GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKISH-AMERIKAN RELATIONS/4340050
Course Title: TURKISH-AMERIKAN RELATIONS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif OKUR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/maokur
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  maokur@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the basic dynamics that shape the foreign policies of Turkey and the US.
Learns the historical development of Turkish-American relations
Learns the basic deteminants of relations between the two countries.
Analyzes Turkey's position in US foreign policy.
Learns the basic issues between the two countries.
Gains the ability to interpret the future of relations between the two countries.
 -- 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
2. Week  An Historical Overview of the U.S. in World Politics
3. Week  Turkey-US Relations from the 19th Century to 1945
4. Week  The Key Factors Determining Turkish-US Relations in the Context of the Cold War Balance
5. Week  Turkey's Security Concerns in the Cold War Era and the Search for Cooperation with the US
6. Week  The Events that Determine the Course of Turkey-US Relations: The Korean War
7. Week  The Events that Determine the Course of Turkey-US Relations: The Cyprus Problem
8. Week  Mid-Term Examinations Week
9. Week  The Events that Determine the Course of Turkey-US Relations: The Gulf Crisis
10. Week  The Search for Multidimensionality in Turkish Foreign Policy
11. Week  Turkey-US Relations in the post-September 11th Period
12. Week  Turkey's Role in America's War Against Terror
13. Week  Questioning of American Hegemony in the Context of Empire Debates
14. Week  Increasing Interest in Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Middle East and the US.
15. Week  From Empire to a Multicentric World: Changing World Order and the Turkish-American Relations
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Burcu Bostanoğlu, Türkiye-ABD İlişkilerinin Politikası, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2008; Mustafa Aydın, Çağrı Erhan, Turkish-American Relations: Past, Present and Future, New York:Routledge, 2004.RECOMMENDED READINGS: Mehmet Akif Okur, Emperyalizm Hegemonya İmparatorluk, İstanbul:Ötüken, 2012; Nasuh Uslu, The Turkish-American Relationship Between 1947 and 2003: The History of a Distinctive Alliance, USA:Nova Science Publishers, 2003; Samantha N. Boothe, Ryan Hickman, Turkey and the U.S.: Alliances, Relations and Defense Cooperation (The Middle East in Turmoil), USA:Nova Science Publishers, 2012.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- 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
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X