Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Republican Era
Course Code: SBE508
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to analyze the theoretical and practical principles of modern Turkish Foreign Policy.

Course Content

Examination of the changes in world politics after the War of Independence, Atatürk's period, World War II and the Cold War and their effects on Turkey. Discussing the developments in domestic and international foreign policy to better understand the big picture in Turkish Foreign Policy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifying the periodical trends of Turkish foreign policy
2.To show the effects on Turkey's foreign policy with the countries with which Turkey has relations
3.Students will be able to develop a critique of Turkish foreign policy
4.Students will be able to develop a critique of Turkish foreign policy
5.Students will be able to develop a critique of Turkish foreign policy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.William Hale, Türk Dış Politikası: 1774- 2000, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 2003
2.Şerafettin Turan, Türk Devrim TarihiI-II-III-IV-V, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara 1992
3.Salahi, R. Sonyel, Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Dış Politika, Ankara, 1973
4.Armaoğlu, Fahir, Siyasi Tarih, İstanbul 1984.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Introduction to the Course - Introduction of Course Resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Late Ottoman foreign policy and the fall of the Ottoman Empire: a brief summary
Week 3 - Theoretical
Foreign policy of the National Struggle - Developments - Events
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mudanya Armistice and Lausanne Peace Treaty
Week 5 - Theoretical
Problems left over from Lausanne, Mosul, Etabli Issue, Turkish Foreign Policy 1923-1930
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy 1930-1939
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy during World War II
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Turkey's search for security after the Second World War and NATO membership
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy during the Democrat Party Period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy during the Cold War years
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy in the 1970s and 1980s
Week 13 - Theoretical
Post-Cold War Relations between the US and the Eastern Bloc Countries
Week 14 - Theoretical
Post-1980 Turkish Foreign Policy -Turkish-Greek conflicts and the Cyprus problem
Week 15 - Final Exam
final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory124384
Reading52220
Midterm Examination15510
Final Examination18816
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026