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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ESH 0004	TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN HISTORY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL YAVUZ BÜLENT UĞRASIZ

Offered to

Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

Objective of this course is to analyze Turkish American Relations historically and how was it developed will be studied too.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To understand Turkish American Relations in Ottoman period
2	To understand Turkish American Relations in Turkish Republic period
3	To understand Turkish American Relations considering existing international
4	To understand Turkish American Relations considering questions among two states
5	To understand Turkish American Relations considering foreign policies of each
6	To see places of two states in the international arena

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	How Ottoman Empire met with the US
2	American Commerce Activities in Ottoman Empire
3	American Missioners
4	Diplomatic Relations with the U.S.
5	Eastern Question and Nationalism among Minorities
6	Armenian Question and First World War
7	From World War I to Truman Doctrine
8	Midterm
9	Turkey's Entrance to NATO
10	Place of Turkey in NATO Strategic Plan
11	Military Agreements and Conflicts between Turkey and US
12	Eisenhower Doctrine and Iraq, Lebanon Conflicts
13	1960 Coup D'Etat, Cyprus, Johnson's Letter
14	General Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Çağrı Erhan, Türk Amerikan Ilişkilerinin Tarihsel Kökenleri, Istanbul, Imge Yayınları, 2001.
Oral Sander, Türk-Amerikan Ilişkileri:1947-1964, Ankara Sevinç Matbası, 1979.
Stephan Larrabee, Troubled Partnership, Santa Monica, RAND, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Homework
2. Active participation in the class

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	PAR	PARTICIPATION
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Homework
3. Participation
4. Final

Assessment Criteria

1. To learn Turkish American Relations historically
2. To learn contemporary Turkish American Relations
3. To compare Turkish American Relations in Ottoman and Republic time

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory 70 %
Active participation is expected, Students should read the assigned texts before coming to class

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ass.Prof.Dr. Bülent Uğrasız
Office: A/111

Office Hours

Tuesday between the hours of 9.30-11.300

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Tutorials	0	0	0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	4	52
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1									5
LO.2									5
LO.3									5
LO.4									5
LO.5									5
LO.6									5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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