COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the students the current issues in Turkish politics. Following an introduction of Turkish foreign policy until the Cold War period, the course will analyze current Turkish foreign policy by concentrating Turkey's relations with the USA, the EU, Middle East, Central Asia and Russia. In this examination the course will also focus on the external and internal factors that shape current foreign policy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Baskın Oran (eds), Türk Dış Politikası, Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne, Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, Cilt 1 ve 2, Istanbul: Iletişım, 2001.
2. Baskin Oran (eds), Turkish Foreign Policy 1919-2006, Facts and Analyses with Documents, Salt Lake City, The University of Utah Press, 2010.
3. William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy (1774-2000), London: Frank Cass, 2000.
4. Mustafa Aydin, Foreign Policy Framework and Analysis, December 2004.
5. Bulent Aras, "The Davutoglu Era in Turkish Foreign Policy," Insight Turkey, 11,3 (2009): 127-142.
6. Stephen Larrabee, "Turkey's New Geopolitics," Survival, 52,2 (2010): 157-180.
7. Alexander Murinson, "The Strategic Depth Doctrine of Turkish Foreign Policy," Middle Eastern Studies, 42, 6 (2006): 945-964
8. Ahmet Davutoglu, "Turkey's Foreign Policy Vision: An Assessment of 2007" Insight Turkey, 10,8 (2008): 77-96.
9. Ziya Onis, "The Triumph of Conservative Globalism: The Politicsl Economy of AKP" Turkish Studies, 13,2 (2012): 135-152.
10. Many more articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Student Participation to class discussion
3. Individual paper and presentation
4. Group papers and presentation
5. Exams

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

15 percent of 40 percent final exam is allocated to the long paper which is consisted of a long paper and a presentation.
5 percent of the 15 percent midterm exam belongs to presentations made prior to mıdterm exam.

Assessment Criteria

At the end of the course the learner will be able to
1. Explain the current issues in Turkish foreign policy.
2. Identify the current Turkish foreign polıcy by concentrating on Turkey's relations with the USA, the EU, Greece, Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, Russia and Africa.
3. Do an individual work or participate a group work in analyzing current Turkish foreign policy by focusing on external and internal factors.
4. Demonstrate high analytical and communcation skills in writing and presenting a reserarch paper.
5. Demonstrate the skills to use library and internet resources independently.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are supposed to read all the articles and book chapters assigned for the week before coming to class.
2. Attendance (70 percent) is mandatory.
3. Participation to class discussions is compulsory.
4. If for any reason the student cannot attend the class, he/she is supposed to inform the instructor prior to class.
5. Plagiarism of any kind will result with disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mondays 15:30-16:00 or by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes