Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Foreign Policy in The Republican Era
Course Code: TRH612
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

War of Independence, Ataturk period, II. Examining the changes in world politics after World War II and the Cold War Era and their effects on Türkiye. Discussing developments in domestic and international foreign policy to better understand the big picture in Turkish Foreign Policy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Determining the periodic trends of Turkish foreign policy
2.Showing the effects of Turkey's foreign policy on the countries it has relations with
3.Students can develop criticism in Turkish foreign policy
4.Mastering the topics of the recent past
5.Students can develop criticism in Turkish foreign polic
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.
5.Bağcı, Hüseyin, Türk Dış Politikasında 1950’li yıllar, Ankara 2007.
6.Gönlübol, Mehmet—Ülman, Haluk; “ İkinci Dünya Savaşından Sonra Türk Dış Politikası (1945- 1965):Genel Durum”, Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası (1919-1995), Siyasal Kitabevi, 9.bsk., Ankara, 1991, s.191–334.
7.Oran, Baskın; Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, C.I: 1919-1980, İletişim Yayınları, 11.bsk., İstanbul, 2005
8.Sönmezoğlu, Faruk; İkinci Dünya Savaşı’ndan Günümüze Türk Dış Politikası, Der Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006
9.Deringil, Selim, Denge Oyunu: İkinci Dünya Savaşı’nda Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2007.
10.Gönlübol, Mehmet-Sar, Cem, Atatürk ve Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası (1919-1938), Ankara, 1997.
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 collapse of the Ottoman Empire: a brief summary
Week 3 - Theoretical
Foreign policy of the War of Independence - Developments - Events
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mudanya Ceasefire and Lausanne Peace Treaty
Week 5 - Theoretical
Problems remaining from Lausanne, Mosul, Etabli Issue, 1923-1930 Turkish Foreign Policy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy 1930-1939
Week 7 - Theoretical
II. Turkish Foreign Policy During World War II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Turkey's quest for security after World War II and NATO membership
Week 9 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Democrat Party Era
Week 10 - Theoretical
Soğuk Savaş yıllarında Türk dış politikası
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkish foreign policy in the 1970s and 1980s
Week 12 - Theoretical
Post-1980 Turkish Foreign Policy -Turkish-Greek conflicts and the Cyprus problem
Week 13 - Theoretical
Post-1980 Turkish Foreign Policy -Turkish-Greek conflicts and the Cyprus problem
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in the 1990s-2000s Turkey, the Middle East and the Syrian crisis (2002-2015)
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 - Theory1409126
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
2
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
4
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