Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy

This course is not a historical account of Turkish Foreign Policy. Nor does it consist of a chronological description of the events and issues. It is designed to acquaint the candidates with conceptual and institutional frameworks useful to explain and understand Turkish foreign and security policy and the essence of Turkey's diplomatic-strategic conduct. Nevertheless, as a prerequisite of this course, candidates are required to have a basic preliminary knowledge about the history of Turkey's foreign relations. The approach of the course is critical as well as analytical. This means that the cause should underline not only the achievements, but also failures, contradictions, and deficiencies of Turkey's foreign policy.