COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKEY AND GREAT POWERS SINCE OTTOMANS TO MODERN ERA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCT 5035 TURKEY AND GREAT POWERS SINCE OTTOMANS TO MODERN ERA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History of The Turkish Republic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BAYRAM BAYRAKDAR

Offered to

History of The Turkish Republic

Course Objective

The course aims to explain factors of rapidly changing world system in 18th and 19th centuries and to review its effects in Turkey, and to determine role and effects of Emperialism on Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know about changing position of the Ottoman Empire in 19th and 20th centuries
2   learn the concept of Great Power and understand its relation with emperialism
3   analyze policies and aims of Great Powers and to seek the position of Turkey in it
4   analyze effects of Great Powers to Turkish social and political structure
5   evaluate dynamics between Turkey and Great Powers in conjuncture of international relations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ottoman Capitulations and their Effects to Ottoman State
2 Birth of Great Power Concept and Emperialism
3 Struggle for Domination between Great Powers
4 1st World War
5 2nd World War
6 The Cold War Period and its Effects to Turkey
7 Expectations of Great Powers from Turkey before 1980
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Changing World Conjuncture after 1980 and its effects to Turkey
10 Position of Turkey after Collapse of Soviet Union
11 Great Powers, Middle East and Turkey
12 New Approaches in Turkish Foreign Policy
13 Debate Topics Discuss positive and negative aspects of New Ottoman Empire concept from critical point of view
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Paul Kennedy, Büyük Güçlerin Yükseliş ve Çöküşü.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Seminar Homework

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 1-5: asked in final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % of attendance in a subject for appearing in the examination is compulsory
2. Failure to attend a class will not be excused for overdue delivery of homework
3. Attendance, mid-term exam, homeworks and final exam will be taken into account in scoring

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 3017903 bayram.bayrakdar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.14445
LO.24445
LO.34445
LO.43545
LO.53535