PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
POL2513	Turkish-Greek Relations	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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?

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.