Academic Catalog

IR470 TURKEY AND THE EC/EU

Course Code: 3140470
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÖZGEHAN ÞENYUVA
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course is designed to enable students to understand properly the political, economic, foreign policy and security issues that influence the relations between Turkey and the EC/EU. The course content includes an analysis of the normative structure of the EU-Turkey relations; major breakthroughs in Turkey-EC/EU relations; the impact of EC/EU`s developments on its relations with Turkey; the role of EC/EU bodies such as the Commission; the Council of Ministers and the European Court of Justice on Turkey`s relations with the EC/EU; the influence of the Mediterranean policy of the EC/EU on Turkey. Furthermore, the recent developments will be examined to project the future of relations between Turkey and the EU.