Department of Political Science and International Relations

PSIR 360 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Current Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
PSIR 360	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. Seçkin Barış Gülmez
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Nil DİKMENGİL

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to analyze the formation, development and conduct of foreign policy in Turkey. the course goes over the time period between 1945 and present. It also provides information on several aspects of the Turkish foreign policy towards Europe, America, Russia and Middle East.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	will be able to scrutinize recent foreign policy choices of Turkey.
2	will be able to discuss the most important factors in determining the content of contemporary Turkish foreign policy.
3	will be able to analyze the content of contemporary Turkish foreign policy towards regions such as Europe and Middle East.
4	will be able to compare past and current Turkish foregin policy.
5	will be able to scrutinize the future of Turkish foregin policy.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide a historical and critical overview of contemporary Turkish foreign policy.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Turkish Greek Relations and the Cyprus Problem in the Period of 1945 1960	Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 576/614; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, chs. 5, 6
2	Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East between 1945 1960	Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 615/652; Yücel Bozdağlıoğlu, Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity, ch. 6.
3	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980	Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 657/807; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 5.
4	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980	Oran, Vol. 1, pp. 657/807; Ferenc Vali, Bridge Across Bosporus, ch. 6
5	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1960 1980	Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 5.
6	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1980 1990	Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 6.
7	Midterm
8	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1980 1990	Oran, Vol. 2, pp. 71/88; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 6.
9	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1990 2001	Oran, Vol.2, pp. 201/587; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 7; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue).
10	Turkish Foreign Policy, 1990 2001	Oran, Vol.2, pp. 201/587; Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, ch. 7; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue).
11	Turkish Foreign Policy, 2001 Present	Nicholas Danforth, Ideology and Pragmatism in Turkish Foreign Policy from Atatürk to the AKP (RESERVE); Güney, Nurşin Ateşoğlu, Contentious Issues of Security and the Future of Turkey; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue).
12	Turkish Foreign Policy, 2001 Present	Güney, Nurşin Ateşoğlu, Contentious Issues of Security and the Future of Turkey; Mehmet Babacan, Whither Axis Shift: A Perspective from Turkey’s Foreign Trade; Insight Turkey, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011 (the whole issue)
13	Midterm II
14	Final Evaluations
15	Review of the Semester
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Books and journal articles ( see above)

*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Books and journal articles (see above)

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	2	50
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	12	3	36
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	15	15
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	2	20	40
Final Exam	1	30	30
		Total	169

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		-	-	-	-	X
2	To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		-	X	-	-	-
3	To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research.		X	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.		-	-	-	-	X
8	To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.		X	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member.		X	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience.		-	-	-	-	-