COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4201 TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IREM AŞKAR KARAKIR

Offered to

International Relations
Political Science and International Relations

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the students the main principles and major issues of Turkish foreign policy since the end of the Cold War.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gain an understanding of the main principles and the major issues in Turkish foreign policy since the end of the Cold War
2   Be able to comprehend the interests and positions of key actors shaping Turkish foreign policy during the period under examination
3   Be able to assess the external and internal factors that shape Turkish foreign policy
4   Be able to evaluate the outcomes of Turkish foreign policy
5   To be able to analyze impact of Turkish foreign policy on world politics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Turkish Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era in Theory and Practice
3 Türkiye and the West: Relations with the USA and NATO
4 Türkiye and the West: Relations with the EU
5 Türkiye and Greece / Cyprus Issue
6 Türkiye and the Balkans
7 Overview for the Midterm Exam
8 Türkiye and the Middle East-I: Relations with the Arab States
9 Türkiye and the Middle East-II: Relations with Israel and Iran
10 Türkiye, Russia, the Caucasus & Central Asia
11 Presentations
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Overview for the Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-Baskın Oran (ed.), Turkish Foreign Policy, 1919-2006: Facts and Analyses with Documents. Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 2010.
-Various academic articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation and discussion of weekly readings
3. Research presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 PRS Presentation
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learner will:
1. clearly explain the historical events in Turkish foreign policy since the end of the Cold War, the interests and positions of key actors shaping foreign policy, and will evaluate foreign policy outcomes.
2. clearly analyze the impact of Turkish foreign policy on world politics.

The rating scale that will be used in the evaluation of the presentations:

Subject knowledge and ability to respond to questions: demonstrate detailed knowledge about the subject chosen for research and possess the ability to effectively respond to the questions (30 points). No grasp of the subject and no ability to respond to the questions with respect to the conducted research Poor (0 %).Uncomfortable with the subject and ability to respond to the questions weakly and poorly possessed Fair (40%).Ease with the subject and ability to respond to the questions sufficiently possessed but lacking a clear and analytical vision Good (60%).Very good knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions well-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Very good (80%).Excellent knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions professionally-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Excellent (100%).

Organization and coherence of the content: provide an organized and coherent analysis of the conducted research (25 points).Lacks organization and coherence of the content Poor (0%).Organization and coherence of the content weakly and poorly established Fair (40%).Organization and coherence of the content established but lacking a full coverage of the subject Good (60%).Organization and coherence of the content sufficiently established, fully covering the subject Very good (80%).Organization and coherence of the content professionally established fully covering the subject Excellent (100%).

Literature review: provide a comprehensive literature review by making use of both national and international resources for the research conducted (25 points). No literature review with regard to the study conducted Poor (0%).Literature review weakly and poorly provided Fair (40%).Literature review sufficiently provided but lacking a comprehensive conduct Good (60%).Literature review well-provided with a comprehensive research Very good (80%).Literature review professionally provided with an in-depth research Excellent (100%).

Design of the slides and effective use of variables, images and other details: provide well-designed slides supported by relevant variables, images and other details (10 points).Use of superfluous slides or no slides Poor (0%).Poor slides design and occasional use of variables, images and other details Fair (40%).Sufficient slides design including variables, images and other details Good (60%).Very good slides design supported by variables, images and other details Very good (80%).Well-designed slides effectively supported by variables, images and other details Excellent (100%).

Time management: present conducted research within the allocated time (10 points).Lacks time management Poor (0%).Fair time management Fair (40%).Good time management Good (60%).Very good time management Very good (80%).Excellent time management Excellent (100%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Learners are expected to read the assigned material prior to class.
4. Participation in class discussion is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.askar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55