GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARAB MIDDLE EAST AND TURKEY/5340065
Course Title: ARAB MIDDLE EAST AND TURKEY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- 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
Analyzes regional policies of Turkey.
Understands the importance of Middle East on the Turkish foreign policy.
Analyzes Turkish foreign policy in the light of the historical data.
Learns the main factors that are determining Turkey's policies towards the region.
Learns causes of the changes in Turkish foreign policy towards the region.
Learns the policies of Turkey towards the region and understands the reflections of these policies on the Middle Eastern 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  Definition of the Middle East and Overview of the Region
2. Week  Turkey's Policy Towards the Arab Middle East(1945-1960)
3. Week  Turkey's Policy Towards the Arab Middle East (from 1960 to present)
4. Week  Turkey's Relations with the Arab Middle East and Israel Factor
5. Week  Turkey-Syria Relations
6. Week  Turkey-Iraq Relations
7. Week  Turkey-Egypt Relations
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Turkey-Lebanon Relations
10. Week  Turkey-Gulf Countries Relations
11. Week  Turkey-Jordan Relations
12. Week  Question of Palestine in the context of Turkey's relations with the Arab Middle East
13. Week  Turkey-Iran Relations in the context of Turkey's relations with the Arab Middle East
14. Week  September 11 Attacks and Turkey's Approach toward the Arab Middle East after the Invasion of Iraq
15. Week  Turkey's Relations with the Arab Middle East and Western Factor
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS:Türel YILMAZ, Uluslararası Politikada Ortadoğu, Ankara: Barış Kitabevi,2009; William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History the Modern Middle East, Colorado: Westview Press, 2013. RECOMENDED READINGS: Ömer Kürkçüoğlu, Türkiye'nin Arap Ortadoğusu'na Karşı Politikası, Ankara: Barış Kitabevi, 2010;Mustafa Bıyıklı, Türkiye'nin Ortadoğu Politikaları/ Atatürk Dönemi/ Batı İşgalleri Karşısında, İstanbul: Gökkubbe Yayınları, 2006; Sedat Laçiner ve Arzu Celalifer Ekinci, 11 Eylül Sonrası Ortadoğu, Ankara: USAK, 2011; Akram Fouad Khatar, Sources in the History of the Modern Middle East, Boston: Cengage Learning, 2011; Roger Owen,State, , Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East, London: Routledge, 1992.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Expression and Discussion.
 -- 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
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
1
20
20
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 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