Information Package / Course Catalogue
Press and Foreign Policy
Course Code: GZ515
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The student will be able to comprehend international problems firstly through the eyes of foreign policy makers of our country and other countries and then through the eyes of the media. It is aimed to have knowledge about the political, economic, social and military policies of the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and then the USA, Western Europe and Russia.

Course Content

Students will be provided with the opportunity to comprehend international problems first from the perspective of foreign policy makers of our country and other countries and then from the media. First of all, the political, economic, social and military policies of the Middle East, Balkans, Caucasus and then the USA, Western Europe and Russia will be analyzed in detail.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Emre DİNÇER
Learning Outcomes
1.Critically evaluate the existing literature on Turkish foreign policy.
2.Evaluates different examples of Turkish foreign policy in the context of international politics
3.Analyzes the continuity and fracture elements of Turkish foreign policy.
4.Analyzes foreign policy decision-making processes and instruments.
5.Analyzes foreign policy at different levels.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ali Balcı, Türkiye Dış Politikası İlkeler, Aktörler, Uygulamalar, Etkileşim Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy Analysis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Atatürk's Foreign Policy (1922-1938)
Week 3 - Theoretical
World War II and Turkey: Foreign Policy of the İnönü Period (1938-1950)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Menderes Period Foreign Policy (1950-1960)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy in the Period of Military Guardianship: Cold War and Crises (1960-1980)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy in the Shadow of the Coup (1980-1987)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Systemic Transformation and New Tools in Foreign Policy
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy in the Özal Era (1987-1993)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy during the Coalition Period (1993-1999)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy in the European Union (1999-2002)
Week 12 - Theoretical
AK Party Era Foreign Policy (2002-2009)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy of the Davutoğlu Era (2009-2013)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Foreign Policy in the Spiral of Structural Crises (2013-2017)
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Term Project28220
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
2
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026