| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TRH216.9B | Turkey and the Balkans | Elective | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To explain Balkan history and national independence movements in Balkans and their effects on the Ottoman Empire, To give detailed information about WWI, WWII and Soviet occupation in Balkans. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih M. Eşki |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Recognize the Balkan geography. | | 2 | They will have information about the Balkans under Ottoman rule. | | 3 | They will have general information about the structure of the Balkans today. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Balkan History, independence movements, British and Russian policies towards Balkans and Balkan Wars, Balkans and Balkan States in the time of WWI, Balkan geography after the war, Balkans before WWII, economical and political situation of Balkans after the war, the Soviet occupation and Balkans. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Historical geography of Balkans, Sources on Balkan history, | | | | 2 | The first conquest of Balkans and The Ottoman Empire and Balkans in the 19th century | | | | 3 | Reasons of independence movements in Balkans and its aftermaths, National independence movement of Greece, National independence movement of Serbia | | | | 4 | Roman National independence movement, Bulgarian National independence movement | | | | 5 | Relations between the Ottoman Empire and independent Balkan States, Developments in Greece and Serbia in 1878-1912, Developments in Romania and Bulgaria in 1878-1912 | | | | 6 | British and Russian policies on Balkans before the Balkan Wars, Balkans Wars and its aftermaths | | | | 7 | Balkans before the WWI, Balkans in the time of WWI | | | | 8 | Entrance of Romania and Bulgaria into the war, Situation of Greece and Serbia in the war, Balkan geography after the war | | | | 9 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION | | | | 10 | Bulgaria and Romania in 1919-1939, Yugoslavia, Greece and Albania in 1919-1939 | | | | 11 | Economical ad political situation of Balkan states before the WWI | | | | 12 | Balkans in the time of WWII | | | | 13 | Soviet occupation and Balkans | | | | 14 | Situation Balkan states in 1945-1955 | | | | 15 | Concluding remarks | | | | 16 | Final Examination | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Balkanlar El Kitabı, 2 Cilt (Editör: Komisyon), Ankara 2013. Mithat Atabay, 20. Yüzyılda Türkiye ve Balkanlar:Savaş, Barış, Göç ve Dramın Tarihi, İstanbul 2012. Stefan Yerasimos, Milletler ve Sınırlar, İstanbul 1998. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 4 | 12 | 48 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | LO2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | LO3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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