ECTS - Turkish-Greek Relations and Cyprus
Turkish-Greek Relations and Cyprus (IR320) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Turkish-Greek Relations and Cyprus | IR320 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | On perfectly performing the module, the students will be anticipated to be familiar and to know the general agenda about Greece. The course focuses on especially the issues between those two parties following the historical process up to day, and it will also be given importance to the other issues between Turkey and Greece such as FIR Line, Territorial Waters, 12 Miles Issue, the Aegean Islands, Armament and Disarmament of the island in the Aegean, Patriarchate. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The basics about the dispute between Turkey and Greece over the Aegean and Cyprus in a geo-political perspective; the details of each and every point of dispute; all the phases of the Cyprus question from the 1950`s to the establishment of the Republic as well as its destruction; the Greek violence against the Turkish community until the Turkish in |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | A General Introduction to the course | None |
| 2 | Basics about the Cyprus conflict and the Aegean dispute | Dodd, pp. 8-34 |
| 3 | The Cyprus Question: from the beginning to 1960 | Hale (2012) |
| 4 | The Cyprus conflict: Destruction of the Cyprus Republic to 1974 | Hale (2012) |
| 5 | The Cyprus conflict: 1974 to the declaration of TRNC | Hale (2012) |
| 6 | Solution proposals: de Cuellar package, Set of Ideas and the Annan Plan | Dodd, 34-61 |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | None |
| 8 | Prospects for a resolution of the Cyprus question | None |
| 9 | The Aegean dispute: territorial waters | Alford (1984) |
| 10 | The Aegean dispute: air space | Alford (1984) |
| 11 | The Aegean dispute: Demilitarized status of the Aegean islands | Alford (1984) |
| 12 | The Aegean dispute: other disputed points | Alford (1984) |
| 13 | The EU as a catalyst for an overall settlement | Dodd, 61-75 |
| 14 | Latest developments, Greek and Greek Cyprus crisis, Turkey’s estrangement from the EU etc. | None |
| 15 | Review Week | None |
| 16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Dodd, C., The Cyprus Imbroglio, The Eothen Press, 1998 |
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| 2. Alford, J., Greece and Turkey: adversity in alliance, Palgrave Macmillan, 1984 | |
| 3. Hale, W. (2012). Turkish foreign policy since 1774. Routledge. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | X | ||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | X | ||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | X | ||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||