Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Foreign Policy II
Course Code: ULU352
Course Type: Required
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

Enabling the students to examine the main problems of the Turkish foreign policy in a historical process and analysing Turkey's relations with certain states and organizations in the international system. Contributing the students to make inferences about the future of Turkish foreign policy.

Course Content

Basic problems of Turkish foreign policy, Turkey's relations with main organizations and states; Turkish foreign policy in the Republican period between 1923-2000.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Taner BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to examine the main issues of Turkish foreign policy in the Cold War era in the context of cause and effcet relationship.
2.To be able to assess the past events by a causal link in order to evaluate contemporaray Turkish foreign policy objectively.
3.To be able to make a historical analysis of Turkey’s relations with certain states and organizations.
4.To be able to compare today's Turkish foreign policy with the past and can give advise for the future.
5.To be able to knowledge about the developments in Turkish Foreign Policy between 1923-2000 in the Republican 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.Mustafa Aydın, Erdem Denk ve Kudret Özersay, Türk Dış Politikası Kaynakçası (1923-2000), Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (SAM) yay., Ankara, 2001.
14.Yücel Bozdağlıoğlu, Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity: A Constructivist Approach, Routledge Press, New York, 2003.
15.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
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 3 - Theoretical
The Process Leading to the Second World War and Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the İnönü Period: 1938-1950
Week 5 - Theoretical
Second World War and Turkish Foreign Policy: 1939-1945
Week 6 - Theoretical
Beginning of the Cold War and the Turkish Foreign Policy: 1946-1950
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Democrat Party Period: 1950-1960-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Democrat Party Period: 1950-1960-2
Week 9 - Theoretical
Turkey-USA Relations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkey-Greece Relations and the Cyprus Question
Week 11 - Theoretical
Armenian Question
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkey-Middle East Relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey, Soviet Union and Central Asia Relations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkey-Europe (European Union) Relations
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam-1. Week
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam-2. Week
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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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026