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
In the course, the Turkish-Greek relations and the Cyprus conflict will be examined with its political, legal, strategic and geopolitical dimensions, as well as comments and evaluations of current developments. Courses covered significant weight in the foreign policy of Turkey, and the decisive influence that Greek-Turkish issues, political developments in preparing these problems, Cyprus Conflict and Development in the Eastern Mediterranean, agreements and will analyse new alliances in the region. Greek-Turkish relations in the context of the dispute in the Aegean and Cyprus are mainly in the course of this conflict EU-Turkey and Turkey's impact on international relations will be examined.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
General Approach To Turkish - Greek Relations
2nd Week
Determining Problems In Turkish - Greek Relations
3rd Week
Aegean Problem, Structure, Legal and Political Roots
4th Week
Continental Platform and Economical Area Within The Context Of Aegean Dispute; Arming The Islands and Lausanne Agreement; FIR Line; Territorial Waters Issues
5th Week
Lausanne, Minorities and The Western Trachea Turks in the Turkish - Greek Relations
6th Week
Power, Threat and Security Issues in the Turkish - Greek Relations
7th Week
Midterm Exam
8th Week
Strategic and Geopolitical Importance of the Cyprus
9th Week
The Political Events Those Prepare the Cyprus Dispute and The Foreign policy of Turkey
10th Week
Mega-Idea, ENOSIS and Cyprus Dispute
11th Week
The Features of the Cyprus Dispute, Examining the Self-Determination Rights of Cyprus Turks
12th Week
The Agreements for Establishment of the Cyprus Republic, and Basic Features of the Cyprus Republic
13th Week
The Policies of the Parties to the Cyprus Conflict and Their Main Approaches to the Settlement of the Conflict
14th Week
Effects of the Cyprus Dispute on Turkey - EU Relations; EU Membership of "Cyprus", Legal State, Effects of This Membership on Cyprus Dispute Annan Document and Following Outcomes
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Oral Sander, Türkiye'nin Dış Politikası, 2. Baskı, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, Eylül 2000.(s. 167-178). M. Murat Hatipoğlu, Yunanistan'daki Gelişmelerin Işığında Türk-Yunan İlişkilerinin 101 Yılı (1821-1922), Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayınları: 85, Ankara, 1988. (s.15-25;75 -77; 79-91) Rifat Uçarol, Siyasi Tarih (1789-1999), Beşinci Baskı, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2000. (s.135-143; 152-154; 225-230) A. Suat Bilge, Türk Yunan Siyasi İlişkileri Büyük Düş, 21. Yüzyıl Yayınları:14, Ankara, Ekim 2000. (s.39-44;157-173; 263-267;276) Alexis Heraclides, Yunanistan ve Doğu'dan Gelen Tehlike Türkiye, Çev. Mihalis Vasilyadis-Herkül Milas, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002. (s. 37-44; 50-61). İsmet Binark, Türk-Yunan Münasebetlerinin Dünü ve Bugünü, Türk Yurdu Yayınları, Ankara, 1998. (s.17-18;26-28). Murat Hatipoğlu, Yakın Tarihte Türkiye ve Yunanistan 1923-1954, Siyasal Kitabevi, Haziran 1997.(s.1-6; 319-321). Şükrü S. Gürel, Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993), Ümit Yayıncılık, Ankara, 1993.(s. 10-18) Gülden Ayman. "Türk - Yunan İlişkilerinde Güç ve Tehdit", Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Der. Faruk Sönmezoğlu, İstanbul: Der Yayınları, 1998, s. 543-554. Fuat Aksu, Türk Yunan İlişkileri: İlişkilerin Yönelimini Etkileyen Faktörler Üzerine Bir İnceleme, Ankara: SAEMK Yayınları, 2001. (s. 10-26;153-158).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Assignment
1
15
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
35
35
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
30
30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
1
15
15
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)
