Presidential Government System Awareness Level: A Comparative Evaluation Among University Students

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of undergraduate students' levels of awareness about the Turkish Form of Presidentialism, which has been implemented in T & uuml;rkiye for over five years.It tests two hypotheses concerning potential differences in awareness levels among students from different academic departments. The first hypothesis posits that students of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences have a higher level of knowledge about the Turkish form of Presidentialism compared to students of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Design. The second hypothesis suggests that students majoring in Political Science and Public Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences are more knowledgeable about the functioning of the Turkish form of Presidentialism compared to students majoring in other departments. The study's population includes 3rd and 4th-year students at Bart & imath;n University who are enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Design. This restriction is justified for two reasons. Students in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences are required to take courses related to the governance of the country, and students in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Design also have compulsory courses related to their respective fields. The study is limited to 3rd and 4th-year students because they predominantly take their major courses during these years survey method. The results of the conducted T-test and ANOVA test confirm both hypotheses.