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Cyprus International University
TR

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

  1. 01 Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus I-IV, Cambridge, University Press, 1952.
  2. 02 Sir Harry Luke, Cyprus Under the Turks, 1969.
  3. 03 Zenon Stavrinides, The Cyprus Conflict: National Identity and Statehood, 1976.
  4. 04 Heinz A.Richter, A concise History of Modern Cyprus(1878-2009), Verlag-Franz Philipp Rutzen

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of effective application and use of MIS and innovative information technologies in organizations.
  2. P02 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing MIS projects and improving organizational processes
  3. P03 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of appropriate enterprise frameworks, theories from the MIS to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and related allied fields and disciplines
  4. P04 Apply MIS knowledge to facilitate the acquisition, development, deployment, and management of information systems
  5. P05 Apply MIS knowledge to the exploitation of opportunities created by information technology innovations ensuring the alignment between MIS strategy and organizational strategy
  6. P06 Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to crucial MIS issues such as privacy, information security, and ethical use of information
  7. P07 Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
  8. P08 Analyse organizational data to accurately identify organizational problems and propose solutions using MIS
  9. P09 Apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
  10. P10 Apply effective collaboration skills consistent with the professional environment

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