Seminar on Aegean Problem, Cyprus and Turkey-Greece Relations
Course Code
Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
IRD9069
Seminar on Aegean Problem, Cyprus and Turkey-Greece Relations
3/0/0
DE
English
4
Course Goals
The course aims to teach the current state of the relations between Greece and Turkey with reference to historical roots. The course examines complex cases of extended tensions in international relations so that each student can learn how to utilize competently analytical techniques in assessing issues in international politics.
Beginning with the Greek independence in 1830, this course will first trace the development of Greek-Turkish relations in their historical, political, and ideological context and examine, in particular, the influence of nationalism on the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans, the effects of the resulting myths and narratives on nation-building, and the perceptions that define identity politics. The course will then focus on the foreign policy of both Greece and Turkey; major bilateral issues between the two countries, the effect of Cyprus and the influence of the European Union on the bilateral relations; the new geopolitical environment of the two countries in which the recent détente took rise; and policy alternatives for the near future.
At the end of the course, students will be able to; 1) Describe the historical evolution of Greek- Turkish relations 2) List, order and describe the sources of tension between Greece and Turkey historically and up to the present day. 3) Identify and evaluate the effects of population exchange following the Lausanne Conference. 4) Discuss, describe and evaluate Greek Turkish relations during the Cold War, and later the influence of European Union on those relations.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Zuhal Mert Uzuner
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, Halkalı, 13.00-15.30
Office Hour(s)
Zuhal Mert Uzuner, Tuesday, Halkalı, 12.00 or Zoom by appointment through zmert@marmara.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture of the instructor, class discussions and student presentations.
Principle Sources
Richard Clogg, “Introduction”, in Concise History of Modern Greece, pp.1-7.
Alexis Heraclides, Essence of Greek-Turkish Relations, National Narrative and Identity, GreeSE Paper No.51, October 2011.
Hercules Millas, “History Writing among the Greeks and Turks: Imagining the Self and ‘Other’”, in Nations and Identities ed by Hercules Millas, İstanbul: Bilgi, 2016, pp.55-78.
F. Stephen Larrabee, “Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Regional and Global Change”, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies vol.12 no.4 December 2012, pp. 471-479.
Richard Clogg, “Ottoman Rule and the emergence of Greek State 1770-1821” and “Nation Building the Great Idea and National Schism 1831-1922”, in Concise History of Modern Greece, pp.7-46 and pp. 47-99.
Hercules Millas, “Perceptions of Conflict: Greeks and Turks in each other' mirrors”, in Nations and Identities, İstanbul: Bilgi, 2016, pp. 89-102.
Ilter Turan and Dilek Barlas, “Turkish Greek Balance: A Key to Peace and Cooperation in the Balkans”, East European Quarterly XXXII No. 4, January 1999, pp. 469-488.
Samim Gönül, Sources of Reciprocity : Treaty of Lausanne” in Reciprocity –Greek and Turkish Minorities Law, Religion and Politics, ed. by Samim Gönül, İstanbul: Bilgi, 2008, pp.17-34
Richard Clogg, “Catastrophe and Occupations and the Consequences 1923-1949”, Concise History of Modern Greece, pp. 100-144.
Ayla Göl, “A Short Summary of Turkish Foreign Policy 1923-1939”,
Antonis Klapsis, “Attempting to Revise the Treaty of Lausanne: Greek Foreign Policy and Italy during the Pangalos Dictatorship 1925-1926”, Diplomacy & Statecraft 25, 2015, pp. 240-259.
Richard Clogg, “The Legacy of Civil War 1950-1974” and “Consolidation of Democracy and Populist Decade”, in Concise History of Modern Greece, pp. 169-203.
John S. Koliopoulos & Thanos Verenis, “Post War Legacy”, in Greece the Modern Sequel – From 1821 to the Present, Hurst, pp. 292-326.
Nazmi Akiman, “Turkish Greek Relations. From Uneasy Coexistence to Better Relations- A Retired Ambassador Takes Stock”, Mediterranean Quarterly, Summer 2002, pp. 22-32.
Ahmet Evin, “Changing Greek Perspectives on Turkey, an Assessment on the Post-Earthquake Greek-Turkish Rapprochement”, Turkish Studies 5:1, pp. 4-20.
Ziya Öniş & Şuhnaz Yılmaz, “Greek-Turkish Rapprochement: Rhetoric or Reality”, Political Science Quarterly, vol.123 no. 1, 2009, pp. 123-149.
Tözün Bahçeli, “Potential for Conflicts in Greek Turkish Relations”, pp.
Kostas Ifantis, “Strategic Imperatives and Regional Upheavals: On the US factor on the Greek-Turkish Relations”, Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Detanté, pp. 21-24.
David Binder, “Greece, Turkey and NATO”, Mediterranean Quarterly Spring 2012, pp. 95-106.
Ziya Öniş, “Greek Turkish Relations and European Union: A Critical Perspective”, Mediterranean Politics vol.6 no.3, 2001, pp. 31-45.
Krisztina Hegedűs, “Russia’s Relations: Turkish, Greek Cypriot Triangle”, International Relations Quarterly, vol.1 no.2 Summer 2010, pp. 1-5.
