Information Package / Course Catalogue
Current Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy
Course Code: UYL531
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 main aim of the course is to provide the students with a general knowledge on the main problems of Turkish foreign policy, enable them to understand and analyze Turkey's relationships with major organizations and states.

Course Content

The fundamental problems of Turkish foreign policy, Turkey's relations with major organizations and governments.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn 1990s foreign policy agenda of Turkey
2.To be able to learn 2000s foreign policy agenda of Turkey
3.To be able to discuss the basic discourses and conceptual framework of Turkish foreign policy during 1990s and 2000s
4.To be able to comprehend the interests and positions of key actors shaping Turkish foreign policy
5.Gain an understanding of the main principles and the major issues in Turkish foreign policy since the end of the Cold War
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Baskın O. (2002). Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar. (I. Cilt). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
2.Bozdağlıoğlu, Y. (2003). Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity: A Constructivist Approach. New York:Routledge Press.
3.Hale, W. (2000). Turkish Foreign Policy 1774-2000. London:Frank Cass. Publishers.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turjish foreign policy between 1960-1980
Week 3 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy between 1960-1980: Relations with USA and NATO
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy: Origins of Cyprus problem
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cyprus problem and its effects on Turkish foreign policy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkey and European Union
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkey and European Union
Week 8 - Theoretical
Turkey and European Union
Week 9 - Theoretical
The end of the Cold War and Turkish foreign policy
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turksih foreign policy towards the Caucasus and Turkic States
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy towards political Islam and Middle East
Week 12 - Theoretical
New issues in Turkish foreign policy: human rights, democracy and Kurdish question
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy after 2000s
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overall asessment and discussion
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exams
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
5
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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