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Course Code: 
PSIR 463
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Application: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 

At the end of this course, students will be able to manage the main concepts of bilateral relations and will learn different aspects of the Greek-Turkish relations

Course Content: 

The course intend to give an extensive and comprehensive analysis of Greek-Turkish Relations

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Exams, D: Discussion

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Students will identify the main issues of Turkish-Greek relations

1

1

A

Students will name the turning points of Turkish-Greek relations

1

1

A

Students will discuss the birth of Turkish and Greek nations

1,3,11

1

A

Students will compare the Turkish and Greek states’s arguments

3,11

1,2

A,D

Students will argue for solutions to problematic issues

1,6,11,13

2

A,D

 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Presentations - Topic of the course

 

2

Introduction : concepts and approches

 

3

Greeks and Turks in the pre-ottoman period

 

4

Orthodox and Muslims in the Ottoman period

 

5

The Birth of the Greek nation The Birth of the Turkish nation

Ernst Renan “What is a Nation?”

6

After 1923- Presentation of the conflict

 

7

Population exchange

Akgönül Samim, “Gözmeye dair Kelimeler”

8

Orthodox and Greeks in Turkey and The Patriarchate

Akgönül Samim, “The Greek orthodox Patriarcate and Turkish public opinion”

9

Muslims and Turks in Greece

Akgönül Samim, “Minorities and transnationality : the case of Muslim Turks in Greece”

10

Cyprus 1

 

11

Cyprus 2

 

12

Aegean problems

 

13

Greece – Turkey – Europe

 

14

Conclusion

 

 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Baskin Oran (ed) Turkish Foreign Policy

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Resources

AKGÖNÜL Samim, Türkiye Rumları: Ulus Devlet çağından Küreselleşme çağına bir azınlığın Yok oluş Süreci, Istanbul : İletişim Yayınları, 2007, 234 p.

 

AKGÖNÜL Samim, (ed.), Reciprocity and Greek and Turkish minorities: Law, Religion, Politics, Istanbul : Bilgi University Press, 2008, 211 p.

 

ANASTASAKIS Othon, NICOLAIDIS Kalypso Aude, OKTEM Kerem (ed), In the long shadow of Europe: Greeks and Turks in the era of Postnationalism , Leiden : Brill Publishers, 2009

 

ARI Kemal, Büyük mübadele, Türkiye’ye zorunlu göç (1923-1925), Istanbul : Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 1995, 198 p.

Material Sharing

Documents Articles, Movies
Assignments  
Exams 1 Mid-Term 1 Final

 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

%40

Total

 

40

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

%60

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

%40

Total

 

100

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

 

 

 

 

 
   

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

 

No

 

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

 

1

Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology.

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

2

Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary.

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

3

Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems.

 

 

 

X

 

 

4

Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations.

 

X

 

 

 

 

5

Students will demonsrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods.

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life- long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development.

 

 

 

 

x

 

7

Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly.

 

 

 

 

X

 

8

Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings.

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

9

Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline.

 

 

 

 

x

10

Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience  required  by public or private institutions or in the academia.

 

 

 

 

x

11

Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own.

 

 

 

 

x

12

Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences.

X

 

 

 

 

 

13

Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students.

 

 

 

 

 

14

Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms.

 

 

 

X

 

 

15

Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness.

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration (Hour)

Total Workload (Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

16

3

48

Mid-terms

1

10

10

Homework

1

4

4

Final examination

1

15

15

Total Work Load

 

 

125

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

5

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

5

None