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MIDDLE EAST IN THE WORLD POLITICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
POL308 MIDDLE EAST IN THE WORLD POLITICS 6 3 3 7

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction and general information on course requirements Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2 Reading the related subject in the coursebook The First World War and the end of the Ottoman order Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 1-64 Arab struggle for independence from 1919 to the end of the Second World War Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 65-149 Palestine and the founding of the state of Israel Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 149-190. Radicalization of the Middle East in the post-World War II period: Nasserism and pan-Arab ideology Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p.191-265 The beginning of Ba’thist rule in Syria and Iraq; 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the 1973 Oil Crisis Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 265-359. Egypt under Sadat; Camp David Accords and the Lebanese Civil War Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 359-406 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 301-359 The Palestinian Intifada and the First Gulf War Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 407-495 The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and its regional implications Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 359-406 NO classes – Official Holiday (Ramazan Bayramı) Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Ozbek, B. B. (2012), "En uzun 10 yıl: 11 Eylul Sonrası Ortadoğu", Ortadoğu Etutleri, Vol 3, No:2, Jan 2012, p.183-215 Iran’s Nuclear Program Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Yeni Ortadogu: Toplum, Siyaset ve Ekonomi Konferansi:24-25 Mart 2016, F.M.V. Isik University Publications: e-book The 2011 Arab Uprisings and their aftermath Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Sinkaya, B. (2011), "Gecmisten Gunumuze Turkiye'nin Ortadogu Politikası ve Bati Etkisi", Adam Akademi, Issue:1, p. 79-100 Turkey and the Arab Spring Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -