Course Contents |
Liberation War ( Eastern Front, South Front, Western Front); Mudanya Armistice; the removal of the sultanate; the Lausanne Conference; the declaration of the Republic; the removal of the Caliphate; Transition to a Multiparty Political Trials; the sheikh Said Revolt of 1925; 1930 Menemen Event of Atatürk’s Principles and Revolutions; Turkish Foreign Policy of Atatürk Period; the world war II. |
Weekly Course Content |
Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 |
Political Reforms (Abolition of the Sultanate, Ankara’s being the capital, the declaration of Republic and the abolition of the Caliphate). |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
2 |
The establishment of Terakkiperver Republican Party, the Sheikh Said Rebellion, the Law of Takrir-i Sükun and the attempt to assassin Ataturk |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
3 |
Ataturk’s country trips, the establishment of Free Republican Party, Izmir Meeting, the closing down of the Party, Menemen and Bursa Events. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
4 |
Constitution of 1924, other constitutions, the developments in Law, the revolutions related to the regulation of social life and the process of secularization of the Republic of Turkey. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
5 |
Revolutions in the field of Education and Culture (the Unification of Education Law, the adoption of the Latin alphabet, National schools, the establishment and activities of the Turkish Language and History Institutions, Turkish history thesis, the sun-language theory, 1933 university reform, the People's Houses), the developments in the field of health. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
6 |
Izmir Economy Congress, economic policy during the early years of the Republic, appearing of the statist economy policies in Turkey as a reflection of 1929 World Economic Recession and I. Five-year Development Program. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
7 |
The definition and content of Kemalist Thought System, the Supplementary Principles. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
8 |
mid-term exam |
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9 |
Principles of Ataturk, Republicanism, Secularism, Nationalism. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
10 |
Principles of Ataturk, Populism, Statism, Revolutionism. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
11 |
Turkish Foreign Policy in the period of National Struggle (1919-1923). |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
12 |
Turkish Foreign Policy during Ataturk era (1923-1938), 1923-1938 Turkish-English, Turkish-Soviet, Turkish-French,Turkish-Italian relations, the relations with the neighbors, the Balkan and Sadabat Pacts. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
13 |
Turkish Foreign Policy after Ataturk era (1938 - 1960) (Inönü’s presidency, World War II and Turkey, the establishment of Turkish Democratic Party and transition to multi-party political life, the leading years of Democratic Party, Turkey’s entry to NATO and the military intervention in 27th May 1960. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
14 |
Turkish Foreign Policy since 1960, (Turkey during the Cold War, the developments with the European Union, the Cyprus Peace Operation, the so-called Armenian genocide claims and the relations with the neighbors. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
15 |
Turkey’s geopolitical position and its threats, XXI. century expectations to modernize Turkey. |
Narration, Question-Answer. |
16 |
final exam |
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Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
1 |
Ana Kaynak, Editör Asaf ÖZKAN, Atatürk İlkeleri Ve İnkılap Tarihi I, Atatürk Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını, Erzurum, 2012 |
2 |
Ana Kaynak, Editör Cezmi Eraslan, Atatürk İlkeleri Ve İnkılap Tarihi I, T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 2729 Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını No: 1690, Eskişehir 2018. |
3 |
Ana Kaynak, KEMAL ATATÜRK, NUTUK, (Bu Günkü Dille Yayına Hazırlayan: Prof. Dr. Zeynep KORKMAZ),Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi, Ankara 1998. |
Required Course instruments and materials |
Book, Projection, Computer. |