COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FROM CLASSIC TO MODERN PERIOD: THEORIES ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 6017 FROM CLASSIC TO MODERN PERIOD: THEORIES ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ADIYEKE

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the Ottoman governmental institutions of the classical period (1300-1600).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The origins of the Ottoman governmental institutions
2   The Ottoman political system
3   The operation and mutual relationships of the governmental institutions in the classical period
4   The thinking approaches of the Ottoman governmental institutions in the classical period
5   The developments in the Ottoman governmental institutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the course and the literature
2 The origins of the Ottoman governmental institutions Islamic, Turkish, Roman, and local traditions
3 The concept of reign The authority of Sultans, The changes in the understanding of reign
4 The organization of the palace Enderun, Birun and Harem-i hümayun
5 Divan-ı hümayun
6 Grand vizier, head of the financial department
7 The term examination
8 The financial organization
9 The military organization
10 The military organization
11 The local organization
12 The local organization
13 General Look on the local organization
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1-UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatına Medhal, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984.
2-5-UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatından Kapıkulu Ocakları, c.I-II, / Osmanlı Devletinin Ilmiye Teşkilatı,/ Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı,/ Osmanlı Devletinin Saray Teşkilâtı, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984.
6-ORTAYLI Ilber, Türkiye Teşkilat ve Idare Tarihi, Cedit Neşriyat, Istanbul, 2008.
7-INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Klasik Çağ (1300-1600), (Çev: Ruşen Sezer), YKY: Yayını Istanbul, 2003.

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 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: 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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1344
LO.2344
LO.3344
LO.4344
LO.5344