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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 have knowledge which is supported by up-to-date primary and secondary course books and application tools in the field of Visual Communication Design
  2. P02 have technical knowledge necessary for the field of Visual Communication Design
  3. P03 Have knowledge about universal human rights, social justice, quality management, environmental protection, and workplace health.
  4. P04 S/he visualises imagined things in a coherent structure
  5. P05 S/he defines the problems related to communication and finds possible solutions for these problems.
  6. P06 S/he has skills to manage a project/work related to Visual Communication Design independently.
  7. P07 S/he develops and applies projects and activities related with his/her social environment with an awareness of social responsibility.
  8. P08 S/he designates and manages the requirements and processes of learning.
  9. P09 S/he, equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in Visual Communication Design education, who interprets and evaluates data, identifies and analyses problems and finds solutions based on research and facts.
  10. P10 S/he can take responsibility as an individual and a team member in complex and unforeseen problems related to Visual Communication Design projects.
  11. P11 S/he plans, manages and finishes a media content under time restrictions.
  12. P12 S/he approaches advanced knowledge and skills from a critical perspective.
  13. P13 S/he is aware that the Visual Communication Design Department has close ties with new technological developments and also aware of the importance of pursuing these developments which have vital importance for creating new media content.
  14. P14 S/he is a person who informs and expresses thoughts for possible solutions related with Visual Communication Design contents prepared for related individuals and organisations.
  15. P15 S/he shares developments and data related to Visual Communication Design with specialists and non-specialists
  16. P16 S/he acts in Visual Communication Design projects in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical norms.

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