Course Details

TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY

POLS301

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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
5POLS301TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Beyond contributing to the general development of students’ intellectual maturity and abilities, the more specific objectives of the course include:
1. Understanding new foreign policy concepts and models. ?
2. Employing foreign policy models to Turkey’s foreign policy. ?
3. Communicating academically about Turkish foreign policy. ?
4. Understanding the trade-offs and difficulties in Turkish foreign policy
decision-making.
Course Content In the course, we will analyze the development of Turkish Foreign Policy from a historical point of view. First, we will examine the legacy of the Ottoman Empire’s foreign policy. Our second topic will be the foreign policy in the early republican era. Third, we will investigate the strategies Turkey developed in the context of the Cold War. Lastly, we will discuss the main pillars of Turkish Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War era.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Research Assist. İBRAHİM ALSANCAK ibrahim.alsancak@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 35
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 12 % 10
Sunum/Seminer 13 % 20
Final examination 1 % 35
Total
27
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Tartışma 13 1 13
Yazılı Sınav 2 2 4
Kısa Sınav 12 1 12
Okuma 14 2 28
Kişisel Çalışma 14 5 70
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 2 28
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 155

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Critically examine the debates about Turkish foreign policy
2 Understand the depth of interactions in Turkish foreign policymaking
3 Identify major actors in Turkish foreign policymaking
4 Discuss a range of ideas, concepts, and texts in Turkish foreign policy and the historical context in which they arose
5 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different decision-making models in explaining Turkish foreign policy


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 From Empire to Republic
3 Atatürk’s Foreign Policy, 1923-1938
4 WWII and the Post-War Order, 1939-1949
5 Turkey and the Cold War, 1950-1980
6 Midterm
7 From Marginality to Centrality, 1981-2001
8 Fall Break
9 Turkish Foreign Policy since the AKP, 2002
10 Turkish-American Relations
11 Turkey and Europe
12 Turkey, Russia, and Eurasia
13 Turkey and the Middle East
14 Turkey and the Global South
15 Contemporary Issues in TFP


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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