POL2513 Turkish-Greek RelationsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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 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) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,