Political Science and Public Administration
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: SBK011
Course Name: History of Turkish-Islamic Thought
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. FATEME AYŞİN ANKA
Course Lecturer(s): Fatemeh Dehghan
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: 1. To understand the dynamic balances, especially in the Middle East and Central Asia, on the axis of Turkish-Islamic thoughts and to examine the currents and thinkers in this context.
2. Examination of the state, society, and individual relations, examining the subject in the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Arab states, both during the lesson and as homework
3. To get to the origins of today's regional and related global interventions and to analyze the relevant dynamics on the path illuminated by history.
4. To reveal the cultural effects of thought, to answer the mental problems that develop within the Turkish-Islamic culture.
Course Content: Islamic philosophy, state and philosophy in Islam, Farabi, Ibn-i Haldun, Ibn-i Rushd, the golden age of Islam in the 8-11th century, development of the state in Turkish history, Ibn-i Sina.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Comprehends the emergence and development of Islam in general terms and the intellectual traces of the Turkish-Islamic synthesis that occurred in the process.
2) Islamic philosophers and the influence of Islamic thought on the West
3) The main thinkers who influenced Turkish-Islamic thought are introduced to the arguments put forward by these thinkers. Analyzes the origin of today's divergences.
4) Comprehends the factors affecting Turkish political thought. Define the main problems of Islamic thought.
5) Comprehends the role of the state phenomenon and the power of these ideas to affect the state structure, especially in the Middle East and Central Asian regions.
6) Current debates in the field of Turkish-Islamic history of thought may arouse academic interest in examining new views and events.
7) Comprehends the awareness of professional ethics and responsibility during the course and with the homework to be prepared.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Intro: Political, Economic, Social and Religious Background Ref1
2) Turkish-Islamic Thought and Resources Ref2
3) The Emerging, Development and Spread of Islam Ref2
4) Islamic Thought Schools, Determination of presentation topics Ref3
5) Fundamental Problems of Islamic Thought Ref4
6) Eastern Islamic Philosophers Ref4
7) Midterm Exam, Written Assignment Submission
8) Western Andalusian Philosophers Ref5
9) Contemporary Islamic Thought, Persons and Views Ref6
10) Historical Thought Iran Factor, a different axis in the region Ref5
11) Ziya Gokalp and the Fundamentals of Turkism Ref3
12) Yusuf Akçura and Three Styles of Politics Ref3
13) İsmail Gasprali (Gasprinsky) Ref2
14) Analysis of Case Studies, Oral Expression of Presentation Topics

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: • Ziya Gökalp, Türkçülüğün Esasları,
• Yusuf Akçura, Üç Tarzı Siyaset, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, VII.Dizi-Sa.73, Ankara, 1976.
• A.K.S. Lambton (1974), “İslam Siyasal Düşüncesi”, Çev. Şükrü Hanioğu/Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Çevrimiçi
• Mehmet Bayrakdar (Ed.), İslâm Düşünce Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Açık Öğretim Fakültesi, 2010.
• Alev Sınar Uğurlu, Selçuk Kırlı (Ed.), İsmail Bey Gasprali, Türk Ocakları Derneği Bursa Şubesi Yayınları:4, Nisan 2015.
• Willem Van Schendel& Erik J.Zürcher (Der.) Orta Asya ve İslam Dünyasında Kimlik Politikaları, 20.Yüzyılda Milliyetçilik, Etnisite ve Emek, Çev. Selda Somuncuoğlu, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.
• Oliver Roy, Yeni Orta Asya, Ya da Ulusların İmal Edilişi, Çev. Mehmet Moralı, 3.Baskı, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.
References: • Ziya Gökalp, Türkleşmek İslamlaşmak Muasırlaşmak, Osman Karatay (Yayına hazırlayan), Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara, 2010.
• Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Türkiye'de Çağdaş Düşünce Tarihi. Ülken Yay, 3. Basım, İstanbul, 1992
• William L. Cleveland, Modern Ortadoğu tarihi, İstanbul, Agora Yayınları, 2008.
• Albert Hourani, Arap Halkları Tarihi, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları, 2008.
• Özüm SEZIN Uzun ve Hakan Güneş, İslam Cumhuriyetinde 40 yıl İran’da Toplum, Siyaset ve Değişim, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Ekim 2020.
• Touraj Atabaki, Azerbaycan Etnisite ve İran'da İktidar Mücadelesi, Çev. Hojjat Ghasemlou, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, 2021.
• John Foran, Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation In Iran From 1500 To The Revolution, Boulder
• Ervand Abrahamian, Modern İran Tarihi, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017.
• Avi Shlaim, “1948’de İsrail ve Arap Koalisyonu”, Filistin Uğruna, Eugene L. Rogan ve Avi Shlaim (ed.), İstanbul, Küre Yayınları, 2012.
• İlan Pappe, Modern Filistin Tarihi, Ankara, Phoenix Yayınları, 2007.
• Zachary Lockman, Hangi Ortadoğu? Oryantalizm, Tarih, Siyaset, İstanbul, Küre Yayınları, 2012.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. 3
2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. 3
3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). 3
4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. 3
5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. 2
6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. 2
7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. 3
8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. 2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 48
Study Hours Out of Class 16 48
Presentations / Seminar 3 9
Homework Assignments 5 10
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 3
Total Workload 120