At the end of this course, the students; 1) improve their skills in analysing, interpreting and revealing solution approaches to foreign policy problems. 2) gain the ability to develop real policies by analyzing problems and improve decision-making abilities. 3) students' interest in current developments and key issues, and their desire to increase research and knowledge will increase.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
This course aims to provide historical and critical overview of the dynamics of confrontation and prospects for cooperation in Turkish-Greek relations. It also covers one of the main issues in Turkish foreign policy namely the Cyprus problem. The main objective is to analyze relations between Turkey and Greece with a particular focus on the Cyprus problem. Following a historical background of Turkish-Greek relations, the students are introduced to the areas of confrontation between the two, including the disputes in the Aegean, the Cyprus problem and the minority issue, as well as the role of third parties. Building on this extensive background information, the course will focus on the contemporary developments in both Turkish-Greek relations and Cyprus in order to examine the possibilities for reconciliation and settlement.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course & Determining Main Problems
2nd Week
Perceptions in Turkish-Greek Relations
3rd Week
Turkish-Greek Relations: From 19th Century to 1923
4th Week
Treaty of Lausanne and its Aftermath
5th Week
The Cyprus Problem (1955-1974)
6th Week
The Emergence of the Aegean Problems
7th Week
The Issue of Minorities in Bilateral Relations
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
The Cyprus Problem (1974-2004): Road to the Annan Plan
10th Week
Turkish-Greek Relations in the post-Cold War Era
11th Week
The Triangle of Turkey, Greece and Cyprus: The Role of Third Parties (The US and EU)
12th Week
From Conflict to Cooperation in Bilateral Relations: The Rapprochement
13th Week
Post-Annan Period in Cyprus: The Prospects for a Settlement
14th Week
Wrap-up and the Way Forward
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
H. Millas (2004) "National Perception of the `Other? and the Persistence of Some Images," in M. Aydın and K. Ifantis (ed.) Turkish-Greek Relations: The Security Dilemma in the Aegean. London: Routledge, pp. 53-66.
R. Clogg (1992) "Ottoman Rule and the Emergence of the Greek State," in A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.7-46.
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık.
A. S. Bilge (1998) "The Fener Greek Patriarchate," Perceptions, 3(1).
C. Dodd (2010) The History and the Politics of the Cyprus Problem. London: Palgrave MacMillan.
A. Wilson (1979-1980) "The Aegean Dispute," Adelphi Paper No. 155, London: IISS.
Y. İnan and Y. Acer (2004) "The Agean Disputes," in A. Karaosmanoğlu and S. Taşhan (eds.) The Europeanization of Turkey?s Security Policy: Prospects and Pitfalls. Ankara: Foreign Policy Institute, pp. 125-157.
M. Özgüneş and K. Tsitselikis (2019) "Greek and Turkish Reciprocal Minorities: Silenced Dispute at the Border Zone of Democracy," in A. Heraclides and G. Alioğlu Çakmak (eds.) Greece and Turkey in Conflict and Cooperation: From Europeanization to De-Europeanization. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 109-128.
M. Müftüler-Baç (1999) "The Cyprus Debacle: What the Future Holds," Futures, 31(6), pp. 559-575.
A. Çelenk (2007) "The Restructuring of Turkey?s Policy towards Cyprus: The Justice and Development Party's Struggle for Power," Turkish Studies, 8(3), pp. 349-363.
F. Aksu (2001) "Turkish-Greek Relations: From Conflict to Detente the Last Decade," Turkish Review of Balkan Studies, pp. 167-201.
V. Coufoudakis (1996) "Greek Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: Issues and Challenges," Mediterranean Quarterly, 7(3), pp. 26-41.
B. Rumelili (2008) "Transforming the Greek-Turkish Conflicts: The EU and 'what we make of it,'" in T. Diez, S. Stetter and M. Albert (eds.) The European Union and Border Conflicts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 94-128.
S. Güvenç (1998/1999) "Turkey's Changing Perception of Greece?s Membership in the EU," Turkish Review of Balkan Studies, 4, pp. 103-130.
B. Kuniholm (1986) "Rhetoric and Reality in the Aegean: U.S. Policy Options towards Greece and Turkey," SAIS Review, 6(1), pp. 137-157.
N. Akıman (2002) "Turkish-Greek Relations: From Uneasy Coexitence to Better Relations," Mediterranean Quarterly, 13(3), pp. 22-32.
S. Güvenç (2004) "Beyond Rapprochement in Turkish-Greek Relations," Foreign Affairs 13, pp. 67-77.
F. Aksu (2010) "Turkish-Greek Relations and the Cyprus Question: Quo Vadis?," UNISCI Discussion Papers, 23, pp. 207-223.
A. Sözen (2017) "A Common Vision for a Way Out of the Cyprus Conflict," Turkish Policy Quarterly 15(4), 27-36.
I. N. Grigoriadis (2018) "Cyprus After Elections: Recapturing the Crans Montana Momentum for Peace Negotiations," SWP Comment, February.
