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  1. Faculty of Communication Sciences
  2. Department of Journalism (30% English)
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  4. Türkiye-European Union Relations
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
İŞL481 - Türkiye-European Union Relations VII. SEMESTER 4 +0 5.0
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ALAADDİN FARUK PAKSOY
Mode of Delivery Face to face
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Recommended Resources Çağatay-Tekin B (2008) The construction of Turkey’s possible EU membership in French political discourse. Discourse and Society. 19(6):727–763.Çağatay-Tekin B (2010) Representations and Othering in Discourse: The construction of Turkey in the EU context.Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.Dedeoğlu, B. (1996) Adım Adım Avrupa Birliği. Çınar Yayınları: İstanbulDedeoğlu, B. (2003) Dünden Bugüne Avrupa Birliği. Boyut Kitapları: İstanbulErhan, Ç. (2009) Avrupa Birliği Temel Konular. İmaj Yayınları: AnkaraGulmez SB, Topal AE, Rumelili B. (2023) Europe and Turkey: identities in evolution. An analytical literature review. Open Res Eur. Jul 26;3:120.İKV (2002) Avrupa Birliği Genişleme Süreci ve Türkiye. Yayın No: 170, İKV Yayınları: İstanbulKarluk, R. & Yüce Dural, B. (2013) Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye İlişkileri. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları: EskişehirKubicek P (2004) Turkey’s Place in the ‘New Europe'. Perceptions. 9(3):45–58Kubicek P (2011) Political conditionality and European Union's cultivation of democracy in Turkey. Democratization. 18(4):910–931MacMillan C (2013) Discourse, Identity and the Question of Turkish Accession to the EU: Through the Looking Glass.Basingstoke: Ashgate.Negrine R (2008) Imagining Turkey British press coverage of Turkey’s bid for accession to the European Union in 2004. Journalism. 9(5):624–645.Paksoy, A.F. (2013) Turkey and the issue of European identity: An analysis of the media representation of Turkey’s EU bid within the framework of religion and culture. Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 15(1), p.37-55.Paksoy AF, Negrine R (2016) Turkey as ‘a positive other’: a theoretical discussion to comprehend the British media’s view on Turkey–EU relations. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. 18(5):494–505.Rumelili B (2008) Negotiating Europe: EU-Turkey Relations from an Identity Perspective. Insight Turkey. 10(1):97–110T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı, “Uzun İnce Bir Yol" Belgeselihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEQxU86PfS4&feature=youtu.beVesterbye, Samuel D. & Andreas Marazis (2020) Avrupa ve Türkiye’nin Geleceği. ENC Booklet: Brussels. Retrieved from: http://www.encouncil.org/ourwork/european-media-digitization-funding/
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Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introducing the course content
Week - 2 Roots of Turkish westernisation
Week - 3 Türkiye’s position after WWII
Week - 4 The Ankara Agreement
Week - 5 1970s and the Additional Protocol
Week - 6 Türkiye's Application for Full Membership in 1987
Week - 7 Midterm exam
Week - 8 The Helsinki Summit and Official Candidacy
Week - 9 Accession Negotiations
Week - 10 The migration crisis in 2015 and afterwards
Week - 11 Geographical and cultural discussions
Week - 12 Economic discussions
Week - 13 Political discussions
Week - 14 Final exam

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 50
Homework 1 25
Toplam (%) 100

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