Fatma Doğruel                                 

Marmara University, Department of Economics 

     

 

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Marmara University
Department of Economics
 
ECON 2014 Economic History of Turkey
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Fatma Doğruel                                                                                                                                                                            Spring 2019
Class meetings:  Monday 09:30-11:50
Office hours: Wednesday 14:00-16:00
http://mimoza.marmara.edu.tr/~fatma.dogruel
 
 
COURSE OBJECTIVE
 
          The course includes economic facts and the policies, which have been pursued over the Republican Period in Turkey. The first part of the course covers the period until the early 1950s. The second part begins in the late 1950s and extends to present day. The readings and discussions cover not only Turkish economic history, but also different countries’ economies from a comparative perspective.   
 
 
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
 
          The requirements of the course are to keep current with the readings and to participate in the classroom discussion. Grade for the course will be determined from performance on a midterm (40 %) and a final (60 %).  Final examination will cover material from the entire course. 
 
 
COURSE SCHEDULE AND TOPICS
 
PART I
Lecture 1: (February 11, 2019) Introduction to the course
Lecture 2: (February 18, 2019) The Economic Legacy from the Ottoman Period
Lecture 3: (February 25, 2019) Foundation period (1923-1929) –I
          March 4, 2019 (no meeting) (Replacement will be held on Friday, March 8)
Lecture 4: (Friday, March 8, 2019, 01:00 PM) Foundation period (1923-1929) –II
Lecture 5: (March 11, 2019) From the Great Crisis to the Eve of the WW II (1930-1938) –I
Lecture 6: (March 18, 2019) From the Great Crisis to the Eve of the WW II (1930-1938)–II
Lecture 7: (March 25, 2019) The Economy during World War II                                  
Lecture 8: (April 1, 2019) Political and Economic Conditions after the World War II and Overview
 
          April 8, 2019 (Midterm exam week) (TBA)
 
PART II
 
Lecture 9: (April 15, 2019) The Planned Period (1960-1980)
Lecture 10: (April 22, 2019) Outward oriented strategy: The period of 1980s
Lecture 11: (April 29, 2019) Current issues and overview
Lecture 12: (May 6, 2019) Student Workshop I: Sectoral policies
Lecture 13: (May 13, 2019) Student Workshop II: Urbanization and demographic transformation
Lecture 14: (May 20, 2019) Student Workshop III: Education and health policies
 
          June 2019 (Final exam) (TBA)