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Program of American Culture and Literature (English)

ACL480

HISTORY OF TURKISH- AMERICAN RELATIONS

Course Code
ACL480
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Acquire a critical knowledge on the beginnings and historical development of Turkish-American relations.
  2. Analyze and discuss the processes and political happenings that have had an impact on Turkish-American relations.
  3. Make, from both Turkish and American perspectives, a comparative evaluation of the historical, social, cultural and political dimensions and contexts.
  4. Can carry out research on subjects concerning Turkish-American relations.
  5. Comment with a critical and analytical approach the representations of Turkish-American relations in literature and the media.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course, the main focus falls on the beginnings of Turkish-American relations in history and the major phases of the development of these relations up to the present. Although the subject may be studied primarily in a political and diplomatic context, extensive references are also made to cultural, economic and institutional relations. For illustration, relevant texts of memoirs, historical narratives, letters, biographies and autobiographies may be used as part of the contents of the course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: the subject and contents of the course explained in broader terms. The multiple significance of Turkish-American relations.
2nd Week Beginnings of Turkish-American relations in history.
3rd Week Ottoman-American relations during the antebellum period (the 1820s to 1861)
4th Week Ottoman-American relations in the aftermath of the Civil War and down to World War I.
5th Week The political, cultural, and social impact of American missionary activities. Trade and politics.
6th Week (Continued)
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Turkish-American relations between World War I and World War II
9th Week Turkish-American relations during World War II.
10th Week Turkish-American relations in the post-war period, The Marshall Plan, the Korean War, Turkey's entry into NATO.
11th Week The beginnings of the Cold War.
12th Week (Continued)
13th Week Turkish-American relations from the 1960s down to the present: The Cold War and the aftermath.
14th Week An overall view and wrap-up.
Recommended or Required ReadingAydın, Mustafa, and Çağrı Erhan, eds. Turkish-American Relations: Past, Present, and Future. Routledge, 2004.
Bölükbaşı, Süha. The Superpowers and the Third World: Turkish-American Relations and Cyprus. University Press of America, 1988.
Criss, Bilge. American Turkish Encounters: Politics and Culture, 1830-1989. Cambridge Scholars, 2011.
McCarthy, Justin. The Turk in America: The Creation of an Enduring Prejudice. University of Utah Press, 2010.
Harris, George S. Studies in Atatürk's Turkey: The American Dimension. Brill, 2009.
Pakel, Aykın Berk. Turkısh-American Relations (1945-1980): Quest for Security and Adapting to Change. The Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, 2007.
Dodd, C. H. Turkish Foreign Policy: New Prospects. Eothen Press, 1992.
Sander, Oral. Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri, 1947-1964. Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, 1979.
Armaoğlu, Fahir, ed. Belgelerle Türk-Amerikan Münasebetleri: Açıklamalı. Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu Yayınları, 1991.
Akalın, Berrin. ?Ottoman-American Relations, Francis Hopkins Smith and Armenian Issue.? Journal of International Education and Leadership, Volume 5 Issue 1 Spring 2015: 1-28.
Allison, Robert J. The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World. 1776-1815. Oxford University Press, 1995.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Presentation of Article 1 15
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 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 6 6
Article Presentation 1 6 6
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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