The course aims at introducing the Turkey-EU relations in a historical background.

Turkey’s relationship with Europe is long rooted whether looked at in terms of trade, military power, culture or diplomacy. These have not been easy relationship, but have been critical in shaping the evolution of Turkey and also Europe. In this course, the students will study the different stages of this relationship and will try to project the future of European Integration in the global context and the relations between Turkey and the EU. Each class will began with a lecture and end up with a brainstorming exercise.