The course aims to help students create their own conceptual frameworks to be used in the analysis of today's Turkish (political) economy and its interconnectedness with the World Economy.
Prerequisite(s)
none
Corequisite(s)
none
Special Requisite(s)
none
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Merve Hamzaoğlu
Course Assistant(s)
none
Schedule
Monday 13:00-14:50, BK Z03
Office Hour(s)
Monday 11:00-12:00, BKB608
Teaching Methods and Techniques
lecture, discussion
Principle Sources
Korkut Boratav (2005). Türkiye İktisat Tarihi: 1908-2002 (9.Baskı). Ankara: İmge Yay.
Gülten Kazgan (2017). Tanzimattan 21. Yüzyıla Türkiye Ekonomisi. Bilgi Üniv. Yay.
Other Sources
-Yakup Kepenek ve Nurhan Yentürk. (2000). Türkiye Ekonomisi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
Korkut Boratav (1991). 1980’li Yıllarda Türkiye’de Sosyal Sınıflar ve Bölüşüm. İstanbul:Gerçek Yay.
Oya Köymen (2007). Sermaye Birikirken: Osmanlı, Türkiye, Dünya. İstanbul: Yordam Kitap.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction, introduction of the course, Economics in the Ottoman Period, introduction to the period between 1908-1923
Lecture, discussion
2. Week
The period between 1908-1923/The period between 1923-1929
Lecture, discussion
3. Week
Protectionist and statist industrialization: 1930-1939
Lecture, discussion
4. Week
War Years (1936-1945)
Lecture, discussion
5. Week
A Different Articulation with the World Economy (1946-1953)
Lecture, discussion
6. Week
Recession and readjustment: 1954-1961
Lecture, discussion
7. Week
Inward, outward-dependent expansion (1962-1976), New depression (1977-1979)
Lecture, discussion
8. Week
New depression (1977-1979)
Lecture, discussion
9. Week
Political Events
Lecture, discussion
10. Week
Capital Flow and neoliberal policies (1980-1988)
Lecture, discussion
11. Week
Financial capital era and populism (1989-1997)
Lecture, discussion
12. Week
Economic Crises and IMF (1998-2002)
Lecture, discussion
13. Week
Economic growth in Turkey after 2003 (2003-2008), Turkey in the 2008 crisis and after (2008-2020)
Lecture, discussion
14. Week
Turkey in the 2008 crisis and after
(2008-2020)/ Turkey during and after the pandemic
Lecture, discussion
15. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
16. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
17. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To define his/her competencies using the theoretical and practical knowledge he/she acquired in the field of Economics and to use these competencies in practice.
PO-2
To discuss concepts and ideas in the field of Economics with scientific methods, to develop hypotheses, to interpret and evaluate the data obtained.
PO-3
To develop solution suggestions for complex and/or unpredictable problems encountered in practice, to report and present these suggestions in accordance with the academic publication rules.
PO-4
To identify regional and global issues/problems, to perform analyses based on scientific data and research, and to develop solution suggestions.
PO-5
To determine the learning needs in the field of Economics, to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills with a critical approach, and to use this knowledge and skills to develop economic policies.
PO-6
To inform relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field of Economics and to gain the ability to convey written and verbal solutions to problems.
PO-7
To convey his/her thoughts and suggestions in the field of Economics to experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, to discuss and to contribute to the development of new policies by revising suggestions according to the feedback he/she receives.
PO-8
To benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of the field of Economics, to develop multidisciplinary approaches by associating these disciplines with his/her knowledge in the field of Economics, to produce project and publications.
PO-9
To define the differences and relationships between classical and modern theories of economics and to observe the distinctions between classical and modern economic policies and to evaluate the compatibility of these policies with economic and social issues.
PO-10
To read and comprehend foreing news sources about economics being fluent in a foreign language, to scan the economic literature and to follow the most current approaches in this field.
PO-11
To take into account scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing economic data and carrying out statistical/econometric studies using these data, and also to carry out the publication process in accordance with academic publishing principles.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
The student defines periodical developments in Turkish Economy
LO-2
The student recognizes economic policies and historical development.
LO-3
The student examines the examples of monetary and fiscal policy in Turkish Economy.
LO-4
The student examines the Economic Crises in terms of Turkey and the world.
