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  Course Description
Course Name : Economic Integration and the European Union-Turkey Relations

Course Code : DTK 780

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. MURAT DOĞANLAR

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains the concept of economic integration
Understands Turkey-EU relations and interprets the current events about the topic
Examines Turkey-EU relations in all dimensions

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : In this course, first the economic integrations in international relations are introduced. Then, the basic structure of the European Union and its relations with Turkey are covered.

Course Contents : Introduction to Economic Integration, Economic Integration Theory and Forms of Integration, Turkey and European integration: introduction, Societal perceptions of Turkey’s EU membership: causes and consequences of support for EU membership, Populism as a barrier to integration with the EU: rethinking the Copenhagen criteria, Economic mismanagement and Turkey’s troubled relations with the EU: is there a link?, Europeanisation of Turkish peak business organisations and Turkey–EU relations, Islamist redefinition(s) of European and Islamic identities in Turkey, The Islamist movement and Turkey–EU relations, Helsinki, Copenhagen and beyond: challenges to the new Europe and the Turkish state, Turkish political parties and the EU discourse in the post-Helsinki period: a case of Europeanization, The Turkish contract of citizenship and the Union model: limits of convergence, Leverage in theory and practice: human rights and Turkey’s EU candidacy, Turkey and European integration: conclusion

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Economic Integration Coursebook Lecture
2 Economic Integration Theory and Forms of Integration Coursebook Lecture
3 Turkey and European integration: introduction Coursebook Lecture
4 Societal perceptions of Turkey’s EU membership: causes and consequences of support for EU membership Coursebook Lecture
5 Populism as a barrier to integration with the EU: rethinking the Copenhagen criteria Coursebook Lecture
6 Economic mismanagement and Turkey’s troubled relations with the EU: is there a link? Coursebook Lecture
7 Europeanisation of Turkish peak business organisations and Turkey–EU relations Coursebook Lecture
8 Midterm exam
9 Islamist redefinition(s) of European and Islamic identities in Turkey Coursebook Lecture
10 The Islamist movement and Turkey–EU relations Coursebook Lecture
11 Helsinki, Copenhagen and beyond: challenges to the new Europe and the Turkish state Coursebook Lecture
12 Turkish political parties and the EU discourse in the post-Helsinki period: a case of Europeanization Coursebook Lecture
13 The Turkish contract of citizenship and the Union model: limits of convergence Coursebook Lecture
14 Leverage in theory and practice: human rights and Turkey’s EU candidacy Coursebook Lecture
15 Turkey and European integration: conclusion Coursebook Lecture
16/17 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Mehmet Uğur & N. Canefe (2004), Turkey and European Integration: Accession prospects and issues, Routledge.
Required Course Material(s)  Ali Çarkoglu & Barry Rubin (2003), Turkey and the EU: Domestic Politics, Economic Integration and International Dynamics, Routledge.


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Understands the importance of foreign trade for the country´s economy and businesses, can recognize, arrange and account documents used in international trade. 2
2 Knows about the regulations and transactions related to import and export, implements this knowledge by means of computer software packages. 2
3 Defines concepts related to the balance of payment and foreign exchange market. 2
4 Knows about alternative types of payment in international trade. 2
5 Is aware of the importance of quality and standardization in foreign trade, knows about insurance operations and tax practices in foreign trade. 2
6 Accounts foreign trade and cambio transactions. 2
7 Knows how to conduct research, is aware of professional ethics, and knows the methods used in commercial correspondence. 4
8 Interprets developments and economic crises in the world and in Turkish economy, follows the European Union-Turkey relations, knows about the international economic and financial organizations 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 16 3 48
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 5 80
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 131
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.24
ECTS Credit: 5