THE MIDDLE EAST IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY

PSIR427

Course Code: PSIR427
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Banu Eligür

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the historical developments related to Turkey's Middle East policy.
Have knowledge about current problems and areas of cooperation and analyze current developments on this basis.
Analyze the factors affecting Turkey's relations with Middle Eastern countries.
Understand the structure and reasons for the changes in Ankara's policies in various periods.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

At the end of this course, students will have detailed knowledge about the Middle East. It is aimed to learn how important the Middle East region is in terms of political, historical, cultural, geopolitical and religious aspects in Turkish Foreign Policy. In this way, they will have the ability to make detailed analysis on Turkish Foreign Policy and the Middle East in particular. This course will focus on the outlines of Turkish Foreign Policy and the steps Turkey has taken towards the Middle East region. What this region means in terms of Turkish Foreign Policy will be analyzed with current examples. It is aimed that the students who take the course will be successful academically, especially in the exams of state institutions.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Where is the Middle East?
3^rd Week	Demographic and Ethnic Structure of the Middle East
4^th Week	Religious and Sectarian Structure of the Middle East
5^th Week	Geopolitical Importance of the Middle East
6^th Week	The Importance of the Middle East in Turkish Foreign Policy
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Turkey's Relations with the Arab World (Iraq-Egypt-Saudi Arabia)
9^th Week	Turkey's Relations with the Arab World (Syria-Lebanon-Jordan-Gulf)
10^th Week	Turkey-Iran Relations
11^th Week	Turkey-Israel Relations
12^th Week	Turkey-Israel Relations
13^th Week	Current Issues in the Middle East
14^th Week	Current Issues in the Middle East

Recommended or Required Reading

Jeopolitik İstihbarat: Orhan Karaoğlu
İran: Bir Ülkenin Akademik Anatomisi: Orhan Karaoğlu-Nail Elhan
İsrail: Bir Ülkenin Akademik Anatomisi: Orhan Karaoğlu-Nail Elhan
Teopower Olarak Şiilik ve İran Dış Politikası: Orhan Karaoğlu
Türk Dış Politikası 1-2-3: Editör:Baskın Oran
Arap Halkları Tarihi: Albert Hourani
Modern Ortadoğu Tarihi: William L. Cleveland
Ortadoğu Tarihi: Youssef M. Choueiri
Ortadoğu Hakkında 100 Mit: Fred Halliday
Ortadoğu ve Dış Politika: Meliha Benli Altunışık
Orta Doğu: Bernard Lewis
Orta Doğu?yu Anlamak: Ilan Pappe
Hayali Doğu: Thierry Hentsch
Ortadoğu ve Modern Dünyanın İnşası: Cyrus Schayegh
İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi: Hasan Onat-Sönmez Kutlu
İslam Tarihi: Eyüp Baş
Dinler Tarihi: Baki Adam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	1	30
Other	1	20
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	25	25
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9		X		X
K10
K11	X		X	X
K12		X	X	X
K13