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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI464

TURKISH - GREEK RELATIONS AND CYPRUS

Course Code
POLI464
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. improve their skills in analysing, interpreting and revealing solution approaches to foreign policy problems.
  2. gain the ability to develop real policies by analyzing problems and improve decision-making abilities.
  3. students' interest in current developments and key issues, and their desire to increase research and knowledge will increase.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Course DescriptionThis course aims to provide historical and critical overview of the dynamics of confrontation and prospects for cooperation in Turkish-Greek relations. It also covers one of the main issues in Turkish foreign policy namely the Cyprus problem. The main objective is to analyze relations between Turkey and Greece with a particular focus on the Cyprus problem. Following a historical background of Turkish-Greek relations, the students are introduced to the areas of confrontation between the two, including the disputes in the Aegean, the Cyprus problem and the minority issue, as well as the role of third parties. Building on this extensive background information, the course will focus on the contemporary developments in both Turkish-Greek relations and Cyprus in order to examine the possibilities for reconciliation and settlement.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course & Determining Main Problems
2nd Week Perceptions in Turkish-Greek Relations
3rd Week Turkish-Greek Relations: From 19th Century to 1923
4th Week Treaty of Lausanne and its Aftermath
5th Week The Cyprus Problem (1955-1974)
6th Week The Emergence of the Aegean Problems I
7th Week Mid-term Exam
8th Week The Issue of Minorities in Bilateral Relations
9th Week The Cyprus Problem (1974-2004): Road to the Annan Plan
10th Week Turkish-Greek Relations in the post-Cold War Era
11th Week The Triangle of Turkey, Greece and Cyprus: The Role of Third Parties (The US and EU)
12th Week From Conflict to Cooperation in Bilateral Relations: The Rapprochement
13th Week Post-Annan Period in Cyprus: The Prospects for a Settlement
14th Week Wrap-up and the Way Forward
Recommended or Required ReadingH. Millas (2004) National Perception of the `Other and the Persistence of Some Images, in M. Aydın and K. Ifantis (ed.) Turkish-Greek Relations: The Security Dilemma in the Aegean. London: Routledge, pp. 53-66.
E. Balta and I. N. Grigoriadis (2023) The Evolution of Public Opinion in Greece and Turkey (2021-2023): Dynamics and Shifts in Comparative Perspective. ELIAMEP.
C.A. Frangonikolopoulos (2019) Turkey in the Greek media: The need for a shift from confrontation to peace-oriented journalism, in A. Heraclides and G. Alioğlu Çakmak (eds.) Greece and Turkey in Conflict and Cooperation: From Europeanization to DeEuropeanization. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 224-237.
T. Durmuşlar and A.Ş. Ovalı (2019) Greeces portrayal by the Turkish print media: A comparative study on conjunctural images, in A. Heraclides and G. Alioğlu Çakmak (eds.)
Greece and Turkey in Conflict and Cooperation: From Europeanization to DeEuropeanization. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 210-223.
R. Clogg (1992) Ottoman Rule and the Emergence of the Greek State, in A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.7-46.
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Yunanistanda Uluslaşma: Türk Egemenliğinden Ulusal Devlete ve Yunan Yayılmacılığı: Lozana Kadar Megali İdea, içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 27-56.
A. S. Bilge (1998) The Fener Greek Patriarchate, Perceptions, 3(1).
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Lozan ve Ertesi: Yumuşama ve İşbirliği, içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 57-88.
A. P. Alexdaris (1981) The Expulsion of Constantine VI: The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Greek-Turkish Relations, 1924-1925, Balkan Studies, 22(2), pp. 333-363.
C. Dodd (2010) The History and the Politics of the Cyprus Problem. London: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 20-109.
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Kıbrıs Sorunu (1954-1974), içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 89-112.
A. Wilson (1979-1980) The Aegean Dispute, Adelphi Paper No. 155, London: IISS. Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Ege ve Azınlık Sorunları, içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 113-137.
Y. İnan and Y. Acer (2004) The Agean Disputes, in A. Karaosmanoğlu and S. Taşhan (eds.) The Europeanization of Turkeys Security Policy: Prospects and Pitfalls. Ankara: Foreign Policy Institute, pp. 125-157.
A. Heraclides (2019) The unresolved Aegean dispute: Problems and prospects, in A. Heraclides and G. Alioğlu Çakmak (eds.) Greece and Turkey in Conflict and Cooperation: From Europeanization to De-Europeanization. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 89- 108.
B. Eligür (2020) The 1964 Expulsion of Greek Citizens from Turkey: Economic and Demographic Turkification Under Ethnocultural Nationalism, The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 11(4), pp. 319-340.
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) Ege ve Azınlık Sorunları, içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 137-141.
Ş. S. Gürel (2018) 1974-1990 Dönemi: Kıbrıs, Ege ve Batının Gölgesindeki Türk-Yunan İlişkileri, içinde Tarihsel Boyut İçinde Türk Yunan İlişkileri (1821- 1993). Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, pp. 143-166.
M. Müftüler-Baç (1999) The Cyprus Debacle: What the Future Holds, Futures, 31(6), pp. 559-575.
A. Çelenk (2007) The Restructuring of Turkeys Policy towards Cyprus: The Justice and Development Partys Struggle for Power, Turkish Studies, 8(3), pp. 349-363.
S. Bölükbaşı (1995) Butros-Ghalis Cyprus Initiative in 1992: Why Did it Fail, Middle Eastern Studies 31(3), pp. 460-482.
F. Aksu (2001) Turkish-Greek Relations: From Conflict to Detente the Last Decade, Turkish Review of Balkan Studies, pp. 167-201.
F. Aksu (2010) Turkish-Greek Relations and the Cyprus Question: Quo Vadis, UNISCI Discussion Papers, 23, pp. 207-223.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Attendance 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1.5 1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 45 45
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 35 35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.5 1.5
Homework
Total Work Load153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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