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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TRH316.6History Of Middle EastElective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To comprehend the development of the main problems of the Middle East in the historical process. To understand the place of Arab nationalism and colonial powers in the Middle East History. To evaluate the developments in the Middle East after the First World War.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Özkan Dayı
Learning Outcomes
1Explain the Arab Nationalism
2Define the reasons of the Arabic movements of independence
3Compare the ideologies in the Middle East
4Explain the Zionism
5Reach the outcomes of the Wars between Arabs and Israel
6Effects of Middle Eastern oil on regional history.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To process the history of the Middle Ages, especially the period after the Ottoman rule with its political, military and social dimensions until the 1990s. To be able to comprehend the special position of the Middle East, the underground resources of the geography, the sacred places and the place in the history of world civilization.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The rise of the Arabic nationalism
2The Middle East after the First World War
3The Middle East before and after the Second World War
4The foundation of Israel and the wars
5The Palestine problem
6The ideological movements in the Middle East
7The Terror Organizations
8Midterm
9The Pact of Bagdad
10The Suez crisis
11The Treaty of Camp David and the peace
12The overthrow of Iran Shah and the new regime
13The Iran-Iraq War
14Gulf War
15General Overview
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bernard Lewis, Ortadoğu, Sabah Kitapları, İstanbul, 1996. 2.Albert Hourani, Arap Halkları Tarihi, İletişim yay., İstanbul, 1997. 3.Fahir Armaoğlu, 20.Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, İş Bankası yay., Ankara, 1984. 4.Fahir Armaoğlu, Filistin Meselesi ve Arap İsrail Savaşları, İş Bankası yay., Ankara. 5.Ömer Kürkçüoğlu, Türkiye nin Arap Ortadoğu suna Karşı Politikası, AÜSBF yay., Ankara, 1972. 6.Tayyar Arı, Geçmişten Günümüze Ortadoğu, MKM yay., Bursa, 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14570
Individual Study for Mid term Examination188
Individual Study for Final Examination11111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High