COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH AMERICAN RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2020 TURKISH AMERICAN RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL YAVUZ BÜLENT UĞRASIZ

Offered to

American Culture and 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 relations
4   To understand Turkish American Relations considering questions among two states
5   To understand Turkish American Relations considering foreign policies of each one.
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. Active participation in the classroom
2. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Homework
3. Participation in the class
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 %
To participate in the class, the student should read assigned texts before coming to class

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Letters room A/111

Office Hours

Tuesday 9.30-11.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
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
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1532
LO.2532
LO.3532
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

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