Democratization and the Politics of Constitution Making in Turkey. Celia Kerslake, Kerem Öktem and Philip Robins (Eds.) Turkey’s Engagement with Modernity: Conflict and Change in the Twentieth Century. Barry Rubin and Metin Heper (Eds.) Political Parties in Turkey. Fuat Keyman (Eds.) Symbiotic Antagonisms: Competing Nationalisms in Turkey. Turkey’s Kurds: A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Öcalan. Method The instructor may use case studies, lectures, questions and exercises from the textbook, Power Point presentations, and student experiences and responses. be able to analyze the institutional aspects of Turkish politics with special reference to regimetype, electoral system and voter behavior be familiar with the major political parties and currents in Turkey 3. be familiar with the history and major issues of Turkish politics 2. The third and the final module examines the institutional context within which Turkish politics is played out, with individual lectures on the constitution and regime type, electoral system, and voter behavior.Ĭourse Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should : 1. The second module focuses on the main political currents and political parties in Turkey, examining Turkish nationalism, conservatism-Islamism, left-social democracy and Kurdish nationalism. Civil-military relations will also be covered in this module. The aims of this module is to provide the necessary historical background.

The first module is a historical one and provides a review of the political developments from the first multi-party elections in 1946 to 2000s. The course consists of three distinct modules. YALOVA UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS De Course Name/CodeĪims of the Course This course aims to acquaint students with the major issues and developments in Turkish politics.

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