IR218 TRANS.FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO THE TURK.REPUBLIC
| Course Code: | 3140218 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA TÜRKEŞ |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student is to learn
- basic knowledge about the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic
- to familiarise students with the basic concepts with which students can understand the formation and dismemberment of empire structure as well as dynamics of nation-state
- ideological currents from 19th century to early 20th century and the reforms undertaken.
- the domestic and foreign policy of late Ottoman Empire and early Turkish Republic
- the intellectual debates on the development strategies in the 1930s
Course Content
The course intends to outline administrative structure of the Ottoman Empire and concentrates on the Tanzimat Reforms, the intellectual discussions of the time; the Ottomanism, Islamism and Turkism. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the nation states in the place of the Ottoman Empire are discussed. The double revolution; the National Liberation Movement of 1919-1923 and the establishment of republican regime, the Izmir economic Congress and the following economic policies of the republican regime are looked through. Intellectuals of the time, such as Ziya Gökalp, Yusuf Akçura, Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Ahmet Hamdi Başar and the Kadro Movement, and their arguments regarding economic development policies as well as nationalism, are included among the topics. As to the foreign policy of the republican regime, the territorial settlements of the period from 1919 to 1923, the Mosul Question, the straits Question, the foreign policy approach of the republican regime, with particular references to the Balkan Pact of 1934 and the Sadabad Pact of 1937, are examined.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester,
students are expected to contextualize the transition from the empire to the nation-state;
students are expected to comprehend the debates about developmental views in the early republican years with a theoretical perspective
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To communicate in oral and written ways. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution