Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkey's Neighbours
Course Code: INT308
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The course is for studying and analysing social economic, poliitcal relations and military interactions between Turkey and its neighbours, with special regard to potential problems and crysis management.

Course Content

Turkey's surrounding environment, Crysis management and security risks with the neighbours, Risk zones and political precautions to avoid clashes and conflict.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat Necip ARMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains political knowledge about Turkey's neighbours.
2.Learns about Turkey's relations with its neighbours.
3. Analyze the common denominator of their neighbors with Turkey.
4. In terms of regional cooperation opportunities evaluates the status of Turkey and its neighbors.
5. Learns the effectiveness of remote neighbors in the region
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Linden R. H., et.al., 2012, Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
2.Hale, W., Reassessing Turkiye’s Relationships with Its Neighbours pp. 185-209 (in) Michael, M. S. 2015, Reconciling Cultural and Political Identities in a Globalized World Perspectives on Australia-Turkey Relations:Palgrave Macmillan London.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Reassessing Turkiye’s Relationships with Its Neighbours
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Hale, W., Reassessing Turkiye’s Relationships with Its Neighbours pp. 185-209 (in) Michael, M. S. 2015, Reconciling Cultural and Political Identities in a Globalized World Perspectives on Australia-Turkey Relations:Palgrave Macmillan London.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Understanding Turkiye’s Relations with Its Neighbors
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Juliette Tolay ve Ronald H. Linden, Understanding Turkey’s Relations with Its Neighbors: (içinde) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Historical dimension of Turkish negihbourhood policy
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Joshua W. Walker, Reclaiming Turkey’s Imperial Past (içinde) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turkiye-Midddle East Relations
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Nathalie Tocci and Joshua W. Walker, From Confrontation to Engagement: Turkey and the Middle East, (in) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Turkiye's relations with Black Sea region countries
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Ronald H. Linden, Battles, Barrels, and Belonging: Turkey and Its Black Sea Neighbors, (in) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Energy dimension in relations of Turkiye with its neighbours
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Ahmet O. Evin, Energy andTurkey’s Neighborhood: Post-Soviet Transformation and Transatlantic Interests (in) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Neighbourhood and Migration
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Juliette Tolay, Coming and Going: Migration and Changes in Turkish Foreign Policy , (in) Turkey and Its Neighbors Foreign Relations in Transition.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Turkey - Georgia Relations
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Turkiye Greece Relations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkiye Iran Relations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkiye Azarbaijan Relations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkiye - Russia Relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkiye - Russia Relations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkiye Syria Relations
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Individual Work52325
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026