Courses
ISL557 - Research Methods and Ethics (3 + 0) 10
Starting with science and research, which are the foundations of research, academic writing rules, classification of research are presented. It covers topics such as determining the research topic, writing a research question, literature review, creating conceptual/theoretical bases for research, recognizing research patterns, conducting the research process in line with ethical issues/principles, sampling, measurement process, validity and reliability, data analysis methods, and presenting findings. In addition, students test hypotheses on a ready-made data set using the SPSS package program. In short, this course adopts the basic norms of research, allowing students to prepare a research proposal and experience these norms.
UI505 - International Relations Theories (3 + 0) 10
International relations theories, ranging from realism to constructivism; the strengths and weaknesses of each theoretical strand, contributions of leading IR theorists, such as Hans Morgenthau, Stephen Krasner and Robert Keohane.
UI516 - Political History (3 + 0) 10
The European political history from 15th century onwards starting with the discovery of new lands, the historical Westphalian agreement, the colonial rivalry started with England and France, late inegration of Germany and Italy, the raw material and market competition among the European states, the First World War.
UI598 - Term Project (0 + 0) 40
Writing a 20 pages long term paper for fulfilling the non-thesis option criterion.
UI502 - International Organizations (3 + 0) 5
The establishment of international organizations and their role in the current round of globalization, significant NGOs and IGOs and especially, the UN, but also NATO, WB/IMF (the ?twins?), and the EU analysis.
UI503 - Diplomacy: Past and Present (3 + 0) 5
The political developments and the main ideological movements in Europe and the reformist movement in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century; Ottoman-European diplomatic relations prior to the First World War and the developments leading to the First World War.
UI506 - Middle East from Past to Present (3 + 0) 5
Political history of the Middle East, economic structure of the Middle East, ethnicity and religion in the Middle East, political Islam, Arab nationalism, Arab-Israeli conflict, September 11 and the Middle East, Turkey and the Middle East, Arab Spring.
UI507 - International Law (3 + 0) 5
Major international treaties, certain court decisions, theories of international law and international relations and the history of public international law; the role of law on the state-to-state (international) level.
UI508 - Turkish Foreign Policy (3 + 0) 5
The policies and applications since the founding of the Republic of Turkey, an overview to inter-state relations of the last period of Ottoman Empire, the National Struggle foreign policy, the Treaty of Lausanne and the Mosul, the Turkish foreign policy until 1939, the period after World War II and Turkey`s entry into NATO, the regional policy appl
UI509 - Balkans: Past and Present (3 + 0) 5
The historical and recent processes in the Balkans; the developments in the region from the perspective of international relations.
UI510 - Russia and Central Asia: Past and Present (3 + 0) 5
The transitions of the national, religious, ethnic and clan identities in Eurasia.
UI511 - Rising China: Past and Present (3 + 0) 5
Comprehensive study of the foreign policy of China by focusing on topics like nationalism, multilateralism, terrorism, human rights, status and wealth; the strengths and problems of Chinese economy and its integration with the rest of the world.
UI512 - American Foreign Policy (3 + 0) 5
The development of American foreign policy in the twentieth century, during and after the Cold War, Turkish American relations-Cold War, a new geopolitics.
UI515 - The European Union (3 + 0) 5
An introduction to the institutional structure of the EU considering the evolving nature of the EU and its institutions, the operation of the institutions and their role in policy-making focusing on specific policies of the EU, EU-Turkey relations focusing on EU policies and the role of institutions on policy-making.
KAM502 - The Social Structure of Turkey (3 + 0) 5
The Ottoman modernization; The Ottoman Empire`s heritage to the Republic; Turkey`s modernization; secularism in Turkey; ethnic problems; democracy.
KAM504 - Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (3 + 0) 5
The concept of freedom; the concept of equality; political power; violence; revolution; transformation; genocide; democracy; civil society.
KAM505 - Comparative Politics (3 + 0) 5
States; democracy; political institutions; civil society organizations; international organizations.
