 75.
6 1960- 1990: The Period of Military Interventions George S. Harris (2011) Military Coups and Turkish Democracy, 1960–1980, Turkish Studies, 12:2, 203-213. Erik J Zürcher (2004) ‘The Second Turkish Republic, 1960–80’ in The Making of Modern Turkey, 241- 277. 

7 MIDTERM
8 Economic Structure, Inequalities, and Poverty Pamuk, Ş. (2008) "Economic change in twentieth century Turkey: Is the glass more than half full?" in Reşat Kasaba ed. Turkey in the Modern World (Cambridge History of Turkey, volume 4) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,, 266-300. Erol Taymaz (2012) Employment, inequality, and poverty’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 364- 378. Serdal Bahçe & Ahmet Haşim Köse (2017) Social Classes and the NeoLiberal Poverty Regime in Turkey, 2002–2011, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 47:4, 575-595
9 Urbanization and Migration Kirisci, K. (2008) “Migration and Turkey: The dynamics of state, society, politics,” in Reşat Kasaba ed. Turkey in the Modern World (Cambridge History of Turkey, volume 4) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 175-199. Tahire Erman (2012) ‘Urbanization and urbanism’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 293- 302.
 
 Alev Çınar 
(2012) ‘Cities’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 303- 314.

10 Gender Inequalities and Women’s Struggles Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat (2012) ‘Women’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 259- 270. 
 
 Arat, Y. (2008) "Contestation and collaboration: women’s struggles for empowerment in Turkey" in Reşat Kasaba ed. Turkey in the Modern World (Cambridge History of Turkey, volume 4) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 388-418.
11 Term Paper Proposal Preperation Exercises
12 Religion and Secularization Binnaz Toprak (2005) Islam and Democracy in Turkey, Turkish Studies, 6:2, 167-186; Ali Çarkoğlu and N Bilgili (2011) "A Precarious Relationship: The Alevi Minority, the Turkish State and the EU" South European Society and Politics, 16, 2, 351-364.
13 Minorities Saraçoğlu, C. (2008) “‘Exclusive Recognition’: The New Dimensions of the Question of Ethnicity and Nationalism in Turkey,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-19. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis (2012) ‘Minorities’ in Metin Heper and Sabri Sayarı eds. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey, 282- 292.
14 Democratization Menderes Çinar & Çagkan Sayin (2014) Reproducing the Paradigm of Democracy in Turkey: Parochial Democratization in the Decade of Justice and Development Party, Turkish Studies, 15:3, 365-385, Zeynep Alemdar (2014) ‘Modelling’ for Democracy? Turkey's Historical Issues with Freedom of Speech, Middle Eastern Studies, 50:4, 568-588.
15 Review of the Semester -
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Ahmad, F. (1993) The Making of Modern Turkey, London and New York: Routledge. 978-0415078368

Bozdoğan, S. and R. Kasaba (eds.) (1997) Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey, University of Washington Press. 0-295-97597-0 

Heper, M. and A. Evin (eds.)(1988) State, Democracy and the Military: Turkey in the 1980s, Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter. 978-3110113440

Kasaba, R. (ed.) (2008) The Cambridge History of Turkey, vol. 4, Turkey in the Modern World, Cambridge University Press. 978-0521620963

Keyder, Ç. (1987) State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development, Verso. 978-0860918776

Kandiyoti, D and A. Saktanber (eds.) (2002) Fragments of Culture: the Everyday of Modern Turkey, London and New York: I.B.Tauris. 978-0813530826

Suggested Readings/Materials Readings are subject to revision. Additional readings could be added to the list as required.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
4
64
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
28
28
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
20
20
    Total
196

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.

2

To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.

X
3

To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.

X
4

To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.

X
5

To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.

X
6

To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.

X
7

To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.

X
8

To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

X
9

To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.

X
10

To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.

11

To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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