GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKEY - EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS/IR402
Course Title: TURKEY - EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Prof. Haydar ÇAKMAK, Assoc. Prof. M. Nail ALKAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hcakmak http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nailalkan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   hcakmak@gazi.edu.tr nailsecret@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns both foreign policy aims and relations which are connected with Turkey of the European Union.
Knows theoretical information about Turkey-European Union Relations.
Learns historical background about Turkey-European Union Relations.
Knows aims of Turkey-European Union Relations.
Learns events from the World War II to Ankara Agreement about Turkey-European Union Relations.
Knows events from Ankara Agreement to the end of The Cold War about Turkey-European Union Relations.
Knows the term from the end of The Cold War to The 9/11 about Turkey-European Union Relations.
Learns the current issues about Turkey-European Union Relations.

 -- 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   Introduction: Theoretical information about Turkey-European Union Relations
2. Week   Historical background about Turkey-European Union Relations
3. Week   Classifications about Turkey-European Union Relations
4. Week   Aims of Turkey-European Union Relations
5. Week   Process from establishing of the European Coal and Steel Community to nowadays about relations between Turkey and EU
6. Week   Summary of subjects to 6th week about Turkey-European Union Relations
7. Week  Analyzing the first years of Turkish Republic about Turkey-European Union Relations
8. Week   Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week   Events from the World War II to Ankara Agreement about Turkey-European Union Relations
10. Week   Events from Cyprus Peace Operation in 1973 to end of The Cold War about Turkey-European Union Relations
11. Week   Period from end of The Cold War to The 9/11 about Turkey-European Union Relations
12. Week   Events from 9/11 to 2012 about Turkey-European Union Relations
13. Week   Summary of subjects up to 13th week about Turkey-European Union Relations
14. Week   The current affairs about Turkey-European Union Relations
15. Week   Evaluationa about Turkey-European Union Relations' future
16. Week   Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   REQIRED READINGS: Haydar Çakmak, Avrupa Birliği Türkiye İlişkileri,Ankara,Platin Yayınları, 2007 ;Yannis Stivachtis,Meltem Müftüler Baç,Turkey European Union Relations: Dilemmas, Opportunities and Constraints, Lexington Books,2008 RECOMMENDED READINGS: Rıdvan Karluk,Avrupa Birliği Türkiye İlişkileri: Bir Çıkmaz Sokak, İstanbul, Beta Yayınları,2003; Şaban H. Çalış,Türkiye Avrupa Birliği İlişkileri Kimlik Arayışı Politik Aktörler ve Değişim, Ankara,Nobel Yayın Dağıtım,2006;Paul T. Levin, Turkey and the European Union: Christian and Secular Images of Islam, Newyork, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecturing, Question-Answer, Discussion, Case Study
 -- 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
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
5
5
25
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
150
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6
 ECTS: 
6
 -- 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