This course reviews Turkish Political life in 5 periods and 7 leaders (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, İsmet İnönü, Adnan Menderes, Bülent Ecevit, Süleyman Demirel, Turgut Özal, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan)
• Late Ottoman Period: Political and social developments in 19th century, constitutional developments in Ottoman, establishment of constitutional monarchy and II. Abdülhamit period, establishment of constitutional monarchy and 31 March
• Early Republican period
• Multi-party period: Political Ideologies, 1960 Coup and Turkey’s social, economical and political structure
• 1980 Coup and Turgut Özal period, post Cold War Türkiye and Coalition Governments
• AK Party Period