COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST IN 20TH CENTURY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATA 6062 HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST IN 20TH CENTURY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FEVZI ÇAKMAK

Offered to

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Course Objective

To examine developments in the Middle East in conceptual and historical framework and
to display current situation in the context of existent problems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to familiarize the Middle East region and to realize its place in the world politics
2   To be able to apprehend socio-economic and cultural structure in the Middle East region
3   To be able to apprehend developments in the Middle East from the beginning of the 20th century to nowadays
4   To be able to compare the Middle East policies of global powers
5   To be able to apprehend the Middle East policy of Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Politic, Economic and Social Structure of the Middle East
2 Political Structure in the Middle East
3 Fundamental Issues in the Region I: Israel-Palestine
4 Fundamental Issues in the Region II: Lebanon
5 Fundamental Issues in the Region III: Iraq
6 Fundamental Issues in the Region IV: Syrie
7 Fundamental Issues in the Region V: Radicalism and Terrorism
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Fundamental Issues in the Region VI: Petrol
10 Middle East Policies of Great Powers I: The US and The EU
11 Middle East Policies of Great Powers I: Russia and China
12 Factors affecting Turkey's Middle East Policy
13 The Historical Development of Turkey's Middle East Policy
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Arı, Tayyar, Geçmişten Günümüze Ortadoğu, Alfa, Istanbul, 2004.
Cleveland, William, Modern Ortadoğu Tarihi, Agora Kitaplığı, 2008.
Davidson, Lawrence & Goldschmidt, Arthur, Kısa Ortadoğu Tarihi, Doruk Yay., 2011.
Hourani, Albert, Avrupa ve Ortadoğu, Yöneliş Yay., 2001.
Hourani, Albert, Arap Halklarının Tarihi, Iletişim Yay., 2009.
Said, Edward, Oryantalizm, Irfan Yayınevi, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To review the weekly subjects together with the students after the subjects are reoutlined
by the lecturer, based on the pre-course reading process done by the students,
and also to encourage the students to make a short presentation on a subject they
prefer during the semester (if possible).

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

40% midterm, %60 final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons. The instructor has right to
make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam
scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Fevzi ÇAKMAK
fevzi.cakmak@deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylul University
Principals of Ataturk and Revalution History Institute
Tınaztepe Campus, 35390
Buca/IZMIR
0 232 301 79 36

Office Hours

Evey wednesday between 13:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.14
LO.23
LO.34
LO.44
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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