Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
5	POLS301	TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY	3+0+0	3	5	14.05.2025

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	Asist Prof.Dr. ÇAĞLAR KURÇ
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

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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:

No	Learning 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

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
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

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

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