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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ITS 6311	OTTOMAN GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Islamic Histroy and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Islamic Histroy and Arts

Course Objective

To enable the students to comprehend the social groups in Ottoman society and learn their judicial status; to learn the emergence and function of the institutions in the field of politics, law, military and economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Learns the groups in Ottoman society and their judicial status.
2	Learns the emergence of the institutions in the field of politics, law, military and economy in Ottoman Empire.
3	Learns the function of the institutions in the field of politics, law, military and economy in Ottoman Empire.
4	Learns the influence of the institutions on Islamic history and present day.
5	Learns the local and foreign sources related to Ottoman history and gains skill to use them.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Ottoman society: Social structure
2	Family and social activity and daily life in Ottoman Society
3	Characteristics of Ottoman law
4	Ottoman courts; shar iyyah courts and Diwans
5	State organization of Ottoman Empire: Palace organization and Central administration
6	Development of the states and their administration
7	Diwan-ı Humayun and Viziers
8	Midterm exam
9	Ottoman Provincial system
10	Ottoman Ulama
11	Ottoman military organization
12	Overview of Ottoman institutions
13	Ottoman waqfs and institutions
14	Ottoman educational institutions and madrasahs

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ahmet Akgündüz, Osmanlı Kânunnâmeleri ve Hukukî Tahlilleri I-IX, Istanbul 1990-2000.
2. Ahmet Mumcu, Hukuksal ve Siyasal Karar Organı Olarak Divân-ı Humâyûn, Ankara 1976.
3. Bahaeddin Yediyıldız, Osmanlı Toplumu, Osmanlı Devleti Tarihi II, ed: E. Ihsanoğlu, Istanbul: Zaman Yayınları 1999.
4. Halil Inalcık, Türkler (Osmanlılar), Islâm Ansiklopedisi XII/2, ss: 286-293.
5. Ilber Ortaylı, Osmanlı Kadısı, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, c. XXX/1-4, ss: 1117-1128.
6. Ismail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devlet Teşkilatına Medhal, Ankara 1970.
7. Ismail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devletinde Saray Teşkilatı, Ankara 1970.
8. Ismail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devletinin Ilmiye Teşkilatı, Ankara 1965.
9. M. Akif Aydın, Islâm ve Osmanlı Hukuku Araştırmaları, Istanbul, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, assignment and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gen.c@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing assignments	1	15	15
Preparing presentations	1	15	15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.5	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1		5		3
LO.2		5
LO.3			5		4
LO.4				4
LO.5	5	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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