TURKEY’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS
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Course Title:
TURKEY’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS
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Course Code:
ULI6103
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Type of Course:
Compulsory
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Level of Course:
Third Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
5
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
None
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Ö.GÖKSEL İŞYAR
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
gokselis@uludag.edu.tr, 2941049, Uludağ Üni. İİBF, Uluslararası İlişkiler Böl. Görükle Bursa
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The aim of the course is to analyze Turkey’s politics on Central Asia and Caucasus with multidimensional perspective regarding economical, military, political and cultural aspects.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to identify the general structure of the Central Asia and Caucasus with its various dimensions including geopolitical, geoeconomical and geostrategical;
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To be able to analyze the regional problems with regard to a historical perspective and contemporary developments;
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To be able to make comparisons between different power groupings in Central Asia and Caucasus on the basis of their historical backgrounds, objectives and actions;
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To be able to evaluate the sub-regional dynamics of Central Asia and Caucasus and analyze their problems, priorities, advantages and their relations as a whole;
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To be able to attain a level of analysis to discuss the significance and mission of Turkey and also the major problems in the region;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Overview on Turkish foreign policy
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Turkey and Chechenya Issue
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Turkey and Turkish-Muslim entity in Russia
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Turkey and Azerbaijan
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Turkey and Georgia
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Turkey and Armenia
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Turkey, energy corridors/politics and Caspian Sea
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Turkey and Turkmenistan
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Turkey and Kazakhistan
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Turkey and Uzbekistan
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Turkey and Kırghizistan
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Turkey and Tajikistan
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Turkey and relations with regional powers (Russia, Iran and China)
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Conclusion
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Tayyar Arı, Orta Asya ve Kafkasya, 2011, Yelda Demirağ, Orta Asya ve Kafkaslar, 2006.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
4
56
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
55
55
Total WorkLoad
153
Total workload/ 30 hr
5,1
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
