SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POL2513 | Turkish-Greek Relations | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. BYRON MATARANGAS |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is built around the notion that only by understanding the past can we make sense of the present and hope to improve the future. Accordingly, it seeks to provide a balanced account of past and present Turkish-Greek relations. It will begin by looking at the experience of co-habitation under Ottoman rule. It will then trace the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalisms which culminated in wars of independence fought against one another. The evolution of relations over the twentieth-century from the Atatürk/Venizelos period through the Cold War up until the 1990s will next be traced. In so doing, we will examine the impact of domestic developments in each country on bilateral relations, the minority question, Cyprus and the Aegean, and the role of the EU. Finally, we will turn to the era of ‘earthquake diplomacy’, taking stock of the recent mushrooming of contacts across the Aegean on one hand, and the persistence of tension at the level of ‘high politics’ on the other. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. To develop a historically-informed and critical understanding of Turkish and Greek nationalism vis-à-vis their relationship to one another, 2. To familiarise students with theories of nationalism, 3. To provide students with a realistic assessment of where relations stand today and in what direction(s) they may unfold. |
Topic 1: Introductions; What is a Turk? What is a Greek? Topic 2: Ottoman Co-habitation; What is nationalism? Topic 3: Rise of Greek nationalism; Rise of Turkish nationalism Topic 4: Population exchange; Atatürk and Venizelos Topic 5: Reciprocity and minorities Topic 6: Cyprus and the Aegean Topic 7: The role of ‘Europe’: Then and now Topic 8: Rocky relations: the 1990s; Earthquake diplomacy Topic 9: Rapprochement in the 2000s Topic 10: Whence from here? |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction - Who is a Turk? Who is a Greek? | Theodossopolous article |
2) | Ottoman Co-habitation; What is nationalism? | Ahmad, Ch 2, Koliopolous and Veremis, Ch 2 |
3) | Theories of Nationalism: Primordialism, Perinnelism; Modernism; Ethno-Symbolism | Chpts 1-2, Anthony Smith book on nationalism |
4) | Ethnic vs. Civic Nationalism; the case of Ottoman successor states | Ch 2 Ahmad; Ch 2 Gallant |
5) | Emergence of Greek nationalism; Emergence of Turkish nationalism | cont'd from previous week |
6) | Ataturk and Venizelos; population exchange | Bruce 2 chapters |
7) | Lausanne Treaty regime; Minority rights ad reciprocity | Fisher Onar, N. and Ozgunes, M. How Deep a Transformation? The Europeanization of Turkish and Greek Minority Rights Policies, International Journal of MInority and Group Rights, 17 (1) 2010; Baskin Oran chpt 1 |
8) | Course Review | All readings and classroom notes to date |
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14) | Course Reeview | All readings and classroom notes to date |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Turkey: Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey, (London: Routledge, 1993) Eric Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, (London: I.B. Tauris, 1998) Greece: Thomas W. Gallant, Modern Greece, (London: Hoddler, 2001) John S. Koliopoulos and Thanos M. Veremis, Greece: The Modern Sequel, From 1821 to the Present (London: Hurst, 2002) |
References: | Okuma için her bölüme ait derlenmiş makaleler mevcuttur. Available in reader with compiled articles for each unit. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 1 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 5 |
Project | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |