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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Master With Thesis in History
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
82911120 From Past to Present Democracy in Turks 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7,5 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Ömer AKDAĞ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Ömer AKDAĞ - [email protected]
Course Content
The basic criteria of Ottoman administration, was the Ottoman State theocratic? The responsibilities and powers of the Sultans, the Tanzimatçı Pashas, the first civil opposition movement, the vetire (process) that came with the First Constitutional Monarchy, the 1876 coup, the general elections and the first assembly in the Ottoman Empire, the Young Turks and the Republic, the First Constitutionalism, the personal administration period, The conflict points of Abdulhamid and the Young Turks, the partyization of the Committee of Union and Progress, the Second Constitutional Monarchy and political parties, the March 31 incident and the Constitutional Monarchy, the Babıali coup, the first single-party period in the Ottoman Empire, 1912 ""elections with a stick"".
Objectives of the Course
The emergence of awareness of the existence of democratic tendencies in Turkish society both before and after Islam, together with the determination of how, based on what need and when the parliamentary system emerged in Turkish history.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The concept of democracy. Western societies and democracy
2 Basic criteria of democracy
3 Islam and democracy The origins of democracy in the Ottoman Empire
4 Responsibilities and powers of the sultans in the periods of absolutism and constitutionalism
5 Basic criteria of administration in Turks before and after Islam
6 Basic principles of administration in the Ottoman Empire
7 The management understanding introduced by the Tanzimat and the emergence of the first civil opposition Young Turk movement
8 The first coup in the Ottoman Empire. The environment that prepared the First Constitutional Monarchy and the demands of the administration, people and intellectuals in this regard
9 Western type constitutional studies in the Ottoman Empire. First general elections. Suspension of the constitution
10 In terms of constitutional administration, the Young Turks and Sultan II. Differences of opinion between Abdulhamid
11 The emergence of the Committee of Union and Progress and II. Constitutionalism. II. Post-constitutional political parties
12 The 31 March Incident. The Union and Progress Society`s becoming a party
13 Babıali coup
14 The first single-party period in the Ottoman Empire
Textbook or Material
Resources Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Tevfik Çavdar, Türkiye'nin Demokrasi Tarihi (1839-1950)
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 11 154
Midterms 1 14 14
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 15 15
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 225
Total Work Load / 30 7,50
Course ECTS Credits: 8