Turkey and The Arab-Israeli Confict; Turkish Relations with Israel and Arab States
Course Code
Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
IRD9078
Turkey and The Arab-Israeli Confict; Turkish Relations with Israel and Arab States
3/0/0
DE
English
4
Course Goals
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of Turkish politics and foreign policy with a unique perspective on its relations with the Middle East. It aims to provide the students with an informed understanding of the key issues for Turkey in light of the post-Cold War developments through a comprehensive analysis of Turkish foreign policy and regional security challenges. To this end, the course will focus on Turkey’s relations with Israel and the Arab states to present a ground for an informed debate on Turkey's position on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Prerequisite(s)
Turkey and the Arab-Israeli conflict; Turkey's relations with Israel and Arab countries.
Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
It will be helpful for the student to have enough knowledge of English to follow the lectures, participate in the discussions and do the readings, if he/she has taken a foreign policy analysis course before.
Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Bora Bayraktar
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Wednesday 12:00-14:50 Z-02
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday 11:00-12:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, discussion, short movie presentation, student presentation.
Principle Sources
- Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, William Hale, 2012, Routledge
Other Sources
- Turkish Foreign Policy, 1919-2006, Facts and Analyses with Documents, edited by Baskın Oran, 2010, Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Studies
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lecture
2. Week
Where is Turkey? Where is the Middle East?
Lecture
3. Week
Basic Parameters of Turkish Foreign Policy – the History
Lecture
4. Week
Basic Parameters of Turkish Foreign Policy – the Actors
Lecture
5. Week
Turkey’s Regional Engagements – Middle East
Lecture
6. Week
The Cold War and Turkey- U.S. Relations
Lecture
7. Week
The Post-Cold War and Contemporary Issues
Lecture
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
Midterm
Midterm
10. Week
Turkey-Israel Relations and the Palestinian Conflict I
Lecture
11. Week
Turkey-Israel Relations and the Palestinian Conflict II
Lecture
12. Week
Middle Easternization of Turkey’s Foreign Policy; Opportunities and Obstacles
Lecture
13. Week
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Revisited
Lecture
14. Week
Review
Lecture
15. Week
Final exam
Final exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
It explain what the Foreign Policy Analysis is and what it deals with.
LO-2
It explains the main actors and principles of Turkish Foreign Policy.
LO-3
It explains Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East.
LO-4
It examines Turkey's relations with Israel and Arab states.
LO-5
It explores the changes in Turkish foreign policy and the reasons of this changes.
