EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
6013001022010	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND RECENT TURKISH HISTORY I	Compulsory	1	1	2

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

The general goal of this course is to educate individuals who are loyal to the nationalism concept of Atatürk, the Turkish Nation's national, ethical, spiritual and cultural values in line with the Principles of Atatürk and the Revolution, and who are open to universal and modern innovations.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. İbrahim Çoban

Learning Outcomes

1	Have knowledge about the developments in European History, and Ottoman modernization
2	Have knowledge about the causes of the Collapse of the Ottoman Empire
3	Have knowledge about the First World War
4	Have knowledge about the Turkish National Struggle
5	Have knowledge about the founding philosophy of the Republic of Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

* Basic Concepts * Causes of the Collapse of the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Modernization Movement * The First World War * Turkish National Struggle

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The aim of the course, information about the basic concepts, and strategies of the Turkish Revolution.	Meeting, Theoretical
2	Developments in European history, and their impact on the Ottoman Empire.	Theoretical, Reading
3	19th century reform movements in the Ottoman Empire (Tanzimat period, the First Constitutional Period)	Theoretical, Reading
4	Political and military state of the Ottoman Empire during the Disintegration era	Theoretical, Reading
5	Flow of ideas in the last period of the Ottoman Empire (Ottomanism, Islamism, Turkishness, Westernization, decentralization, Socialism), Ottoman Empire during the Second Constitutional Government	Theoretical, Reading
6	World War I and the Ottoman Empire (outbreak of the war, participation of the Ottoman Empire, the fronts, and the end of the war), the signing of the Mondros Armistice	Theoretical, Reading
7	Midterm Exam
8	Invasions and reactions against them, Kuva-yı Milliye, Societies (national, associations hostile to the national presence, and societies of the minorities), the difficulties after the armistice, Mustafa Kemal Pasha's activities and arrival in Anatolia.	Theoretical, Reading
9	The beginnings of the national struggle through organization of Congresses (Amasya Circular, Erzurum, Sivas and Western Anatolian Congresses,).	Theoretical, Reading
10	Amasya interview, the arrial of the Representatives in Ankara, the last Ottoman Parliament, the adoption of the National Pact, the invasion of Istanbul	Theoretical, Reading
11	The opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Assembly's structure, its activities and laws, domestic and foreign reactions to the opening of Parliament.	Theoretical, Reading
12	Sanremo Conference, The Treaty of Sevres, threats related to today in the Sevres Treaty, the situation in East and South fronts.	Theoretical, Reading
13	Dissolution of the national forces, and founding of the regular army, the Greek general attack, and wars in the Western Front.	Theoretical, Reading
14	Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s supreme military command, Tekâlif-i Milliye orders, Sakarya War and foreign policy developments in its aftermath (Turkish-Russian, Turkish-Afghan relations, the London Conference, Ankara Agreement)	Theoretical, Reading
15	The Great Offensive, and signing of the Mudanya Armistice, the developments before the Lausanne Conference, the conference and the signing of the peace agreement	Theoretical, Reading