CURRENT ISSUES IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
- Course
- INRE506 - CURRENT ISSUES IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
- Department
- International Relations - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nusret Sinan EVCAN
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
In this course, the Turkish Foreign Policy from 1960 to present will be discussed by a thematic perspective, which will be accompanied by books and articles. Starting from 1960, International Dynamics and the internal dynamics will be analyzed in parallel; theoretical perspectives like Revisionism, Balance policies, Win-Win, Structuralism will be reviewed in the light of current foreign policies. Turkey’s current relations with Syria and Iran will also be highlighted within the framework of the migrant crisis and accession to EU: What can be the possible openings for Turkish Foreign Policy in its EU project? İs the question to be answered. Russian-Ukraine crisis will be highlighted.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: Main Themes in Turkish Foreign Policy |
| Week 2 | Foreign policy after the establishment of the Turkish Republic: 1923-45 period |
| Week 3 | Foreign policy after the establishment of the Turkish Republic: 1945-1960 period |
| Week 4 | Internal and External Dynamics of the 1960-1980 Period |
| Week 5 | Internal and External Dynamics of the 1960-1980 Period |
| Week 6 | Student Presentations |
| Week 7 | Student Presentations |
| Week 8 | 1980-1990 Period Internal and External Dynamics |
| Week 9 | 1990-2001 Period Internal and External Dynamics |
| Week 10 | 2001- 2022 Period Internal and External Dynamics |
| Week 11 | Turkey's New Foreign Policy |
| Week 12 | Turkish Foreign Policy After Presidentialism |
| Week 13 | Student Presentations |
| Week 14 | Student Presentations |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Baskın Oran, TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY 1919-2006, University of Utah Press, 2010.
- 02 Erik Zürcher , Turkey: A modern history, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- 03 Ahmad, Feroz. The making of modern Turkey, London: Routledge, 1993.
- 04 Stein, Aaron, and Nicholas Danforth. "Turkey's New Foreign Policy: Ankara’s Ambitions, Regional Responses, and Implications for the United States." (2023).
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