Information Package / Course Catalogue
Armenians and the Turks From the Ottoman Period to Today
Course Code: TAR442
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to reveal the reasons, progress and the causes of developments up to the present time of the Armenian issue that plays an important role in Turkish internal and external policies; to provide the students with information about Armenian terrorism, the emergence and development of Armenian Diaspora; and to contribute to the solution of the problems between two countries

Course Content

The emergence of Armenian Problem (1878-1890) and the East Question; Uprisings of 1890-1896; Committee of Union and Progress and the Armenians (1896-1914); Armenian claims on Mondros Armistice Agreement and the Treaty of Sevres; Armenians at Independence War; Armenians from the Treaty of Lausanne to the Second World War; the revival of Armenian nationalism (1946-1973); Armenian Terrorism Period (1973-1985); International Armenian community and their roles on Armenian problem; Independence of Armenia, and Turkish-Armenian relations

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.define the non-Muslim and minority
2.Armenian status in Ottoman Empire; in social, policy field
3.gregorian denomination
4.factors that effected the Armenian question
5.factors that effected the Armenian question
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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kamuran Gürün, Ermeni Dosyas1, TTK Yay1nlar1, 1985.
2.M. Sadi Koçaş, Tarihte Ermeniler ve Türk-Ermeni İlişkileri, Kastaş Yay1nlar1, 1990.
3.Şenol Kantarcı, Tarih ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Boyutuyla Ermeni Dosyası, Lalezar Kitabevi, 2007
4.Erdal İlter, Ermeni Kilisesi ve Terör, Ankara Üni. Osmanlı Tarihi Araş. ve Uygulama Merkezi Yayınları, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
First Armenian Republica and Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical
İndepedence of Armenian and Turkey-Armanian relations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ottoman-America relation in terms of Armanian Question
Week 4 - Theoretical
National struggle and after it, Turk- Armenian relation about Armenian Question
Week 5 - Theoretical
Armenian lobby in America and its activity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Armenian draft in American congress
Week 7 - Theoretical
French and Armenian Question
Week 8 - Theoretical
EU union and Armenian question
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
mid-term exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
European court of human rights and Armenia
Week 11 - Theoretical
Armenian question and terror
Week 12 - Theoretical
Armenian terrorist organisation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey-Armenia
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkey-Armenia
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
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