Print syllabus at: http://spot.colorado.edu/~gyoung/home/3000/3000T_syl.htm

Office: CU – Ketchum Hall 4A

Office Phone: CU - (303) 492-4265

E-mail: gyoung@colorado.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment

Course Links

Link to Current Event Schedule

Link to Reading Summaries and Schedule

Turkish Word of the Day

Link to Midterm Exam Terms List

Link to Midterm Exam Results

Link to Final Exam Study Guide

Sample Presentation Grade Sheet

Presentation Topics & Schedule

Overview of the Ottoman Sultans

Notable Turkish Authors/Books

Course Objectives and Description

This course is the one of many for the inter-disciplinary CU major which encompasses political science, anthropology, geography, economics, and history. In this course we will undertake an introductory study of Turkish history, politics, economics and culture. The Economist in a cover story last spring referred to Turkey as a democratic “Model for the Arab Spring”, but by the summer, that same periodical warned that Turkey was headed towards authoritarianism and corruption and following the “Arab Road”. Which way is Turkey headed - Democratic NATO Ally or authoritarian corrupt regime?

Course Requirements

Surgeon General’s Warning

This is a three-credit course with a substantial workload in Maymester. In addition to the midterm and final exams, this course requires a substantial research paper. Please familiarize yourself with the course requirements. If you are not sure now that you will be able to commit the necessary time and effort to complete the required work, you should consider dropping the course.

Attendance, Readings and Class Participation

It is essential in Maymester that students attend every class on time. Regular attendance and active participation in any class discussion will enhance your understanding of the course material and almost certainly improve your performance on the mid-term and final exams, which are together worth 50% of the course grade. Attendance is also a large portion of your 10% participation grade. Students with more than five unexcused absences will be awarded a failing grade. Notifying your instructor by email prior to class will constitute an excused absence. Send email absence notifications to gyoung@colorado.edu. In this semester, the required readings range from 150 to 200 pages per week, as set out in the course schedule. Your knowledge and understanding of the required readings will be tested in the mid-term and final exams. Students should come to class having already completed (and thought carefully about) the assigned reading for each class period.

Required Readings

There are no textbooks to purchase for this class. All course readings (and a World Atlas) delineated in the course schedule are available at the following online site to which all students will subscribe: http://www.americaandtheworld.com. This site (AATW) provides both distribution and reference for this course, but also copyright payment for some of the articles you will read. Access to this website will be purchased for $47.00. Access will be explained in detail in class. The readings for this course are interdisciplinary, including works from political science, history, economics and geography. All of the readings are required. Other readings may be linked to this syllabus.

Mid-Term and Final Exams

The mid-term exam will be held on Wednesday, May 21^st in the usual class meeting time and place. The final exam will be on the last day of class, Friday, May 30^th also in the regular lecture room. The final exam will be comprehensive, but will focus primarily on the materiel after the midterm. Students must write the final exam in order to pass the course. Blue books should be purchased by each student and brought in the class period prior to the midterm and final; 8.5x11 Blue books are preferred. Do not put your name on your Blue book, since they will be redistributed. Make-up exams will not be given unless the instructor has been notified in advance or a doctor’s note is provided.

Current Events

One or two students will present a current event orally in class each class period. The presentation should be no more than five minutes in length. The source should be from a respected news source, be less than one week old and pertain in some way to Turkey, preferably the topic for that class period. Each student should try to relate the article to some element of what we have been discussing in class. News reports on the Internet are also acceptable sources. The designated student will provide a discussion question for the class with their article. In additions to the normal news sources, there is an English Language Turkish newspaper at: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/. The current event presentations will be part of your 10% participation grade.

Turkish Word of the Day

In order to enhance your experience of intensive Turkish study for these three weeks, each day two Turkish language words will be introduced. These words will be tested for extra credit on both the midterm and final exam.

Research Paper

Each student in the course will be required to complete a research essay that examines a relevant topic of interest about Turkey that is not otherwise covered in class. This is relatively short paper, so students must be concise. The paper will undertake an analysis of one of the topics listed below. Additional subjects may be added at the approval of the instructor. The essay is due on Thursday May 29^th either in class or in the instructor’s mailbox in Ketchum 106 by 4:30pm. The essay should be between 2200 and 2500 words in length (approximately 8 to 10 pages). Include a word count on the first page. Papers should be in 10-12 pitch in either Courier or Times Roman font. Late essays will be docked one grade per day after the due date (e.g., A- to B-, C to D, etc.) up to 50%, unless you provide a doctor’s note explaining why it was impossible for you to meet the deadline. Computer malfunction is not an acceptable excuse for an essay being late. Re-read your essay for clarity, grammar, spelling and punctuation, since poor execution of these elements will also affect your grade. These papers should be properly documented and footnoted. Append a bibliography of all sources. Papers will be graded 50% on content and 50% on grammar, punctuation and spelling. The essay will count 25% of your final grade. This paper will also be submitted in both paper and electronic formats submitted to D2L.

