GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GEOPOLITICS OF TURKEY/4450043
Course Title: GEOPOLITICS OF TURKEY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Mustafa Turan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mturan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mturan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Course Contents Geopolitical theories, dynamic and static factors, geopolitical sources ,the areas, locations , richness of the states in geopolitical
Course Objectives Give the virtue of evaluating historical issues in geopolitical point of view
Learning Outcomes and Competences Give the virtue of evaluating historical issues in geopolitical point of view






 -- 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 to geopolitics and related concepts
2. Week  The relation between geopolitics and history
3. Week  Geopolitical theories
4. Week  The ways which the states use when they make their policies
5. Week  Geopolitical factors in the politics of the states
6. Week  Geopolitical location of Turkey .
7. Week  The use of past experience in foreign policy of Turkey
8. Week  ara sınav
9. Week  World events which concerns Turkey in geopolitical point of view.
10. Week  The historical trend of the Middle East policy of Turkey
11. Week  The historical trend of the Balkan policy of Turkey
12. Week  The historical trend of the Cyprus policy of Turkey
13. Week  The historical trend of the Kherkuk and Mousoul policy of Turkey
14. Week  The geopolitical significance of the EU – Turkey relations as regards to geopolitical point of view
15. Week  The importance of the Turkish world as regards to geopolitics of Turkey .
16. Week  final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Söha Göney, Siyasi Coğrafya II, İstanbul, 1979 Yılmaz Tezkan-M.Murat Taşar, Dünden Bugüne Jeopolitik, İstanbul, 2002 Suat İlhan, Jeopolitik Duyarlılık, Ankara, 1989
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -WORK PLACEMENT
 -- 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
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
4
6
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
5
25
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
4
8
32
 Preparing Presentation
4
7
28
 Presentation
5
6
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 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