INTL 290-01 Turkish Foreign Policy in a Tumultuous Region Dr. Ali Demirdas Term: Spring 2017 Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 9-9.50pm Class held at: Education Center 120 Office: Education Center, Room 206A Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 3-4pm or by appointment via email. Contact: demirdasa@cofc.edu (The best way to communicate with me is e-mail! State your name and class (INT 290-01) in the subject line. Course Description This course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the domestic and international forces that shape contemporary Turkish foreign policy. Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey has sought to adjust to the new realities of the changing international system by adopting new policies and strategies in its relations with neighboring states in the Middle East, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Additionally, Turkey s policies toward the United States and Western Europe have undergone changes. Along with the recent developments in international and regional politics, the rise to power of the AKP, a party with an Islamist pedigree, have contributed to the formulation of new policies and approaches. The main focus of INTL 290-01 is on current developments although there will be some discussion of the historical background to Turkey s international relations. Students are strongly urged to follow current trends in Turkish foreign policy through various media sources (newspapers, weekly/monthly magazines, TV news and analyses, and reliable sources on the internet).
Important points regarding the course: Additional readings may be available on the class web page on OAKS. Other readings may be assigned and handouts and supplements may be distributed later in the semester. This syllabus (including the lecture schedule, readings, assigned work and exams) is subject to change as necessary. Changes will be announced by email and on the course website on OAKS. It is the responsibility of each student to keep up with all readings and assignments. Attendance is mandatory! Every class you miss without a legitimate excuse will result in a 2- point deduction from your overall final grade. Disability Services The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should apply at the Center for Disability Services / SNAP, located on the first floor of the Lightsey Center, Suite 104. Students approved for accommodations are responsibility for notifying me as soon as possible and for contacting me one week before accommodation is needed. The Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to a) develop the skills to analyze Turkish foreign policy b) identify the main regional and international issues in Turkey's international relations c) analyze the nature of the foreign policy-making process in Turkey d) discuss Turkey's relations with the Middle East, the Caucasus, Europe, and the U.S. Your grade will be based on the following criteria: Attendance & Participation 20% Attendance is required. You are required to report your absences to the Absence Memo Office at 67 George St. Each undocumented absence will result in 2-point deduction from your final exam. During the class time, an attendance sheet may be given for you to sign. You are asked to meaningfully participate in class regularly. I encourage you to ask questions and express your opinions regarding the topic covered. You are asked to come to the class well prepared and to participate in discussions. There is going to be a Facebook page for our class in which I will post certain articles and expect you to join the discussion on it. The articles will also be part of the midterm and the final exam. I will upload the articles on OAKS for convenience. Midterm Exam 30% (February 13, Monday) The Midterm will cover the topics that have been studied until the midterm exam date.
Pop Quizzes- 10% There may be pop quizzes from the topics covered in previous class or the topics to be covered in the class of that day. Final 40 % (April 28, 8-11am) There will be a cumulative final exam at the end of the semester. To reschedule a final exam, you must provide a formal excuse and the respective evidence, such as a doctor s note routed through the Absence Memo Office. http://studentaffairs.cofc.edu/services/absence.php Final grades will be calculated using the following table: A: 93-100 A-:90-92 B+: 87-89 B: 83-86 B-: 80-82 C+: 77-79 C: 73-76 C-: 70-72 D+: 67-69 D: 63-66 D-: 60-62 F: <60 Please, be a responsible student and take charge of your grade. If you want to know your current standing in class, check on the OAKS course site or inquire with me about this. Week 1: Introduction, Quiz about Turkey Week 2: Foreign Policy Analysis and Key Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy Bruce Russet and Harvey Starr, World Politics: The Menu for Choice (New York, 1989), pp.13-25. B. Oran, Turkish Foreign Policy: 1919-2006 Facts and Analyses with Documents, Utah Series and Turkish and Islamic Studies (2010), pp 3-23. Week 3: A Brief Historical Overview of General Trends in Turkish Foreign Policy William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp. 70-73, pp. 79-108, 109-145, 191-217. Selim Deringil, "Turkish Foreign Policy Since Atatürk," in Clement H. Dodd (ed.), Turkish Foreign Policy: New Prospects, (Cambridgeshire: The Eothen Press, 1992), pp. 1-8. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey s Foreign Policy Vision: An Assessment of 2007, Insight Turkey, Vol. 10, No: 1, (2008), p. 77-96. Kemal Kirişci, Turkey's Engagement with its Neighborhood: A Synthetic and Multidimentional Look at Turkey's Foreign Policy Transformation, Turkish Studies, Vol. 13, No: 3, (2012), pp. 319-341.
