GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS | |||||
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) | - Possess advanced level theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with updated information, practice equipments and other resources. | 2 |
2) | Use of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within the field. -Interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the field. | 4 |
3) | Inform people and institutions, transfer ideas and solution proposals to problems in written and orally on issues in the field. - Share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative data. -Organize and implement project and activities for social environment with a sense of social responsibility. -Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. -Use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge. | 5 |
4) | Evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach. -Determine learning needs and direct the learning. -Develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning. | 3 |
5) | Act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field. - Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker's health and security. | 3 |
6) | Conduct studies at an advanced level in the field independently. - Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field. - Planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project | 3 |