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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

No learning outcomes have been defined.

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
  2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
  3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
  4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
  5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
  6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
  7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
  8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
  9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
  10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
  11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
  12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
  13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
  14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
  15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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