Dionysios Chochoulisa & Lykourgos Kourkouvelas, “Greek Perceptions of NATO during the Cold War”, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies vol. 12 no.4 December 2012, pp. 497-514.
Clement Dodd, Storm Clouds over Cyprus- A Briefing, Eother, 2001.
Zuhal M. Uzuner, “Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi Döneminde Türk Dış Politikasında Kıbrıs Sorunu”, in 2000’li yıllarda Türk Dış Politikası: Fırsatlar, Riskler ve Krizler ed. by. Özden Zeynep Oktav & Helin Sarı Ertem, Nobel 2015, pp. 263-404.
Costa Melakopides, “Implications of Accession of Cyprus to the European Union for Greek-Turkish and Euro-Turkish Relations”, Mediterranean Quarterly, winter 2006, pp. 73-101.
Vincent Morelli, “Reunification: Proving Elusive”, Current Politics and Economics of Europe Vol. 22 no. 4, pp. 631-659.
Alexis Heraclides, “Imagined Enemies: The Aegean Conflict”, Mediterranean Politics, vol.16 no.2, pp. 221-239.
Ali Kurumahmut, Sertaç Hami Başeren, “Historical Roots of the Aegean Disputes” and “Disputes of Sovereignty in the Aegean” in the Twilight Zones in the Aegean, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2004, pp. 5-12 and 14-22.
Engin Nomer, “Fener Rum Patrikhanesi’nin Ekümeniklik İddiası ve Heybeliada Ruhban Okulu Meselesi”, Marmara Journal of European Studies 2011 vol 19 Issue 2, pp.141-142.
Baskın Oran, “Reciprocity in Turkish Greek Relations: The Case of Minorities”, in Reciprocity –Greek and Turkish Minorities Law, Religion and Politics, ed. by Samim Gönül, İstanbul: Bilgi, 2008, pp.33-38.
Elçin Macar, “A Victim of Reciprocity: The Greek Patriarchate of Istanbul”, Reciprocity –Greek and Turkish Minorities Law, Religion and Politics, ed. by Samim Gönül, İstanbul: Bilgi, 2008, pp. 143-150.
Nora Fisher Onar and Meriç Özgüneş, “How Deep a Transformation: Europeanization of Greek and Turkish Minority Policies”, International Journal of Minority and Group Rights 17 (2010), pp. 111-136.
Bahar Rumelili, “Transforming Conflict on EU Border: The Case of Greek Turkish Relations, JCMS 2007, vol. 45 no. 1, pp. 105-126.
Burcu Toğral Koca, “Biyopolitika, Güvenlik ve Frontex’in Türkiye-Yunanistan Sınırındaki Rolü”, Göç Dergisi cilt.1 sayı.1, Ekim 2014, pp. 57-76.
Arye Mekel, “Turkey, Refugee Crisis and Brexit: Concerns and Opportunities for Greece”, BESA Perspectives, 2016.
Thanos Dokos, “Greek Foreign Policy under the Damocles Sword of Economic Crisis”, KAS 2015.
Antonio Zotti, “The Crisis of Periphery- Greece and EU Foreign Policy”, ISPI Analysis February 2013.
Zuhal Mert Uzuner, “Yunanistan’da Ekonomik Kriz Sonrası Avrupalılaşma Düşüncesi”, in Ekonomik Kriz ve AvrupaBirliği ed by. Pınar Gedikkaya Bal and Rana İzci Corelly, Derin 2016, pp. 251-280.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
INTRODUCTION
lecture and class discussions
2. Week
Historical Evolution of Greek-Turkish Relations
lecture and class discussions
3. Week
Rise of Greek Nationalism and Fall of the Ottoman Empire- Greek and Turkish National Identities as Constructs against each other
lecture and class discussions
4. Week
Rise of Turkish Nationalism and Bilateral Relations Until the end of WWII
lecture and class discussions
5. Week
From WW II to A New World Order: Bilateral Relations in the Cold War
lecture and class discussions
6. Week
Dissolution of the Soviets, Changing International Order, Rapprochement and Contemporary Discussions
lecture and class discussions
7. Week
Role of Third Parties and Greek-Turkish Relations
lecture and class discussions
8. Week
MİDTERM
Midterm Exam
9. Week
Cyprus Problem and Eastern Mediterranean
Lecture and Class Presentation
10. Week
Aegean Problems
Lecture and Class Presentation
11. Week
Minority Problems and Fener Patriarchate
Lecture and Class Presentation
12. Week
EU Membership Process
Lecture and Class Presentation
13. Week
Illegal Immigration
Lecture and Class Presentation
14. Week
New Issues : Economic Crisis, FETO, PESCO, etc.
Lecture and Class Presentation
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
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
Have knowledge about the historical development of Turkish - Greek relations.
LO-2
Analyzes Turkish - Greek relations in the historical process.
LO-3
Have knowledge about the third party in Turkish - Greek relations.
LO-4
Addresses the main problems in Turkish - Greek relations.
LO-5
Have a good command of the latest developments in Turkish-Greek relations.
