ECTS - Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present

Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present (IR503) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present IR503 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duygu Dersan Orhan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The basic aim of this course is to ensure that students learn the Turkish foreign policy's historical development with all political, economic and social dimensions by taking domestic, regional and global dynamics into consideration.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Identify Turkish foreign policy's periodic tendencies
  • Reveal the impacts of American-Turkish relations to Turkish foreign policy
  • Enable the students to develop critical view on Turkis foreign policy
Course Content An overview of Turkish foreign policy from the late Ottoman times, throughout the Republican era and the post-Cold War era.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 A General Introduction to the course None
2 A Brief look at Foreign Relations of the late Ottoman Empire Hale, pp. 8-30
3 War aims of the National Struggle and the Lausanne Treaty Hale, pp. 31-41
4 The Mosul Question and its resolution, 1926 and Turkish foreign policy to 1929 Hale, pp. 41-55
5 Turkey and the Second World War: shifting alliances in the 1930s and the War Hale, pp. 56-77
6 Turkey and The Cold War, 1945-1963 Hale, pp. 78-103
7 Mid-term Hale, pp. 104-118
8 Turkey's Reassesment of its foreign policy Hale, pp. 104-118
9 Turkey's foreign policy in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s Hale, pp. 118-134
10 Turkey at the end of the Cold War Hale, pp. 135-157
11 Turkey and the West after the Cold War: United States Hale, pp. 158-173
12 Turkey and the West after the Cold War: United States Hale, pp. 174-193
13 Turkey and Regional Politics after Cold War: Turkish-Greek Dispute and the Balkans Hale, pp. 194-206
14 Turkey and Regional Politics after Cold War: Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia Hale, pp. 207-225
15 Turkey and the regional Politics after the Cold War: The Middle East and Further Hale, pp.207-225
16 General Review

Sources

Course Book 1. Hale, W., Turkish Foreign Policy: 1774- 2000, Routledge, 2003

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations X
2 Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level X
3 Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis X
4 Gains the ability to adopt different perspectives on international relations X
5 Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors X
6 Develops relevant academic and applied research skills in political issues X
7 Develops the academic writing skills related to the field X
8 Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field X
9 Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills X
10 Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning X
11 Gains the ability to develop arguments X
12 Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 125