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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

SBK023

Course Name:

Turkish Foreign Policy

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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):

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)	Midterm
9)	1980 coup d’etat and Foreign Policy
10)	Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 1980-1999
11)	Turkish Foreign Policy after the Cold War: Strategic Options
12)	Turkey and the West after the Cold War
13)	Turkish Foreign Policy in the Period 2000-2008
14)	Turkish Foreign Policy after 2008
15)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Haydar Çakmak- Türk Dış Politikası 1919-2008
References:	Baskın Oran- Türk Dış Politikası Cilt I,II,III

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.
2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration.
3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration).
4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective.
5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values.
6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work.
7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration.
8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.	2
2)	To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration.	3
3)	Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration).	3
4)	Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective.	3
5)	To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values.	3
6)	To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work.	3
7)	To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration.	3
8)	Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	1	3		56
Homework Assignments	1	20	1		21
Midterms	1	20	2		22
Final	1	30	2		32
Total Workload					131