GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY II/IR304
Course Title: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY II
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Türel YILMAZ ŞAHİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/turely
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  turely66@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the basic issues of Turkish Foreign Policy.
Learns and analyzes the periodic features of Turkish Foreign Policy.
Learns the transformations occuring in the international order post-WWII.
Analyzes the impact of bipolar system on Turkish Foreign Policy.
Learns to compare the particular periods of Turkish Foreign Policy.
Analyzes regional policies of Turkey.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The Mosul Question
2. Week  The Montreaux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits
3. Week  The Hatay Issue
4. Week  The Second World War and Turkey
5. Week  The Korean War and the Issue of the Membership for NATO
6. Week  The Issue of the Republic of Cyprus
7. Week  The Impact of Johnson Letter on Turkish Foreign Policy
8. Week  The Turkish Intervention of Cyprus in 1974
9. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
10. Week  The Aegean Issues with Greece
11. Week  The Gulf War and the PKK
12. Week  The Relations Between Turkey and the EU
13. Week  The Armenian Resolutions and the Turkish Foreign Policy
14. Week  The Issues of the Middle East and Turkey
15. Week  The Crisis Between Turkey and Israel
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Baskın Oran (ed.), Türk Dış Politikası:Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, C.I, İstanbul:İletişim Yayınları, 2001; William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy (17742000), New Yok:Frank Cass Publishers, 2002; Faruk Sönmezoğlu (ed.), Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, 3.baskı, İstanbul:Der Yayınları, 2004. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Baskın Oran (ed.), Türk Dış Politikası:Kurtuluş Savaşından Bugüne Olgular, Belgeler, Yorumlar, C.III, İstanbul:İletişim Yayınları, 2013;Melih Aktaş,19501960 Demokrat Parti Dönemi TürkSovyet İlişkilerinde Amerikan Faktörü, İstanbul:Şema Yayınevi, 2006;Yücel Bozdağlıoğlu, Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity:A Constructivist Approach, Routledge:New York, London, 2003.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
15
2
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
30
30
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competenceX
3Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspectiveX
7Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international lawX
8Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations systemX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX