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ULS5631Force Usage and Crises in TFP3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Bülent ŞENER
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this courseexamines the military-security crises, crisis management processes and strategies that emerged in the history of Turkish foreign policy and threatened or used force.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Understand the phenomenon of crisis, its dimensions, crisis management processes and strategies in foreign policy1,2,3,4,5,6,7,81
PO - 2 : Analyze the military-security crises that took place in the history of Turkish foreign policy1,2,3,4,5,6,7,81
PO - 3 : Evaluate the crisis management processes and consequences of the military-security crises that took place in the history of Turkish foreign policy1,2,3,4,5,6,7,81
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), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The course consists of two parts. In the first part, crisis in foreign policy and various strategies applied in crises will be discussed. In the second part, military-security crises and crisis management processes emerging in the history of Turkish foreign policy and threatened or used by force will be examined.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Conceptual and Theoretical Framework: National Interest, Conflict, Conflict and Crisis (I)
 Week 2Conceptual and Theoretical Framework: National Interest, Conflict, Conflict and Crisis (II)
 Week 3Conceptual and Theoretical Framework: National Interest, Conflict, Conflict and Crisis (III)
 Week 4Crisis Management Techniques and Strategies (I)
 Week 5Crisis Management Techniques and Strategies (I)
 Week 6Introduction to Military-Security Crises in Turkish Foreign Policy
 Week 7Ağrı Rebellion and Turkey-Iran Crisis (1930)
 Week 8The Cyprus Crisis I (1963-1964)
 Week 9Mid-term
 Week 10The Cyprus Crisis II (1967)
 Week 11Cyprus Crisis III / Cyprus Peace Operation (1974)
 Week 12The Continental Shelf of the Aegean Sea Crisis
 Week 13Kardak Rocks Crisis (1996)
 Week 14Turkey-Syrian Crisis and the Removal of Abdullah Öcalan from Syria (1998)
 Week 15S-300 Missiles Crisis (1999)
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Aksu, Fuat (2008), Türk Dış Politikasında Zorlayıcı Diplomasi, Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Aksu, Fuat (2017), Türk Dış politikasında Karar Alma ve Kriz Yönetimi Süreç Analizi, İstanbul. (E-kitap)
3Çakmak, Haydar (2004), Uluslararası Krizler ve Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, Barış Platin Kitabevi, Ankara.
4Öztürk, Osman Metin (2004), Dış Politikada Kriz Yönetimi, Odak Yayınları, Ankara.
5Şener, Bülent (2013), Türk Dış Politikasında Güç Kullanma Seçeneği (1923-2010): Teorik, Tarihsel ve Hukuksal Bir Analiz, Barış Platin Kitabevi, Ankara.
 
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Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 28/11/2020 2 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 16 25/01/2021 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 25/01/2021 2 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 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 6 14 84
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 5 30
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 5 5 25
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 6 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load221