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Turkish Foreign Policy During the Republican Period

Course Code	: TAR462
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

Making students conscious of the foreign policy followed by Turkish Republic from the building process. Giving comparative intentions of foreign policies from the preiod of Ottoman to Turkish Republic.

Course Content

Political events in the world from the beginning of the 20th century (Blocking in Europe, inter-block struggle, Balkan Wars, World War I, 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, political events in the interwar period, the relationship between democracy and totalitarianism, World War II The Cold War period, the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the unification of the two Germany, the disintegration of the USSR and Yugoslavia, are dealt with on the basis of its political implications and consequences. domestic and foreign policy in the period up to the end of the 20th century the founding of the Republic of Turkey is described in conjunction with each other.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Günver GÜNEŞ

Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify the basic concepts peculiar to the field of Foreign Policy
2.	Explain the situation of Ottoman Empire within the balance of powers in the world during the centuries of 19 and 20.
3.	Explain the approaches of TBMM to the foreign policy in the period of National Independence.
4.	Recognize the effects of developments in international relations on Turkish foreign policy.
5.	Evaluate the consequences of “Balance Policy” in terms of Turkey

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Baskın Oran (Ed.), Türk Dış Politikası, Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, Cilt I: 1919-1980, İstanbul, 2001.
2.	Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Der Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.
3.	Engin Berber (Ed.), Türk Dış Politikası Çalışmaları, Cumhuriyet Dönemi İçin Ulusal Rehber, İstanbul, 2007.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Lesson preparation, course presentation

Week 2 - Theoretical

Informing Students about the Subject, Purpose and Limits of the Course, Providing Bibliographic Information about the Content of the Course.

Week 3 - Theoretical

The plans of the Entente states for sharing the Ottoman Empire

Week 4 - Theoretical

Relations of the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the Eastern and Western countries

Week 5 - Theoretical

Treaty of Laussanne

Week 6 - Theoretical

Remaining Issues from Lausanne and Turkish Foreign Policy 1923-1932

Week 7 - Theoretical

1932-1939 Turkish Foreign Policy

Week 8 - Theoretical

Participation of Turkey to United Nations

Week 9 - Theoretical

Turkish Foreign Policy in 1939-1945

Week 10 - Theoretical

Years of World War II and Turkey: Increase of the Soviet Hazard

Week 11 - Theoretical

Cold War years and Trends of Turkey's Western Alliance

Week 12 - Theoretical

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Democratic Party Era:

Week 13 - Theoretical

Turkey, the Balkans and the Baghdad Pact; Turkey and Greece

Week 14 - Theoretical

General evaluation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Assignment	4	4	0	16
Individual Work	14	2	0	28
Midterm Examination	1	1	0	1
Final Examination	1	1	0	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				102

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