GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN SEARCH OF A BALANCE/1340048
Course Title: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN SEARCH OF A BALANCE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmeterol
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mse2009@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Explains the theory of balance.
Examines the theory of balance in Turkey Foreign Policy.
Analyzes the concept of Balance Policy.
Learns the principles of Turkish foreign policy.
Examines a historical background of balance in Turkish Foreign Policy.
Learns the effects of International developments on 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 balance of power policy in international politics and its place in Turkish Foreign Policy
2. Week  Looking for balance of power policies during the National Struggle Period
3. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the process of Lausanne Peace Treaty
4. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the period of 1923-1938
5. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the foreign policy during the World War II (1939-1945)
6. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the foreign policy after the World War II period (1946-1960)
7. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the Turkish Foreign Policy and regional policies in the 1953-1960 period
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the Turkish Foreign Policy in the 1961-1974 period and the Cyprus
10. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the Turkish Foreign Policy during 1975-1989 period and at the end of the Cold War
11. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the Turkish Foreign Policy after the Cold War (1990-2001)
12. Week  Developments in the international policy after the September 11 periods and their effects on Turkey
13. Week  Looking for balance of power policies in the Turkish Policy after the September 11 period and East
14. Week  Euroasianism discussions as a balance of power factor in the Turkish East Policy and the future of it
15. Week  A general evaluation and predictions about the future of the Turkish Foreign Policy
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: İbrahim S. Canbolat, Yeni Dünya ve Türkiye, Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi Yayınları, 2000; I. L. Claude, Power and International Relations, (Fourth Edition), New York: A Random House Books, 1965. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Aptülahat Akşin, Atatürk’ün Dış Politika İlkeleri ve Diplomasisi, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1991; Melih Aktaş, Türk-Sovyet İlişkilerinde Amerikan Faktörü, İstanbul: Şema Yayınevi, 2006; J. S. Levy, What Do Great Powers Balance Against and When?, (Eds.) T. V. Paul, J. J. Wirtz and M. Fortmann, Balance of Power, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004.
 -- 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
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
33
33
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- 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 academic knowledge and competencesX
3Being able to produce comprehensive and detailed academic works with the advantage 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 the other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to make historical, economic, sociological and strategic analyses on the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regionsX
7Being able to make academic interpretations on the developments in international relations with respect to international lawX
8Being able to make analyses on international system by using XIX. and XX. centuries diplomatic history perpspectiveX
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 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