Topics for Paper Selection:

1. Turkish 20^th Century Literature

2. Turkish Workers in Germany (Gastarbeiter)

3. Turkey Culture and Alcohol

4. Turkey and the Syrian Civil War

5. Tourism in Turkey

6. The Return of Antiquities to Turkey (Bergama etc.)

7. Rumi and Sufism

8. Turkish Balance of Payments, investment, exports and imports

9. Turkish Rugs

10. Turkey and the 2003 American Invasion of Iraq

11. Turkish/Israeli Relations

12. Who are the Turks? (Origins of Turkish Language and ethnicity)

13. Women in Turkey (Headscarves, women’s rights, prostitution & sex)

14. The Armenian Genocide?

15. Islam in Turkey

16. The Bible, Noah’s Arc and Turkey

17. The Janissary Revolt and the Ottoman Tanzimat Reforms

18. Turkish Education (History and Progress)

19. The Hittite Empire

20. The politics of the environment, biodiversity and climate in Turkey

Research Presentation

Each student in the course will be required to complete a presentation of their research paper that examines the key points of their research. On Tuesday, the third week of class, student will begin to present their research to the class. A one page outline of 9-12 minute in-class presentation (single-spaced) is due on the day of your presentation. This presentation is worth 5% of your final grade. A sample presentation grade sheet is linked to this syllabus.

Reading Summary

Each student in the class will sign up for a daily section of the course reading. For each section of the reading that one student will summarize the readings that are due in class that day. In a 2-3 page synopsis of each assigned article or section, the designated student will give an overview of the key points of the reading. The summary can either be in outline form or complete paragraphs. The summary should include an answer to the “so what?” question, in other words, why should one read it when studying International Affairs or Global Issues. By midnight the night before the due date, the students will submit an electronic copy (in WORD) that the instructor will post on the web for the review of your classmates. Assigned students will also bring a paper copy to class the next day. These summaries are 10% of your final grade. Late Reading Summaries will be docked 10% per class day up to 50%. No Paper copy submission is required.

Grading Criteria

Mid-term exam 25%

Research Paper 25%

Reading Summary 10%

Final exam 25%

Paper presentation 5%

Current event, attendance & participation 10%

Total 100%

Final Course Grades will be curved unless a straight 90/80/70/60 etc… proves more beneficial to the students (higher overall grade average). If curved, the mean overall average will become the highest C+ grade, and two standard deviations below the mean will be necessary to fail the course. One standard deviation about the mean becomes the criteria for an A grade. The grading policy will be explained in detail on the first day of class.

COURSE SCHEDULE

IAFS 3000/Maymester 2014/Turkey: Moderator for the Arab Spring
Day/Date	Topic	Assignment Due That Day
Mon 12 May	· Course Introduction/Administration · Turkish Geography/Demography	· None
Tue 13 May	· Turkish Culture & History · The Origins of American/Turkish Foreign Relations	· Gregory D. Young, “Meeting at Sea: Strategic Culture & Turkish/U.S. 19^th Century Naval Relations”
Wed 14 May	· The Decline of the Ottoman Empire · The Treaties of Sevres/Lausanne and the Turkish War of Independence	· P: Chaps 1-3
Thur 15 May	· Atatürk and the Founding of the Turkish Republic	· M: Chaps 18-22
Fri 16 May	· The Deepening of the Turkish democracy · Turkey joins NATO	· P: Chaps 4-6
Mon 19 May	· Civil/Military relations in the Turkish Republic · Movie “Darbe”	· P: Chaps 7, 9 & 10 · Arsu & Arango, “Turkish Court hands down Prison Sentences in Coup Plot”, New York Times, Aug 6, 2013
Tue 20 May	· The Cyprus Conflict · Turkish Admission to the EU	· Gregory D. Young, “Cyprus, The Struggle for Independence” · Gregory D. Young, “Admiral Guven Erkaya (1938-2000): A Turkish Sailor, A Hero in War and Peace.” · P: Chap 8 · The Economist, “Anchors Away: A survey of Turkey”
Wed 21 May	· Midterm Examination · Turkey moves out of the 3^rd World: Ozel to Erdogan and the free market	· P: Chap 11-13
Thur 22 May	· The Kurds, the PKK and the potential for peace · Tansu Cilar and the 90s	· P: Chap 15-17 · The Kurdish Imbroglio
Fri 23 May	· Islam v. Secular Turkey: Erdogan – Freedom or creeping Islamism · Themes in Turkish Literature	· P: Chap 18 & Conclusion
Mon 26 May	Memorial Day Holiday	None
Tue 27 May	· Go over Midterm Exam · Erdogan’s Foreign Policy: Iraq, Iran & Israel – Model for the Arab Spring · Student Presentations	· The Economist, Turkey’s Troubles, Democrat or Sultan, June 8, 2013 · Arsu & Arango, “Secular Turkish Government Permits Religious Symbol”, New York Times, Nov 1, 2013
Wed 28 May	· The Gezi Park protests: is it the environment or authoritarianism · Student Presentations	· The New York Times 2013- The Green Roots of Turkey's Urban Unrest · Associated Press 2013 - Former Military Chief Gets Life Sentence in Turkey · The Huffington Post 2013- Turkey Protests · International Herald Tribune 2013- The Children of Taksim · The Economist, “The New Young Turks”, June 8^th 2013
Thur 29 May	· Erdogan, scandal, Twitter and YouTube: Will he survive? · Research paper due · Student Presentations	· Arango & Arsu “Graft Inquiry Intensifies Turkish Political Rivalry”, New York Times, Dec 18, 2013 · Arango “Graft Scandal is Approaching Turkey Premier”, New York Times, Dec 26, 2013
Fri 30 May	· Final Examination	Study, Study, Study

