HISTORY OF MODERN CYPRUS
- Course
- HIST220 - HISTORY OF MODERN CYPRUS
- Department
- Basic Sciences and Humanities
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 4
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan SAMANİ
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The aim of this course is to help students develop skills to examine the recent past of Cyprus from a historical perspective since the Ottoman conquest, and know more the island. The formation of Muslim community, Orthodox Christians and other people of Cyprus: Armenians, Maronites, Jewish and the others, Orthodox Church; Ottoman Modernization: local advisory councils, the advent of Telegram, Nicosia Rüştiye (first modern secondary school), non-Muslims’ educational and cultural institutions, Quarantine, soldiering; British colonial rule and administrative institutions; cultural, social and economic transformation; The rise of Greek nationalism, Enosis, Turkish Cypriot nationalism; de-colonization and foundation of Republic of Cyprus, intercommunal conflicts, the foundation of TRNC, Cyprus Question, Intercommunal talks, Annan Plan and Referanda, are the main content of the course.
HISTORY OF MODERN CYPRUS
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 40 |
| Final | Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | A General Look at the Pre-Ottoman Cyprus |
| Week 3 | Cyprus under the Ottoman Administration: People and the state |
| Week 4 | Ottoman Modernization in Cyprus |
| Week 5 | British takeover and Colonial rule in Cyprus |
| Week 6 | The rise and development of Greek Nationalism in Cyprus: Enosis |
| Week 7 | Turkish Cypriot reaction to Enosis and development of Turkish Cypriot Nationalism |
| Week 8 | Midterm Week |
| Week 9 | The Establishment of Republic of Cyprus: Constitutional order, Treaty of Quarantee and Alliance; |
| Week 10 | Intercommunal Conflict 1963-1974 |
| Week 11 | The Greek Junta's coup and Turkish Military Intervention |
| Week 12 | Division, UN resolutions, Turkish Cypriot administrative organizations and the Republic of Cyprus , TRNC. |
| Week 13 | History of Fruitless Intercommunal Talks 1968-2020 |
| Week 14 | The current situation |
| Week 15 | Final Exam Week |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus I-IV, Cambridge, University Press, 1952.
- 02 Sir Harry Luke, Cyprus Under the Turks, 1969.
- 03 Zenon Stavrinides, The Cyprus Conflict: National Identity and Statehood, 1976.
- 04 Heinz A.Richter, A concise History of Modern Cyprus(1878-2009), Verlag-Franz Philipp Rutzen
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
- P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
- P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
- P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
- P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
- P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
- P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
- P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
- P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.
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