PS 560 Political Development in Modern Turkey

Designed to provide students with an in-depth study of political development literature with a focus on modern Turkey. Examines how modern Turkish republic emerged from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire and evaluate stages of political development during the first, second, and third republic. Finally, assesses the implications of Turkey's new geopolitics (since the end of the Cold War) on Turkish political and economic development in a global perspective. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as PS 460; this course is the same as Intl 560 and may only be taken once for credit.