Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Foreign Policy
Course Code: ULU502
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to enable students to have knowledge on the main principles of Turkish foreign policy and the main factors that affect foreign policy. It also aims to evaluate Turkish foreign policy within the context of international relations and foreign policiy analysis. In addition, another aim of the course is to analyze the causes and consequences of the developments that can be considered important in terms of Turkish Foreign Policy in the last 200 years.

Course Content

Basic principles of Turkish foreign policy, basic factors affecting Turkish foreign policy, Turkish foreign policy in the period of Ottoman last period Turkish War of Salvation and the early Republican period, basic problems of Turkish foreign policy, Turkey's relations with main organizations and states; Turkish foreign policy in the Republican period between 1923-2000.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to explain the historical development of Turkish foreign policy from the late Ottoman era to the present within a chronological framework.
2.Students will be able to define the theoretical foundations of Turkish foreign policy and evaluate the influence of national power elements in the policy-making process.
3.Students will be able to analyze the international treaties signed during the foundation of the Republic and their impact on Turkish foreign policy.
4.Students will be able to comparatively examine the foreign policy approaches of the Atatürk, İnönü, and Democrat Party periods.
5.Students will be able to analyze current thematic issues in Turkish foreign policy and assess the transformations in the post–Cold War period.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.William Hale, Türk Dış Politikası (1774-2000), (Çev.: Petek Demir), Mozaik/Arkeoloji ve Sanat yay., İstanbul, 2003.
2.William Hale, 1774’ten Günümüze Türk Dış Politikası, (2. Baskı), (Çev.: Nasuh Uslu), Serbest Akademi yay., Ankara, 2021.
3.Baskın Oran, Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, (I. Cilt: 1919-1980), (8. Baskı), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003.
4.Baskın Oran, Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, (II. Cilt: 1980-2001), (5. Baskı), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003.
5.Mehmet Gönlübol v.d. (Der.), Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası (1919-1995), (9. Baskı), Siyasal Kitabevi yay., Ankara, 1996.
6.Faruk Sönmezoğlu (Der.), Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, (3. Baskı), Der yay., İstanbul, 2004.
7.Faruk Sönmezoğlu, İki Savaş Arası ve Sırasında Türk Dış Politikası (1914-1945), Der yay., İstanbul, 2016.
8.Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Soğuk Savaş Döneminde Türk Dış Politikası, Der yay., İstanbul, 2016
9.Hüner Tuncer, Türk Dış Politikası, I. Cilt: Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e (1789-1920), Kaynak yay., İstanbul, 2017.
10.Hüner Tuncer, Türk Dış Politikası, II. Cilt: Cumhuriyet Dönemi (1920-2002), Kaynak yay., İstanbul, 2017.
11.Edip Çelik, 100 Soruda Türkiye’nin Dış Politika Tarihi, Gerçek yay., İstanbul, (t.y.).
12.Atilla Sandıklı, Atatürk’ün Dış Politika Stratejisi: Hedefler ve Prensipler, Bilgesam yay., İstanbul, 2014.
13.Kemal Girgin, Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet Dönemi Hariciye Tarihimiz, Türk Tarih Kurumu yay., Ankara, 1994.
14.İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, (51. Baskı), Kronik yay., İstanbul, 2019.
15.Yusuf Hikmet (Bayur), Yeni Türkiye Devleti’nin Harici Siyaseti, Akşam Matbaası, İstanbul, 1934.
16.Mustafa Aydın, Erdem Denk ve Kudret Özersay, Türk Dış Politikası Kaynakçası (1923-2000), Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (SAM) yay., Ankara, 2001.
17.Yücel Bozdağlıoğlu, Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity: A Constructivist Approach, Routledge Press, New York, 2003.
18.William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy (1774-2000), Frank Cass. Publishers, London, 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course scope, content, method and resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in Theory and Practice
Week 3 - Theoretical
Advantages of National Power in Turkey's Foreign Policy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Periodization of Turkish Foreign Policy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Last Period of the Ottoman Empire - 19th century
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy as the Transition from the Empire to the Republic - First Quarter of the 20th Century
Week 7 - Theoretical
International Treaties that Destroyed the Empire - Mondros-Sevres
Week 8 - Theoretical
War of Independence and the Turkish Foreign Policy: 1919-1922
Week 9 - Theoretical
International Treaties for the Establishment of the Republic - Mudanya-Lausanne
Week 10 - Theoretical
General Characteristics of Turkish Foreign Policy in Atatürk's Period, Atatürk's Foreign Policy Principles and Turkish Foreign Policy in the Atatürk Period: 1923-1938
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the İnönü Period: 1938-1950
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Democrat Party Period (1950-1960)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Thematic Problems in Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey-US Relations, Turkish-Greek Relations, Cyprus Question and Armenian Question
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy After the Cold War (1990-2020).
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
5
5
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OÇ-2
3
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3
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3
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2026