This course aims to understand the economic and social foundations of modern Turkey. While the historical surveys of Modern Turkey usually target the political events with regard to major developments, this course scrutinizes the economic turning points based on different time periods, as well as major social phenomena specifically chosen for each period. In other words, in addition to major economic transformations that Turkey experienced, it focuses on several themes and topics, including demography, class, social movements, urbanization, consumption practices, women etc. In this way, it is a complementary narrative that integrates the economy and society with politics.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
The course is not offered for this term.
Office Hour(s)
The course is not offered for this term.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
-Presentation
Principle Sources
Şevket Pamuk, “Economic Change in Twentieth Century Turkey: Is the Glass More than Half Full?”, in R. Kasaba (ed.), Cambridge History of Modern Turkey: 266-300.
Çağlar Keyder, State and Class in Turkey (London: Verso, 1998).
Ziya Öniş, “Turgut Özal and His Economic Legacy: Turkish Neo-Liberalism in Critical
Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, London: IB Tauris, 1993.
Korkut Boratav, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1908-2002 (Ankara: İmge Yayınevi, 2005).
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lecture & Presentation
2. Week
Demographic and Economic Dynamics of the 19th Century Ottoman History
Lecture & Presentation
3. Week
National Economy and National Bourgeoisie
Lecture & Presentation
4. Week
Economic Policies of the Interwar Period, Corporatism, and Peasants
Lecture & Presentation
5. Week
Second World War, Poverty and Labors
Lecture & Presentation
6. Week
Democratic Party Years: Liberal Economy, Americanization and Rural Transformation
Lecture & Presentation
7. Week
Import Substitutional Industrialization: Social Movements, Migration and Rise of Shanty Towns,
Lecture & Presentation
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
Midterm
Midterm
10. Week
Ozalism: Liberalization, Conservative Right, Clientelism, and Corruption
Lecture & Presentation
11. Week
1990s: Privatization, Anatolian Tigers, Consumption Practices, and Popular Culture
Lecture & Presentation
12. Week
2000s-I: Neoliberal Transformation, Islam and Capitalism
Lecture & Presentation
13. Week
2000s-II: Neoliberal Transformation, Urban Landscape and Environment
Lecture & Presentation
14. Week
General Overview
Lecture & Presentation
15. Week
Final
Final
16. Week
Final
Final
17. Week
Final
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To explain the economic transformation of Turkey.
LO-2
To examine the social issues related to these economic transformations.
LO-3
To analyze Turkish political history based on a holistic understanding.
LO-4
To evaluate Turkish history from different perspectives.
LO-5
To discuss contemporary problems by utilizing historical analyses.
