This course aims to provide informations about Turkey's economic structure, the economy's current problems and the environment created by the basic economic problems, developments affecting the economy, the functioning of financial institutions and economic policy practices and to improve students' skills in analysis and commentary regard to the current economy of Turkey.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer Raif Bakova
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Friday - 09:30 - 11:20 - İKÜ İncirli Campus 2A10
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Presentation, Discussion, Sample Practices and Interpretation
* This course will be taught face to face in the 2021-2022 Fall Academic Semester. In the CATs system, it will be supported by asynchronous and/or (when necessary) synchronously enriched digital education method.
Principle Sources
Eğilmez, Mahfi. "Türkiye Ekonomisi", Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2020.
Other Sources
Arzova, Burak; Atakişi, Ahmet; Ekmekçi, Utku. "Endekslerle Türkiye Ekonomisi", Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2020.
Çiftçi, Hakkı. “Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar ve Türkiye”, Akademisyen Kitabevi, 2020.
Uzunoğlu, Sadi; Gündüz, İsmail Orçun; Sönmezler, Gökhan; "Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar: Ticaret Savaşları", Literatür Yayıncılık, Eylül 2020.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Basic Specifications of Turkey's Economy
Lecture, Discussion
2. Week
Current Economic Problems in Turkey's Economy
Lecture, Discussion
3. Week
International Economic Organizations
Lecture, Discussion
4. Week
National Income in Turkey, Economic Growth and Income Distribution
Lecture, Discussion
5. Week
Changes in Prices General Level and Inflation
Lecture, Discussion
6. Week
Employment and Unemployment in Turkey
Lecture, Discussion
7. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment of Homeworks
8. Week
Turkish economy; developments since 1980
Lecture, Discussion
9. Week
Turkey Economics and the Crisis; 1994, 2001, and the Global Crisis
Lecture, Discussion
10. Week
Turkey's Exchange Rate Policy
Lecture, Discussion
11. Week
Balance of Payments Policy and Current Account Deficit
Lecture, Discussion
12. Week
Foreign Economic Relations; Borrowing and Investments
Lecture, Discussion
13. Week
Sectoral Analysis in Turkey's Economy
Lecture, Discussion
14. Week
EU-Turkey relations and Turkey's Place in the World Economy
Lecture, Discussion
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To know the responsibility about the position of their job in the field of banks and insurance companies.
PO-2
To explain the importance of research and development issues of their related field by means of individual or group studies.
PO-3
To understand the importance of follow-up the legislation in the field of profession.
PO-4
To express the importance of the banking for national economy and businesses.
PO-5
To do work of their related field by using computer. Store information and using stored information.
PO-6
To take responsibility in the management levels.
PO-7
Finding practical solutions against the problems to business activities and giving the right decision.
PO-8
Assuming responsibility in finance and banking sector and after providing legal terms opened his/her own office on behalf of, train qualified manpower.
PO-9
Analysis and interpretation balance sheet and income statement of a business.
PO-10
To make Bank and insurance accounting.
PO-11
Equipped in terms of customer relations and human resources
PO-12
To receive general information in banking and insurance and be informed about the bank and insurance law.
PO-13
To know camputer programmes well about of the profession.
PO-14
To have knowledge about professional English in banking and insurance.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Students taking the course understand and make comments macro economic issues in Turkey's economy.
LO-2
The students analyze the problems of Turkey's economy, including short and long term and declares ideas for solutions.
LO-3
The students follow the economic agenda and interpret current economic events.
LO-4
Gains knowledge of the functioning of financial institutions.
LO-5
Makes comments on economic crises and fundamental problems.
