Politiques Internationales des Grandes Puissances et la Turquie

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

SPOL 526

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

10

Course Language:

French

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary explication about the relations bewteen Turkey and great powers in an historical and diplomatical manner from the 19th century to the contemporary era.

Course Content:

In this course, the relations between great powers such as United Kingdom, France, Germany and Russia and the late Ottoman empire during the 19th century and the relations between Turkey and different great powers in the 20th century such as United States and USSR together with new rising powers after the end of the Cold War (China, Russia and Brasil) are studied.

Teaching Methods:

Teaching Methods 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Assessment Methods:

Assessment Methods A: Examination, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching & Learning Methods	Asssesments Methods
1) Examines the concept of great power in International Relations.	1,2,8	1,2,3	A,C
2) Explains different kinds of great power from a Turkish perspective.	1,2,8	1,2,3	A,C
3) Comprehends the relations between Turkey and great powers in an historical way.	1,2,8	1,2,3	A,C
4) Examines the main strategic alliances in the Cold War.	1,2,8	1,2,3	A,C
5) Explains the relations between Turkey and new rising powers in the 21th century.	1,2,8	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics		Study Materials
1	Introduction: General view of the course - great powers in International Relations and some conceptual tools		Readings, article and note sharing
2	The Ottoman Empire and the great powers in the 19th century (I): Relations with France and England		Readings, article and note sharing
3	The Ottoman Empire and the great powers in the 19th century (II): Relations with Germany and the Russian Empire		Readings, article and note sharing
4	Great powers and Turkey during the First World War		Readings, article and note sharing
5	The period between two World Wars: new balances		Readings, article and note sharing
6	Great powers and Turkey during the Second World War		Readings, article and note sharing
7	MIDTERM		Readings, article and note sharing
8	Turkey and the international environment of the Cold War: the great powers and alliances		Readings, article and note sharing
9	Debate on unipolarity after the Cold War, new balances and Turkey		Readings, article and note sharing
10	EU as a normative power and the overview of Turkey-EU relations		Readings, article and note sharing
11	Turkey and new rising powers in the 21st century		Readings, article and note sharing
12	Student Presentations and Discussion (I)		Readings, article and note sharing
13	Student Presentations and Discussion (II)		Readings, article and note sharing
14		Student Presentations and Discussion (III)	Readings, article and note sharing
15		Overall assessment: Turkey's power elements in the 21st century and the main aspects of its relations with major powers	Readings, article and note sharing
16	FINAL EXAM		Readings, article and note sharing

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook		Paul Kennedy, Büyük güçlerin yükseliş ve çöküşleri, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 1990.
Additionnal Resources		Henry Kissinger, Dünya düzeni, Boyner Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016. Hamit Bozarslan, Histoire de la Turquie, De l'Empire ottoman à nos jours, Editions Tallandier, Paris, 2015. Fahir Armaoğlu, 19. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, Alkım, İstanbul, 2010. Marian Kent, The Great Powers and the end of the Ottoman Empire, Allen & Unwin, London, 1984. Baskın Oran (ed.), Türk Dış Politikası: Kurtuluş savaşından bugüne olgular, belgeler, yorumlar, İletişim, İstanbul, 2003.

Material Sharing

Additional readings will be provided by the professor.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	40
Quizzes	0	0
Assignment	1	30
	Toplam	100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES	1	30
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES	1	70
	Toplam	100
COURSE CATEGORY	Elective

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	Students gain written and oral expression skills in French and Turkish languages at a level to follow the developments in the international arena.					X
2	Students can learn Turkey's political and social structure, the position of Turkey in the international system and can learn to defend their views on this issue.					X
3	Students can develop creative and analytical thinking and research skills based on collaboration and group work.				X
4	Understands and uses the basic concepts and theories of disciplines such as law, economics and sociology			X
5	Students participate in social responsibility projects and activities and gain awareness of social problems.	X
6	Students understand the scientific thinking skill using research methods in social sciences, make an oral presentation and write a dissertation.			X
7	Students evaluate the knowledge and skills related to the field and can be open to professional development.			X
8	Students can learn the structure of national and international institutions, understands their functioning, and creates solutions to problems by using the concepts and theories of its field.					X
9	Students internalize the concepts of social justice and the universality of law, understand the importance of social development and global competition, and analyze the similarities and differences between political systems.			X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course duration ( Including the exam week; 16* Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	4	50
Mid-terms	1	50	50
	2	15	30
Homework	1	25	25
Final	1	50	50
Total Workload			250
Total Workload / 25 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

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