COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EARLY MODERN OTTOMAN POLITICAL HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2034 EARLY MODERN OTTOMAN POLITICAL HISTORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ADIYEKE

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the transition from a state to an empire of the Ottomans and its expansion politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The expansion politics of the Ottoman Empire in the New Age
2   The geographic characteristic of the expansion politics of the Ottoman Empire in the New Age
3   The position of the Ottoman Empire in the balance of power in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries
4   The loss of land the Ottoman Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries
5   The position of the Ottoman Empire in the balance of power in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the class and the literature Introduction the class and the literature
2 The concepts and definitions Empire, expansion, nizam-I alem
3 The Ottoman Empire before Fatih The Ottoman Empire before Fatih
4 The period of Fatih The occupation of Istanbul
5 The period of II. Bayezid, The period of Yavuz Sultan Selim Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
6 The period of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
7 The period of II. Selim, III. Murad, and III. Mehmed Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
8 The term examination
9 The first half of the 17th century Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
10 The second half of the 17th century Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
11 The first half of the 18th century Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
12 The second half of the 18th century Internal and external politics of the Ottomans
13 The second half of the 18th century
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1-INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Klasik Çağ (1300-1600), (Çev: Ruşen Sezer), YKY. Yayını, Istanbul, 2003.
2-3-UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Tarihi, c. III, Kısım 1-2, c. IV, Kısım 1-2, TTK Yayını, Ankara, 1988.
4-FINKEL Caroline, Rüyadan Imparatorluğa Osmanlı, (Osmanlı Imparatoluğu nun Öyküsü (1300-1922), (Çev: Zülal Kılıç), Timaş Yayınları, Istanbul, 2007.
5-Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Tarihi, c.I, (Osmanlı Devletinin doğuşundan XVIII. yüzyılın sonuna), (Yayın Yönetmeni: Robert Mantran), (Çev: Server Tanilli), Cem Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1995.
6-MANTRAN Robert, XVI-XVIII. Yüzyıllarda Osmanlı Imparatorluğu, (Çev: Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay), Imge Yayınevi, Ankara, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Text readings

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination 40%
2. Final examination 60%

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.
3. Cheating in any examination is considered an extremely serious offence.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nuri.adiyeke@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Final 1 2,5 3
Midterm 1 2,5 3
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.154
LO.254
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5453