Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy
Course Code: UYL540
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 design of the course aims at analysing basic principles and political theses of Turkish foreign policy within theoretical framework, and conducting academic research for finding out its characteristics regarding regional and global policies.

Course Content

Basics of Turkish Foreign Policy Political agenda of Turkey in regional and global scales Discussions on academic publications on Turkish Foreign Policy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the main principles of Turkish foreign policy and the main factors that affect foreign policy
2.To be able to evaluate Turkish foreign policy theoritecally
3.To be able to make a historical analysis of Turkey’s relations with certain states and organizations
4.To be able to assess the external and internal factors that shape Turkish foreign policy
5.To gain an understanding of the main principles and the major issues in Turkish foreign policy starting from World War I until the end of the Cold War
6.To make evaluations on the sources that should be consulted in research and studies on Turkish Foreign Policy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Engin Berber (Der.), Türk Dış Politikası Çalışmaları: Cumhuriyet Dönemi İçin Ulusal Rehber, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2012.
2.Ali AYATA, Yeni Küresel Düzende Türk Dış Politikasının Kimlik Arayışı, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2015.
3.Nilüfer NARLI ve Burak KUNTAY, New Perspectives On Turkish Foreign Policy, 2013
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course Content, Purpose, Scope, Method and Operational Plan
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in Theory and Practice
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Late Ottoman Period: 1789-1919
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy in the War of Independence Period: 1919-1923
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Era: 1923-1938
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy during World War II: 1939-1945
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy at the Beginning of the Cold War: 1945-1950
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Cold War Era-1: 1950-1970
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Cold War Era-2: 1970-1990
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sources of Turkish Foreign Policy After the Cold War: 1990-2020
Week 11 - Practice
Presentations
Week 12 - Practice
Presentations
Week 13 - Practice
Presentations
Week 14 - Practice
Presentations
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams-1. Week
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exams-2. Week
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
OÇ-2
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026