POL 541 - Politics in the Middle East

The course introduces the fundamental dynamics of Middle Eastern politics and explores the key actors, institutions, and emerging new order of the Middle East.

This course will examine the main dynamics of Middle Eastern history in a historical and cultural context. It will evaluate the interaction of domestic politics with regional and international politics in the Middle East.

Cleavelend, Willilan L. (2008). Modern Ortadoğu Tarihi.

Dursun, D. & Ari, Tayyar (Eds.). (2013). ORTA DOĞUDA SİYASET.

Sahin, Mehmet (Ed.) (2019). Orta Doğu: Aktörler, Unsurlar, Sistemler. 

Demirtaş, Erdem (2014). Ortadoğu’da Devlet ve İktidar

Sadiki, Larbi (2018). Arap Demokratikleşmesi: Demokrasi Olmadan Yapılan Seçimler.

Midterm Exam (30%): The week of Midterm Exams '' will be determined by the faculty
will be held on. You are expected to write two articles during the exam.
Final Exam (60%): Final week '' on a date determined by the faculty
will be made. You are expected to write two articles during the exam.
Oral Presentation (10%): Presentation to students by the instructor of the course.
will be assigned. Using academic resources and available international resources for presentation
Showing, any of the referencing rules is mandatory (For example:
MLA, APA, Chicago). Presentation / homework to be plagiarized will be void and
action will be taken against students

Attendance and participation are required. An attendance register will be taken at the start of each lesson. Two periods of lateness will count as one absence. Laptops can be used for taking lecture notes only. All mobile phones must be switched off completely before the lesson begins. Students should come to class prepared to discuss the weekly reading assignment.