| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- learn the process of Turkey-EU integration
- learn Turkey EU relations starting from the Ottoman Empire until today
- elaborate the accession negotiations.
- evaluate the relations by relying on scientificity.
- get into contact with stakeholders via the interviews they conduct.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No recommended optional programme components. |
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| Course Description | This course explores Turkey's process of integration into the European Union (EU). The historical, political, cultural, economic and social relations between Turkey and the EU are topics of the course. Besides the limits and opportunities of integration between Turkey and the EU are dealt with. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Course Description, Introduction |
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2nd Week |
Historical Devolopment of the European Integration I: Post-World War II to Maastricht |
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3rd Week |
Historical Devolopment of the European Integration II: From the Treaty of Maastricht to Lissabon |
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4th Week |
Conceptual Framework Different Three Aspects of Europe |
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5th Week |
Theories of European integration (neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, etc.) Institutionalization of the EU and enlargement wavesBREXIT |
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6th Week |
Theoretical approaches to Turkey?EU relations Türkiye?s effort?s toward Westenization since the Ottoman Early Phases of Turkey?EU Relations 1959 application and 1963 Ankara Agreement Additional Protocol and Customs Union beginnings The 1980s and 1990s: Difficult Years Post-1980 coup relations The significance of the 1995 Customs Union Luxembourg and Helsinki Summits Copenhagen criteria; political, economic and legal criteries |
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7th Week |
Mıdterm |
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8th Week |
The 2000s: Candidacy and Negotiations 1999 Helsinki Summit and candidate status 2005 start of accession negotiations Reform packages and adaptation process |
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9th Week |
EU Institutions and Turkey European Council, Commission, Parliament and their relations with Turkey Turkey?s role in decision-making as a candidate country |
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10th Week |
Public Opinion and Identity Debates European public opinion on Turkey Turkish public perception of the EU European identity and debates on Turkey?s Europeanness |
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11th Week |
Integration of the Turkish economy with the EU Effects of the Customs Union Agriculture, industry, and service sector adaptation Common Policies and Turkey Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Environment, energy, and transport policies in the Turkish context |
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12th Week |
Negotiation Chapters and Stalemates Opened and closed chapters Cyprus issue and political blockages Vetoes and obstacles |
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13th Week |
Contemporary Developments 2016 Refugee Agreement Visa liberalization debates Tensions in Turkey?EU relations Alternative Models and Future Scenarios Possible models beyond full membership (privileged partnership, post-Brexit models) Scenarios for the future of Turkey?EU relations |
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14th Week |
Debate on the future of Turkey?EU integration General Review and Preparation to the Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | The European Union as a Small Power. After the Post-Cold War, Asle Toje, First edition, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Designing the European Union. From Paris to Lisbon, First edition, Ed. By Finn Laursen, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
European Union. Power and policy making, 3rd edition, Ed. By Jeremy Richardson, New York, Routledge, 2006.
Turkey and the European Union. Key Dynamics and Future Scenarios, ed. By Beken Saatçioğlu and Funda Tekin, First Edition, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden, 2021.
Turkey and the European Union. Prosoects for a Difficult Encounter, Ed. By Esra LaGro and Knud Erik Jorgensen, First Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, New York,
Turkey and the European Union, Senem Aydın-Düzgit and Nathalie Tocci, First Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, London and New York, 2015. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Project |
1 |
25 |
| Attendance |
1 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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30 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Homework |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Project |
1 |
26 |
26 |
| Total Work Load | 152 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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