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TRH4006Turkish Foreign Policy2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Uğur ÜÇÜNCÜ
Co-LecturerLecturer Edip Öncü
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main objective of this course is to explain the factors that helped Turtkiye to shape its foreign policy tradition and the historical evolution of Turkish foreign policy while stressing on Turkiye's national interests and the international that it is a member of. The other objective of the course is to help the students to comprehend the basic issues of Turkish foreign policy, the transformation of the foreign policy objectives of Turkiye in the wake of regional- transnational problems and to see whether Turkiye helped solve or escalate the conflicts.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Understand the basics, important issues and turning points of the Turkish foreign policy.1,3,5,11,14
LO - 2 : Comprehend the historical evolution and change processes that helped form the diplomatic trends and the political structure of contemporary Turkiye. 1,2,3,4,6,13,14
LO - 3 : Obtain knowledge and gain interpretation skills that will provide them different perspectives in their reading and research in their respective fields.1,2,3,4,5,6,13,14
LO - 4 : Reach to a level that can enable them to conduct research, make evaluations and prepare presentations by examining Turkish foreign policy in a historical context.1,2,3,4,5,6,12,13,14
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

 
Contents of the Course
Basic analysis of Turkish foreign policy in terms of political, historical and diplomatic aspects. A historical evaluation of the diplomatic, economic and political factors that helped shape the political structure of Turkiye in regards to its geostrategic position.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction and the sources
 Week 2The foundations of Turkish Foreign Folicy: Basic parameters, historical background of Turkish Foreign policy, links to the Ottoman past
 Week 3Turkish Foreign Policy during Atatürk Era
 Week 4Turkish Foreign Policy between 1945 and 1960: The American influence
 Week 5Turkish Foreign Policy during 1960s: Diplomatic identity and stance
 Week 6Turkish Foreign Policy during 1970s: The Stormy Years
 Week 7Turkish Foreign Policy between 1980 and 2000
 Week 8Turkish Foreign Policy under the rule of JDP
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10NATO and the USA: Some Remarks on the Cold War
 Week 11The European Union: The perception of Europe since 1970s
 Week 12Russia and Turkiye: Is coexistence possible?
 Week 13The Middle East: Oil and Desert
 Week 14The Balkans: A Land of Thousand Mountains and Thousand Nations
 Week 15The Black Sea and the Caucasus: The New Game Field
 Week 16A Summary
 
Textbook / Material
1Baskın Oran, ed. Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş Savaşı?ndan Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, Cilt I,II ve III, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2003.
2Faruk Sönmezoğlu, ed. Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Der Yayınları: İstanbul 2004.
3William Hale, Türk Dış Politikası (1774- 2000), Mozaik Yayınları, İstanbul 2003.
4Hüseyin Bağcı vd, eds., Türk Dış Politikası I-II, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir 2013.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1,5 50
End-of-term exam 16 1,5 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (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 6 1 6
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 7 2 14
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load120