COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH GEOPOLITICS AND ITS REFLECTIONS ON SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 6007 TURKISH GEOPOLITICS AND ITS REFLECTIONS ON SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

To be able to comprehend the geopolitics of Türkiye within the scope of past-present-future relationship, to be able to acquire ability to evaluate Türkiye's political position within new international order and regional powers that are reshaped inside of this order, and to examine the importance of social studies education in terms of raising ideal statesmen and citizens within the scope of Türkiye's geopolitics. In addition, it is to be able to make predictions about the future of social studies education in the perspective of the geopolitics-education relationship.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend geopolitical position of Türkiye and the changing perception of it,
2   To be able to acquire ability to evaluate the geopolitical position of Türkiye from the point of different power centres,
3   To be able to comprehend strong and weak sides of Türkiye's geopolitical position, and to be able to acquire ability to evaluate,
4   To be able to acquire ability to evaluate Türkiye's political position within new international order and regional powers that are reshaped inside of this order,
5   To be able to make comments about in-country political activities and results of these,
6   To be able to question Türkiye's new geopolitical-geoeconomical-geosociocultural-geostrategical position on the world chessboard, and to be able to make predictions for the future.
7   To be able to interpret the relationship between social studies and Türkiye's geopolitics in terms of raising ideal statesmen and citizens,
8   To be able to examine the importance of Türkiye's geopolitics in social studies education.
9   To be able to make predictions about the future of social studies education in the perspective of geopolitics-education relationship.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giving information on the course outline and references. Definitions and major ecoles on geopolitics
2 Geopolitics and geography in the context of international relations.
3 Geopolitical position of Türkiye (the New World Order and Türkiye).
4 Türkiye's geopolitical perception from the point of global power groups (USA, Russia, European Union, China).
5 Türkiye's geopolitical perception from the point of global power groups (USA, Russia, European Union, China).
6 Türkiye in Terms of Regional Power Focuses.
7 Middle east and Türkiye
8 Midterm exam
9 Türkiye's Neighbors and Türkiye as a Regional Power
10 Central Asian Turkic Countries and Türkiye.
11 The Relationship Between Social Studies and Türkiye's Geopolitics in Terms of Raising an Ideal Statesman.
12 Social Studies-Türkiye Geopolitics Relation in Terms of Raising Ideal Citizens.
13 The Place and Importance of Türkiye's Geopolitics in Social Studies Education.
14 The Future of Social Studies Education in the Perspective of the Relationship between Geopolitics and Education.
15 Reflection

Recomended or Required Reading

ÖZEY, R. (2017). Türkiye Jeopolitiği, Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
FULLER, G. and LESSER, I.O. (2020). Türkiye's New Geopolitics From The Balkans to Western China, New York: Routledge.
ERŞEN, E. and KÖSTEM, S. (eds.) (2019). Türkiye s Pivot to Eurasia: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order, New York: Routledge.
ARAS, B. (2001). The New Geopolitics of Eurasia and Türkiye's Position, New York: Routledge.
AVERY, P.G., Gamradt, J.A., Trygestad, J. and Sedro, S. (1991). Students' Geopolitical Perspectives, Social Education 55(5), 320-325.
HOLM, G. and FARBER, P. (2002). Teaching in the dark: The geopolitical knowledge and global awareness of the next generation of American teachers, International Studies in Sociology of Education, 12 (2), 129-144.
YILMAZ, S. (Ed.) (2018). Jeopolitik ve Jeostratejik Perspektifle Yerelden Evrensele Eğitim Sistemleri, Ankara: Vize Yayıncılık.
DEĞIRMENCI, Y. (2019). Öğretmen Adaylarının Bakış Açısıyla Türkiye'nin Coğrafi Konumunun Incelenmesi, Ağrı Ibrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 5 (2) , 91-110.
HUNTINGTON, S., (2006). Medeniyetler Çatışması, Istanbul: Vadi Yayınları.
BRZEZINSKI, Z., (2005). Büyük Satranç Tahtası, Istanbul: Inkılap Kitabevi.
DONNAN, H., WILSON, T.M., (2002). Sınırlar, Kimlik, Ulus ve Devletin Uçları, Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
KAZGAN, G., (2002). Küreselleşme ve Ulus-Devlet, Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
GÜNEL, K., (2002). Coğrafyanın Siyasal Gücü, Istanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
GÖNEY, S., (1979). Siyasi Coğrafya, Istanbul: I.Ü. Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayın No: 103.
ARIBAŞ, K., (2007). Küresel Çağda Siyasi Coğrafya, Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları.
AKENGIN, H., (2010). Siyasi Coğrafya, Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
LACOSTE, Y., (2008). Büyük Oyunu Anlamak, Jeopolitik: Bugünün Uzun Tarihi, Istanbul: NTV Yayınları.
TARAKÇI, N., (2003). Devlet Adamlığı Bilimi: Jeopolitik ve Jeostrateji, Istanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
ILHAN, S., (1989). Jeopolitik Duyarlılık, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.
TARAKÇI, N., (2003). Türkiye ve Dünya Üzerine Jeopolitik Analizler, Istanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
KARABAĞ, S., (2002). Mekânın Siyasallaşması, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
HACISALIHOĞLU, I. Y., (2001). Yeni Dünya Düzeni Arayışı ve Türkiye, Istanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
HACISALIHOĞLU, I.Y., (2007). Jeopolitik Hamleler ve Türkiye (Profesörlük Eseri), Istanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
AHMAD, F., (2007). Bir Kimlik Peşinde Türkiye, Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
SANDER, O., (2005). Siyasi Tarih (1918-1994), Ankara: Imge Kitabevi Yayınları.
KÜÇÜKKALAY, A. M., (2001). Coğrafi Keşifler ve Ekonomiler Avrupa ve Osmanlı Devleti, Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, brain storming, reading the related texts, report preparation and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written examinations (with long and short answers), presentation and discussion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Other activities within the scope of the atelier pratices 2 10 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 199

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