| Course Name | Current Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSIR 360 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to analyze the formation, development and conduct of foreign policy in Turkey. the course goes over the time period between 1945 and present. It also provides information on several aspects of the Turkish foreign policy towards Europe, America, Russia and Middle East. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed to provide a historical and critical overview of contemporary Turkish foreign policy. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Turkish Greek Relations and the Cyprus Problem in the Period of 1945 1960 | Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 576/614; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, chs. 5, 6 |
| 2 | Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East between 1945 1960 | Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 615/652; Yücel Bozdağlıoğlu, Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity, ch. 6. |
| 3 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980 | Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 657/807; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 5. |
| 4 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980 | Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 657/807; Ferenc Vali, Bridge Across Bosporus, ch. 6 |
| 5 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980 | Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 5. |
| 6 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1980 1990 | Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 6. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1980 1990 | Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 6. |
| 9 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1990 2001 | Oran, Vol.2, pp. 201/587; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 7; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue). |
| 10 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 1990 2001 | Oran, Vol.2, pp. 201/587; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 7; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue). |
| 11 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 2001 Present | Nicholas Danforth, Ideology and Pragmatism in Turkish Foreign Policy from Atatürk to the AKP (RESERVE); Güney, Nurşin Ateşoğlu, Contentious Issues of Security and the Future of Turkey; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue). |
| 12 | Turkish Foreign Policy, 2001 Present | Güney, Nurşin Ateşoğlu, Contentious Issues of Security and the Future of Turkey; Mehmet Babacan, Whither Axis Shift: A Perspective from Turkey’s Foreign Trade; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue) |
| 13 | Midterm II | |
| 14 | Final Evaluations | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Books and journal articles ( see above)
*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Books and journal articles (see above) |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 169 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
