International Trade and Business (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: INR407
Course Name: Turkish Foreign Policy
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Understanding of Turkey's foreign policy-making process, to learn the basic concepts of Turkish Foreign Policy, gaining the ability to analyze events that influence foreign policy.
Course Content: The development of Turkish Foreign Policy in the historical process, the basic concepts of Turkish foreign policy, Turkish foreign policy during the War of Independence, Turkish foreign policy between the two wars, Turkish foreign policy after the Second World War, Turkish foreign policy in the Cold War period.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learn the factors that formation and the basic principles of Turkish Foreign Policy
2) Understand the internal and external reasons that Turkish Foreign Policy to be shaped in different periods.
3) Define different contexts in Turkish Foreign Policy
4) Gain knowledge of basic debates in Turkish Foreign Policy and gain the ability to analyze
5) Comprehend the path Turkey has taken in establishing international relations in foreign policy.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Concept of Foreign Policy, Decision Making and Implementation Methods
2) Understanding and Practices of the Ottoman Foreign Policy (1774-1918)
3) Turkish War of Independence and Ataturk Era (1919-1938)
4) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 1939-1949
5) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 1950-1960
6) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 1961-1979
7) Cyprus problem and 1974 intervention
8) 1980 coup d’etat and Foreign Policy
9) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 1980-1999
10) Turkish Foreign Policy after the Cold War: Strategic Options
11) Turkey and the West after the Cold War
12) Turkey and Regional Politics after the Cold War
13) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 2000-2008
14) Turkish Foreign Policy after 2008
15) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: William Hale-Turkish Foreign Policy 1775-2000
References: Haydar Çakmak-Türk Dış Politikası 1919-2000

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics,
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade.
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods.
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems.
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment.
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 3 % 60
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 15 45
Study Hours Out of Class 15 32
Homework Assignments 14 28
Final 4 20
Total Workload 125