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BALKANS AND TURKEY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
POL344 BALKANS AND TURKEY 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Week 1 (March 2) Introduction and general information on course requirements -
2 Week 2 (March 9) Historical Background: Ottoman rule in the Balkans – from the Battle of Kosovo (1389) to the Russo-Ottoman War (1877-78) -
3 Week 3 (March 16) Historical Background: Ottoman rule in the Balkans – from the Russo-Ottoman War (1878) to the Second Balkan War (1913) -
4 Week 4 (March 23) Early Republican Turkey’s policy toward the Balkans -
5 Week 5 (March 30) End of the Cold War and the shifting Turkish foreign policy (1990-2003) -
6 Week 6 (April 6) Turkish foreign policy toward the Bosnian and Kosovo Wars (1992-1999) -
7 Week 7 (April 12 – April 18) NO classes – MIDTERM EXAM WEEK -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Week 9 (April 20) Turkish foreign policy toward the Balkans under the AKP (2002-2013) -
10 Week 10 (April 27) Turkish foreign policy toward the Balkans under the AKP (2013-present) -
11 Week 11 (May 4) Europeanization and its implications for Turkish foreign policy -
12 Week 12 (May 11) Turkish minority in the Balkan states -
13 Week 13 (May 18) Turkish-Bulgarian relations -
14 Week 14 (May 25) Turkish-Serbian relations -
15 Week 15 (June 1) Turkish-Greek relations in light of recent developments -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -