This course aims to provide an overview of Turkey’s relations with the neighbouring and global actors in the period between 1990 and 2010s. Class discussions on several risks, challenges and opportunities Turkish foreign policy faced in the Post-Cold War era may provide a general understanding to students about Turkey’s short and long term foreign policy preferences.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Zuhal Mert Uzuner
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 10.00-12.30, CATS
Office Hour(s)
By appointment via zmert@marmara.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
-Discussion
Principle Sources
-William Hale (2002), Turkish Foreign Policy, 1774-2000, London, Frank Cass.
-Baskın Oran (2010), Turkish Foreign Policy -- Facts, Documentsand Comments, Utah: Utah University Press.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Oral presentation
2. Week
Ottoman Legacy on Turkish Foreign Policy
Oral presentation
3. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy during the War of Liberation
Oral presentation
4. Week
Atatürk's Foreign Policy
Oral presentation
5. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Second World War
Oral presentation
6. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy and Cold War-I
Oral presentation
7. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy and Cold War-II
Oral Presentation
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
Midterm
Midterm
10. Week
Turkey and Post-Cold War Period
Oral presentation
11. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy in the 21st Century-I
Oral presentation
12. Week
Turkish Foreign Policy in the 21st Century-II
Oral presentation
13. Week
Wrap-up
Oral presentation
14. Week
Wrap-up
Oral presentation
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
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
1. To analyze historical evolution of Turkish Foreign policy.
LO-2
2. To evaluate continuities and changes in Turkish Foreign policy.
LO-3
3. To discuss paradigmatic changes in Turkish foreign policy.
LO-4
4. To evaluate the important events of Turkish foreign policy.
LO-5
5. To question the impact of determinants on Turkish foreign policy, such as leadership, culture, economy, politics, and identity.
