COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4035 TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MELIH TINAL

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the changes in the external politics of Turkey in terms of national and international dynamics, the formation of the external politics of Turkey and its actors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The basis and development of the external politics of Turkey
2   The formation and decision making process of the external politics of Turkey
3   The position of Turkey in the international system after Cold War
4   The instruments and methods of the external politics of Turkey
5   The external politics of Turkey for particular regions, international institutions, and actors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The introduction to the external politics of Turkey
2 The basis of the external politics of Turkey
3 The Cold War period 1
4 The Cold War period 2
5 The globalization and Turkey
6 Turkey, the USA, and NATO
7 Term examination
8 Turkey and the Middle East
9 Turkey and the European Union
10 Turkey, Caucasians, and the Middle Asia
11 Turkey and Balkans
12 The identity and safety politics in the external politics of Turkey
13 The external politics of Turkey and change
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Abdülahat Akşin, Atatürk ün Dış Politika Ilkeleri ve Diplomasi, TTK yay., Ankara, 1991.
Günümüzde Türk Dış Politikası, Boğaziçi Üniv. Yay., Istanbul, 2002.
Uğur Mumcu, Kürt-Islam Ayaklanması, Um:ag Yay., Ankara, 1997.
Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası (1919-1995), Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 1996.
Oral Sander, Türkiye nin Dış Politikası, Imge, Ankara, 1998.
Ismail Soysal, Türk Dış Politikası Incelemeleri Için Kılavuz 1919-1993, Eren yay., Istanbul, 1993.
Ismail Soysal, Türkiye nin Siyasal Andlaşmaları I. Cilt (1920-1945), TTK yay., Ankara, 1989.
Ismail Soysal, Türkiye nin Uluslararası Siyasal Bağıtları Cilt II (1945-1990), TTK yay., Ankara, 1991.
Türk DışPolitikası, cilt 1, 1919-1980, (ed. Baskın Oran), Iletişimyay., Istanbul, 2001.
Türk DışPolitikası, cilt 2, 1980-2001, (ed. Baskın Oran), Iletişimyay., Istanbul, 2001.
Türk DışPolitikasınınAnalizi, Der yay., Istanbul, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Text reading

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse for the delay in the term project.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

melih.tinal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1445
LO.2445
LO.3445
LO.4445
LO.5445