SD0210 Political History of the Modern Middle East (from the 18th century to the present)

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 0. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code SD0210
Name Political History of the Modern Middle East (from the 18th century to the present)
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. SAİT DİNÇ


Course Goal / Objective

To teach students the political, socio-economic and administrative changes, events and their results in the Middle East from the 18th century to the present. To make students comprehend the political situation and developments of today's Middle East World in the context of cause and effect and to consolidate their political knowledge about the Middle East.

Course Content

Political, social, economic and administrative changes, events and results in the Middle East from the 18th century to the present. Political developments in today's Middle East world.

Course Precondition

Resources

Sait Dinç, Political History of the Modern Middle East, Unpublished Lecture Notes, Adana 2018

Notes

-Zekeriya KURŞUN, Davut Hut, Ahmet Emin Dağ (Commission), Modern Middle Eastern History, Eskişehir 2019, Anadolu University. Open Education Faculty Publications; . - William L. Cleveland, Modern History of the Middle East, trans. Mehmet Harmanci, Ist. 2008, Agora Bookstore Publications


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Gains knowledge about the culture and political structure of the Middle East geography in our country.
LO02 Knows and explains the cultural values ​​and lifestyles of people living in the Middle East Geography.
LO03 Knows and explains the causes and consequences of the recent and contemporary political developments in the Middle East.
LO04 Knows the imperialist policies and results of the great powers that ruled the world at the beginning of the 20th century on the Middle East.
LO05 Gains knowledge about the main problems of today's Middle East such as Religious tension/sectarian problems, the problems created by oil, the problem of water use, the Arab-Israeli problem and the problems created by the Arab spring.
LO06 20th and 21st centuries in the Middle East. Knows and learns the causes and consequences of terrorist acts, mass uprisings, management changes and large-scale wars.
LO07 Learns and explains Turkey's place in the Middle East and its foreign policy since its establishment.
LO08 Knows the nature and results of relations with Middle Eastern countries and societies in terms of Turkey's social history, ethnic and cultural situation.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Presentation of the course content, objectives, functioning and resources. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 Characteristics of the Middle East. Definition, geographical location, historical background, social and cultural situation of the Middle East. General Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
3 The Partition of the Middle East by the Great Powers and Developments (1788 - 1945). France, England, Russia, Germany, Italy, etc. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım
4 Sharing of the Middle East and Developments (1918 - 1945). England, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, etc. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
5 From World War I to World War II. Countries and political situation in the Middle East until the end of the war. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
6 II. At the end of World War II, the new order and the establishment of Nationalist governments and states in the Middle East (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Israel, etc.) Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
7 From the foundation of Turkey II. Middle East Policy and Practices until the end of World War II (1920 - 1945) . Turkish Foreign Policy and its applications in Atatürk period. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 II. Political Developments in the Middle East After World War II (1945 - 2002). Founding of Israel; Arab-Israeli Conflict/Wars and Their Consequences Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
10 Arab - Israeli Struggle(1945 - 2002). Founding of Israel; Arab-Israeli Conflict/Wars and Their Consequences Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Gösteri
11 The Rivalry of the Great Powers in the Middle East in the Cold War Era. USA. and its Activities in the Soviet Union and the Middle East (1947 - 1991). Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Oil problem, religious/ethnic and sectarian problems, water issue and the regional and global developments brought by it in the Middle East at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century; (Oil Crisis, OPEC, Islamic Council, Iran-Iraq War, Israel becoming a great power, Palestine problem, Religious and Ethnic Terrorism Acts, Gulf Wars, etc.) Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
13 Middle East, Center of Global Crises. Oil problem, religious/ethnic and sectarian problems, water issue and the regional and global developments brought about by it at the end of 20th century and beginning of 21st century; Oil Crisis, OPEC, Islamic Council, Iran-Iraq War, Israel's becoming a great power, Palestinian Refugee problem, Religious and Ethnic Terrorism Acts, Gulf Wars, etc. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
14 Turkey's II. Middle East Policy from World War II to the Present. Political, military and cultural relations and developments with Middle Eastern countries and societies. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
15 An overall assessment of all the topics and learning outcomes of the course. Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Soru-Cevap
16 Term Exams Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Read and study relevant chapters in recommended resources. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 16 16
Total Workload (Hour) 80
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,20
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 22.08.2024 05:58