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Course Goals	This course aims to bilateral relations between Turkey and neighboring aims from the date of examination. It is aimed to analyze the political, economic and geopolitical dimensions of these relations and to teach the geopolitical importance of the country in which they live
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Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction: Geopolitics and Geostrategy	Lecture- Discussion
2. Week	Greece and Dynamics of Turkish-Greek Relations	Lecture- Discussion
3. Week	Bulgaria and Dynamics of Turkish-Bulgarian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
4. Week	Russia and Dynamics of Turkish-Russian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
5. Week	Georgia and Dynamics of Turkish-Georgian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
6. Week	Azerbaijan and Dynamics of Turkish-Azerbaijani Relations	Lecture- Discussion
7. Week	Armenia and Dynamics of Turkish-Armenian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Iran and Dynamics of Turkish- Farsi Relations	Lecture- Discussion
10. Week	Iraq and Dynamics of Turkish-Iraqi Relations	Lecture- Discussion
11. Week	Syria and Dynamics of Turkish-Syrian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
12. Week	Ukraine and Dynamics of Turkish-Ukrainian Relations	Lecture- Discussion
13. Week	Conclusion: The Future of Turkey and its Neighbors.	Lecture- Discussion
14. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
15. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
16. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
17. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam

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Midterm(s)	1	35
Attendance	1	15
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 To be analyze the possible opportunities that Turkey may have in its neighborhood. LO-2 To be able to learn the meanings and significance of the concepts such as geopolitics and geostrategy LO-3 To be able to grasp the basic information of Turkey’s neighbors. LO-4 To be able to understand the problems of Turkey with each country LO-5 To be able to analyze the possible opportunities that Turkey may have in its neighborhood.

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