Academic Catalog

ADM5166 TURKISH POLITICS

Course Code: 3105166
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AYÞE AYATA
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course aims to provide an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Turkish Politics and political parties within the Turkish political system. The course is composed of three parts. The first part deals with the factors affecting political structure in Turkey such as ideology, religion, culture, economy, development and consolidation of democracy. The second part deals with the political parties. The third part is about the analysis of various criteria of the voting behaviour such as ethnicity class and gender.