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| TRH4022 | Turkiye and The Balkans | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hikmet ÖKSÜZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Uğur Üçüncü | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objectives of this course are to place the geographical and historical significance of the Balkan region; to evaluate the Turkish presence in the region with a projection from the past into the future and to interpret the geopolitical and diplomatic priorities of Turkiye with a Balkan perspective. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Comprehend the geographical, historical, economic and political significance of the Balkan region. | 1 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Understand the main tenets of the Turkish historical and cultural presence in the Balkans. | 2,7 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Evaluate Turkey's Balkan policies and initiatives in historical and diplomatic perspectives. | 12,13 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Interpret the effects of the political and cultural issues of the 20th century in the Balkans carried onto the 21st century with a historical perspective. | 1 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The main characteristics of the Balkan geography and history; the geostrategic significance of the Balkans; Turkiye's presence and sphere of influence in the region; the Balkans today and the projections for future concerning the Balkans. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, sources and course content. | | | Week 2 | The geographic features and the geopolitical significance of the Balkans. | | | Week 3 | Balkans and Balkanization: Perceptions and identities | | | Week 4 | Pre-Ottoman Balkans | | | Week 5 | The consolidation of the Ottoman presence in the Balkans: Colonization and administration | | | Week 6 | The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans in the Modern Age (1453- 1789) | | | Week 7 | Turkey and the Balkans in the 19th Century | | | Week 8 | The Balkan Wars and the First World War | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The Balkans during the Interwar Period | | | Week 11 | The Balkans during the Second World War | | | Week 12 | The Balkans during the Cold War- I | | | Week 13 | The Balkans during the Cold War- II | | | Week 14 | Post-Cold War Developments in the Balkans | | | Week 15 | The Balkans Today; Country Profiles | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Jelavich, Barbara. 2015; Küre Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Çalış, Ş. ve Demirtaş B. (eds.). 2013; Balkanlar'da Siyaset, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir. | | | 3 | Todorova, M. 2003; Balkanları Tahayyül Etmek, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 4 | Balbay, M. 2014; Balkanlar, Cumhuriyet Kitapları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Yerasimos, S. 1993; Milliyetler ve Sınırlar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15.04.2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07.06.2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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