1	Course Title:	TURKEY-MIDDLE EAST RELATIONS
2	Course Code:	ULU4106
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pirinççi
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ferhat Pirinççi ferhat@uludag.edu.tr 0224 294 10 56 UÜ İİBF A Blok No. 316 Nilüfer / Bursa
18	Website:	www.ferhatpirincci.com
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to grasp Turkey’s Middle East policy especially in the historical context. It is supposed that this course will provide students to comprehend both contemporary and future developments in the Middle East.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to comprehend Turkey’s Middle East policy in the Cold War; 2 To be able to comprehend Turkey’s changing Middle East policy after the Cold War; 3 To be able to understand Turkey’s foreign polict towards the states in the region.; 4 To be able to get some information about Turkey’s relations with the outside powers in the context of Middle East policy; 5 To be able to learn the economic factors on Turkey’s Middle East policy;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The basics of Turkey’s Middle East Policy in the Cold War times
2	The basics of Turkey’s Middle East Policy in 2000s
3	Turkey’s Palestinian Policy
4	Turkey’s Israel Policy
5	Turkey’s Iran Policy
6	Turkey’s Iraq Policy
7	Turkey’s Syria Policy
8	Turkey’s Egypt Policy
9	Turkey’s Lebanon Policy
10	Turkey’s Foreign Policy towards the other states in the region
11	Turkey’s North Africa Policy
12	Turkey’s Relations with the outside powers in the context of Middle East Politics
13	Strategic Cooperation Councils as a model in Turkey’s Middle East Policy
14	Economic factors in Turkey’s Middle East Policy

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Tayyar Arı, Yükselen Güç: Türkiye - ABD İlişkileri ve Orta Doğu, Bursa: MKM Yayınları, 2010. Tayyar Arı ve Ferhat Pirinççi, "Turkey’s New Foreign Policy towards the Middle East and the Perceptions in Syria and Lebanon" Gazi Akademik Bakış Dergisi, Cilt 4, Sayı 7, Kış 2010, ss. 1-16. ISSN: 1307 – 9778. Tayyar Arı, Geçmişten Günümüze Orta Doğu: Siyaset, Savaş ve Diplomasi, 4. Baskı, Bursa: MKM Yayınları, 2008. Tayyar Arı ve Veysel Ayhan, "Basra Körfezi Ülkelerinin Türkiye'nin Orta Doğu'daki Rolüne Bakışı", Orta Doğu Analiz, Sayı 23, Kasım 2010, ss. 7-17. (Veysel Ayhan ile birlikte) Bülent Aras, Ortadoğu ve Türkiye, İstanbul: Q Matris Yayınları, 2003.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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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	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	30	30
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	30	30
Total WorkLoad			174
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 2 3 4 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 LO2 3 3 5 4 5 2 3 2 0 0 LO3 4 5 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 LO4 3 3 4 5 3 5 2 2 0 0 LO5 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High