KAM506 - Contemporary Trends in Turkish Public Administration (3 + 0) 5
The relation between political authority and society in Turkey; current political and societal problems and needs.
KAM507 - Turkey`s Contemporary Social Problems (3 + 0) 5
Political polarisation; gender problems; urbanisation; immigration.
KAM509 - The Concept of Crisis in Public Administration and Crisis Management (3 + 0) 5
Crisis in public administration; theories of crisis; crisis process; risk management; disaster management; political crisis.
KAM510 - Nationalism and Ethnicity (3 + 0) 5
The concepts of nation and nationalism; nationalist movements; the concept of race; the concept of ethnic origin.
KAM511 - Leadership and Administration (3 + 0) 5
The concept of leadership; political authority.
KAM512 - Turkey`s Political Economy (3 + 0) 5
Turkey`s economic and political structure; the interaction between economic and political structures.
KAM513 - Contemporary Debates in Democracy Theory (3 + 0) 5
Classical democracy; republicanism; liberal democracy; elitism; pluralism; deliberative democracy; confrontational democracy.
KAM514 - Islam and Democracy (3 + 0) 5
Political Islam; democracy.
KAM515 - Political Thought in Turkey (3 + 0) 5
The Ottoman Empire-Turkish Republic continuity; strong state; liberalism; Kemalism; nationalism; military; leftist thought; political Islam; conservatism.
KAM516 - Philosophy of Science (3 + 0) 5
The Fundamental theories of science; the relation between science and political power; history of science.
KAM517 - Resource Management in Institutions (3 + 0) 5
The effective management of institutions with special regard to institutional resources.
KAM519 - Turkey`s Political Structure (3 + 0) 5
Social classes and layers; ethnic groups; civil and military bureaucracies.
KAM521 - Globalization Debates (3 + 0) 5
Trans-national political and social developments; multi-national corporations; nation-states.
KAM522 - Multiculturalism and Politics (3 + 0) 5
Ethnic and cultural heterogeneity; democracy; political culture; political authority.
KAM523 - Discussions on Gender (3 + 0) 5
The social origins of the concept of gender; the concepts of sex and gender.
KAM524 - Politics and Media (3 + 0) 5
The mutual effects of political regimes and media on each other; the consequences of this interaction on societies.
KAM525 - Civil-Military Relations (3 + 0) 5
The Turkish military`s role in political life and its interactions with other political agents.
KAM526 - Judiciary and Politics (3 + 0) 5
The role of the judiciary branch within state; the concept of judiciary independence; examples drawn from various cases.
KAM527 - Comparative Public Administration (3 + 0) 5
Examples of the relation between political authority and society.
KAM528 - Administrative Law (3 + 0) 5
The fundamental concepts and principles of administrative law.
KAM529 - E-State: Its Theory and Applications (3 + 0) 5
The practice of e-state as an administrative tool; its contribution to the effective functioning of bureaucracies.
KAM530 - Public Organization (3 + 0) 5
The organization and functioning of various state institutions and civil society organizations.
KAM531 - Public Ethics (3 + 0) 5
Principles in politics, lies, merit, public policy, the role of personal values in politics, money and its effects, ethical concerns in politics.
KAM532 - Public Finance and Budget (3 + 0) 5
The fundamental concepts and principles of public finance and setting a budget.
KAM533 - Bureaucracy and Organizational Behaviour (3 + 0) 5
The birth and evolution of bureaucracy; legal-rational, rational-productive and patriarchal bureaucracies; organizational behavior.
KAM534 - Strategic Management and Visioning (3 + 0) 5
The means and mechanisms of ensuring more effecitve administrative organizations.
KAM535 - Regional Development (3 + 0) 5
The fundamental concepts and principles of reducing the income gap between various regions within a country; examples drawn from various cases.
KAM536 - Art and Politics (3 + 0) 5
The mutual effects of political and artistic movements; the parallel reactions shown both by political and artistic movements to political and social problems.
UI514 - Energy Geopolitics (3 + 0) 5
The course focuses on the geopolitics of energy issues and link those vvith Turkey.