Week 4: Turkish-American Relations (1923-1990) Şuhnaz Yılmaz, "The Interwar Period: Turkish-American Rapprochement in Turkish-American Relations, 1800-1852, (London: Routledge, 2015), p.62-102. Şuhnaz Yılmaz, Cold War Context: Formation of the Turkish-American Alliance in Turkish- American Relations, 1800-1852, (London: Routledge, 2015), p. 118-137. Aylin Güney, Anti-Americanism in Turkey: Past and Present, Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.44, No: 3, (2008), p. 471-487. Week 5: Turkish-American Relations in the Post-Cold War Era Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp.216-228. Morton Abromowitz, "The Complexities of American Policymaking on Turkey," in Abromowitz (ed.) Turkey's Transformation and American Policy (New York: The Century Foundation Press, 2000), pp.153-184. Sabri Sayari, New Directions in Turkey USA Relations, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 15, No: 2, (2013), p. 129-142. Week 6: Turkey and the European Union Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp.223-245. S. Fule, Turkey, the EU, and the European Neighborhood Policy Turkish Foreign Policy Quarterly, Volume 10 Number 2. (2011) pp 17-21. Ziya Öniş and Şuhnaz Yılmaz, The Turkey-EU-US Triangle in Perspective: Transformation or Continuity? Middle East Journal, vol.59, no.2, Spring 2005, pp. 265-284. Week 7: Turkey and the European Union Tarık Oğuzlu, Mustafa Kibaroğlu, Is the Westernization Process Losing Pace in Turkey: Who s to Blame?, Turkish Studies, 10:4, (2010), p. 577-593. Meltem Müftüler-Baç (2011) Turkish Foreign Policy, its Domestic Determinants and the Role of the European Union, South European Society and Politics, 16:2, 279-291. Rumelili, B. Turkey: Identity, Foreign Policy, and Socialization in post-enlargement Europe Journal of European Integration, 33: 2 (2011), pp. 235-249. Week 9: Turkish-Greek Relations: Aegean Disputes and Cyprus Conundrum Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp.252-260.
Şuhnaz Yılmaz and Ziya Öniş, Greek-Turkish Rapprochement: Rhetoric or Reality?, Political Science Quarterly, vol. 123, no: 1, (2008), p. 123-149. B. Oran, Turkish Foreign Policy: 1919-2006 Facts and Analyses with Documents, Utah Series and Turkish and Islamic Studies (2010), pp 790-815. Tarık Oğuzlu, Turkey and the Cyprus Dispute: Pitfalls and Opportunities, Ankara Bar Review, 2010/1, p. 73-82. Gül Inanç, Büyükelçiler Anlatıyor: Türk Diplomasisinde Kıbrıs (1970-1991), (İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları), 2007, pp. 3-68. (Optional Reading). Week 10: Pandora's Box: The Balkans Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp. 260-266. B. Oran, Turkish Foreign Policy: 1919-2006 Facts and Analyses with Documents, Utah Series and Turkish and Islamic Studies (2010), pp 817-840. Ronald Linden and Yasemin İrepoğlu, Turkey and the Balkans: New Forms of Political Community?, Turkish Studies, Vol. 14, No: 2, (2013), p. 229-255. Week 11: Turkey and the Middle East Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp. 296-316. Meliha Altunışık and Lenore Martin, Making Sense of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East under AKP, Turkish Studies, Vol.12, No:4, (2011), p. 569-587. Ziya Öniş, (2014) Turkey and the Arab Revolutions: Boundaries of Regional Power Influence in a Turbulent Middle East, Mediterranean Politics, pp. 1-17. Merve Tahiroğlu and Behnam Ben Taleblu, Turkey and Iran: The Best of Frenemies, Turkish Policy Quarterly, Vol.14, No: 1 (2015), p. 123-14. Week 12: Turkey and the Former Soviet Territories Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, pp.266-281, pp. 287-296. Şener Aktürk, Turkish-Russian Relations after the Cold War (1992-2002), Turkish Studies, Vol. 7, No: 3, (2006), pp. 337-364. Mustafa Aydin, Turkish Policy Towards the Wider Black Sea and the EU Connection, Journal of Balkan & Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 16, No: 3, (2014), pp. 383-397. Week 13: Geopolitics of the Caspian Basin and Energy Politics M. Muftuler, The Future of Energy Security for Europe: Turkey's Role as an Energy Corridor Middle Eastern Studies Volume 47, Issue 2 (2011), pp 361-378. Ali Tekin and Paul Williams, EU-Russian Relations, and Turkey s Role as an Energy Corridor, Europe-Asia Studies, 61:2, (2009), p. 337-356. Global Relations Forum, Turkish Energy Strategy in the 21th Century: Weathering Uncertainties and Discontinuities Task Force Report 2013. Week 14: Turkey in the Global Context: Increasing ties with Asia and Africa
Tao Zan (2009) Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Turkey s Perception on the Rise of China Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (in Asia) Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 66-79. Emel Parlar Dal (2013), Assessing Turkey's Normative Power in the Middle East and North Africa Region, Turkish Studies, Vol. 14, No.4, pp. 709-734. Mehmet Özkan (2010) What drives Turkey's involvement in Africa, Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 37, No.126, pp. 533-540. Week 15: Review and Discussion: Turkish Foreign Policy in the 21st Century Şuhnaz Yılmaz and Ziya Öniş, Between Europeanization and Euro-Asianism: Foreign Policy Activism in Turkey during the AKP Era, Turkish Studies, Vol. 10, No: 1, (2009), p. 7-24. Reşat Bayer & E. Fuat Keyman (2012) Turkey: An Emerging Hub of Globalization and Internationalist Humanitarian Actor? Globalizations, 9:1, pp. 73-90. Ahmet Davutoğlu (2013) Turkey s humanitarian diplomacy: objectives, challenges and prospects Nationalities Papers Vol.41, No.6, pp.865-870. Stephen M. Walt (2015), What Will 2050 Look Like?, Foreign Policy, May 12. Available at: http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/12/what-will-2050-look-like-china-nato/. FINAL EXAM Academic Calendar: http://registrar.cofc.edu/pdf/ac-2017spring.pdf