Turkish Industry

Course Code:

ATD 324

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The class aims to introduce students to the field of political economy in general and a select set of contemporary issues related to Turkish industry within the larger context of development

Course Content:

Specifically, the class can highlight major structural economic transformations and political developments in the Republican era with particular emphasis on the role of the Turkish industry, and explore state-business relationships within the larger context of development. The class emphasizes substantive puzzles that draw scholars, students and practitioners to the study of Turkish political economy. It also aims to provide students a variety of theories, frameworks, and models, including “-isms” that can be applied to a wide variety of topics.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Homework C: Presentation D: Project E: Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

The primary objective of this class is to improve students’ skills to analyze issues and contemporary debates on Turkey’s development by providing the necessary historical background, and providing different theoretical perspectives and analytical tools utilized to explain puzzles surrounding Turkey’s development.

1,2,16,18

1, 2, 3, 4

A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to Class and Coursework
2	Political Economy as a Discipline, and the Ottoman Industrial Legacy
3	Inception of the Republic and Modernization
4	Social and Industrial Transformation and the Multi-Party Period
5	Planning and ISI Period (1946-1960)
6	Midterm #1
7	Economic Crises, Liberalization, and Export-led Growth
8	Financial Crises, and Development
9	Financial Crises, and Development (Continued)
10	Midterm #2
11	State-Business Relations and Contemporary Issues
12	State-Business Relations and Contemporary Issues (Continued)
13	The last Decade: 2000-2010 AKP Period
14	The last Decade: 2000-2010 AKP Period
15	Final Exam

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

- Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey (London: Rutledge, 1996)
- Ayse Bugra, State and Business in Modern Turkey (Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1994)

- Henri Barkey, The State and the Industrialization Crisis in Turkey (Boulder, West view Press, 1990)

- Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey – A Modern History (London: I.B. Tauris, 1997)

- Ziya Önis. 1998. State and Market: The Political Economy of Turkey in Comparative Perspective (Istanbul: Bogaziçi University Press)

Additional Resources

Per the syllabus

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	75
Quizzes	0
Assignment	1	25
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load			110
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

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