At the end of this course, the students; 1) Knows the historical developments related to Turkey's Middle East policy. 2) Have knowledge about current problems and areas of cooperation and analyze current developments on this basis. 3) Analyzes the factors affecting Turkey's relations with Middle Eastern countries. 4) Understands the structure and reasons for the changes in Ankara's policies in various periods.
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
The course covers the problems faced by Turkey in the Middle East, the attitudes that Turkey had to develop against these problems and the balance that Turkey had to protect in the light of internal and external conditions, and the effects of the particular problems in the Middle East on Turkey's domestic and foreign policies since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Main features of the Middle East
2nd Week
Middle East during the Ottoman Empire
3rd Week
Turkey's policies toward Middle East
4th Week
Problems in the Middle East during Cold War and Turkey
5th Week
Iran in Turkish foreign policy
6th Week
Water issue
7th Week
Iraq in Turkish foreign policy
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Operation Provide Comfort in Turkish foreign policy
10th Week
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and Turkey
11th Week
US intervention to Iraq and Turkey
12th Week
Turkey's developing relations with Middle East
13th Week
US' Greater Middle East Project and Turkey
14th Week
Turkey's EU integration target and its policies toward Middle East
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Bernard Lewis, The Shaping of the Middle East, New York, Oxford University Pres, 1994, s. 3-23. Caesar E. Farah, "Arabs&Turks: Common Heritage, Common Destiny", Studies on Turkish-Arab Relations, İstanbul, Türk-Arap İlişkileir İncelemerli Vakfı, 1986, s. 61-75. Karl K. Barbir, "Memory, Heritage, and History: The Ottoman Legacy in the Arab World", Carl Brown (der.), Imperial Legacy, The Ottoman Imprint on the Balkans and the Middle East, New York, Columbia University Press, 1996, s. 100-114. Ferenc A. Vali, Bridge Across the Bosphorus, The Foreign Policy of Turkey, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1971, s. 272-306. Mahmut Bali Aykan, "The Palestinian Question in Turkish Foreign Policy from the 1950s to the 1990s", International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 25, 1993, s. 91-110. Ömer Kürkçüoğlu, "Development of Turkish-Arab Relations: A Historical Appraisal", Ali L. Karaosmanoğlu ve Seyfi Taşhan (der.), Middle East, Turkey and the Transatlantic Alliance, Ankara, Foreign Policy Institute, 1987, s. 16-27. Atila Eralp, "Facing the Challenge, Post-Revolutionary Relations with Iran", Henri J. Barkey (der.), Reluctant Neighbor, Turkey's Role in the Middle East, Wash. D.C., US Institute of Peace Press, 1996, s. 93-112. İlter Turan, "Water and Turkish Foreign Policy", Lenore G. Martin ve Dimitris Keridis (der.), The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy, Cambridge, The MIT Press, 2004, s. 192-209. Phebe Marr, "Turkey and Iraq", Henri J. Barkey (der.), Reluctant Neighbor, Turkey's Role in the Middle East, Wash. D.C., US Institute of Peace Press, 1996, s. 45-69. Kemal Kirişçi, "Provide Comfort or Trouble: Operation Provide Comfort and Its Impact on Turkish Foreign Policy", Turkish Review of Middle East Studies, Annual 1994-95, No. 8, s. 43-67. Meliha Altunışık, "The Turkish-Israeli Rapprochement in the Post-Cold War Era", Middle Eastern Studies, April 2000, Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 172-191. Ramazan Gözen, "Causes and Consequences of Turkey's Out-Of-War Position in the Iraq War of 2003, The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations, No. 36, 2005, s. 73-99. H. Tarık Oğuzlu, "The "Turkomans" as a Factor in Turkish Foreign Policy", Turkish Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, Autumn 2002, 139-148. Meliha Benli Altunışık and Özlem Tür, "From Distant Neighbors to Partners? Changing Syrian-Turkish Relations", Security Dialogue, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2006, s. 229-248. Hüseyin Bağcı ve Bayram Sinkaya, "Büyük Ortadoğu Projesi ve Türkiye: AK Parti'nin Perspektifi", Akademik Ortadoğu, Cilt 1, Sayı 1, 2006, s. 21-37. Meliha Benli Altunışık, "The Turkish Model and Democratization in the Middle East", Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 1-2, Winter/Spring 2005, s. 45-63. Bülent Aras and Salih Bıçakçı, "Europe, Turkey and the Middle East: Is Harmonisation Possible?", East European Quarterly, Vol. XL, No. 3, September 2006, s. 367-381.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Assignment
1
30
Total(%)
55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
45
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
2
28
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
25
25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
1
25
25
Total Workload
152
Total Workload / 30
5,06
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