Key:

M - Mango, Andrew (2002), Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey. New York: The Overlook Press.

P - Pope, Nicole & Hugh (2011), Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey. New York: The Overlook Press.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:

Cell Phone/Laptop Computer Policy

Needless to say, all cellular phones must be turned off and put away at the beginning of each class meeting. Classes failing to comply will be issued a stern warning on the first occasion. The entire class will have a pop quiz over the previous reading assignments/lectures on the second and subsequent occurrences. Phones, PDAs, MP3 players and Blackberrys will not be out on desks or used during any quiz or examination. Laptop computers will be allowed in class, I still believe that they can assist learning in the classroom. However, if abuse of the privilege appears to be a distraction in class, then they will be banned.

Students With Disabilities

If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your needs be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671, Willard 322, and www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices

Disability Services' letters for students with disabilities indicate legally mandated reasonable accommodations. The syllabus statements and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices

Cheating and Plagiarism

Cheating (using unauthorized materials or giving unauthorized assistance during an examination or other academic exercise) and plagiarism (using another's ideas or words without acknowledgment) are serious offenses in a university, and may result in a failing grade for a particular assignment, a failing grade for the course, and/or suspension for various lengths of time or permanent expulsion from the university. All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (honor@colorado.edu; 303-725-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Other information on the Honor Code can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html and at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/

The development of the Internet has provided students with historically unparalleled opportunities for conducting research swiftly and comprehensively. The availability of these materials does not, however, release the student from appropriately citing sources where appropriate; or applying standard rules associated with avoiding plagiarism. Specifically, the instructor will be expecting to review papers written by students drawing ideas and information from various sources (cited appropriately), presented generally in the student’s words after careful analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. An assembly of huge blocks of other individuals' existing material, even when cited, does not constitute an appropriate representation of this expectation. Uncited, plagiarized material shall be treated as academically dishonest, and the paper will be assigned an ‘F’ as a result. Papers submitted by any student, written in part or in whole by someone other than that student, shall be considered to constitute fraud under the University Honor Code, and result in the assignment of an 'F' for the entire course. If the student is confused as to what constitutes plagiarism, he/she should review the CU Honor Code on this topic. If you have any questions regarding proper documentation in your writing, please discuss it with your instructor.

Religious Observances

The university has received valid complaints from students regarding the lack of adequate faculty accommodation for some students who have serious religious obligations, which may conflict with academic requirements such as scheduled exams. Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class, any notification of absence by email constitutes and excused absence. See full details at: http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html

A comprehensive calendar of the religious holidays most commonly observed by CU-Boulder students is at http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/

Sexual Harassment

The University of Colorado Policy on Sexual Harassment applies to all students, staff and faculty. Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual attention. It can involve intimidation, threats, coercion, or promises or create an environment that is hostile or offensive. Harassment may occur between members of the same or opposite gender and between any combinations of members in the campus community: students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Harassment can occur anywhere on campus, including the classroom, the workplace, or a residence hall. Any student, staff or faculty member who believes s/he has been sexually harassed should contact the Office of Sexual Harassment (OSH) at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Judicial Affairs at 303-492-5550. Information about the OSH and the campus resources available to assist individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed can be obtained at http://www.colorado.edu/odh/

BASIC COURTESY TO YOUR CLASSMATE AND YOUR INSTRUCTORS

Please arrive on time and do not leave early. If you absolutely must leave early, please let me know at the beginning of class and sit near a door so you do not cause too much disruption. Similarly, if arriving late, please take a seat as quickly and quietly as possible. Take care of all your business before class begins; do not leave and return during class as this creates a disturbance to others.

Taking this course signifies acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in this syllabus.