COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURING PROCESS OF THE OTTOMAN STATE (1300-1453)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2027 THE FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURING PROCESS OF THE OTTOMAN STATE (1300-1453) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA DAŞ

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Present the literature on early periods of the Ottoman Empire
2   Introduce the history-myth discussions on the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
3   Discuss the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
4   Give information about the expansion and settlement of the Ottoman Empire
5   Discuss the expansion politics and institutions of the Ottoman Empire in terms of its transition from a state to an empire.

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
2 General Evaluation of Ottoman history: Approaches, periods, and different problems
3 The literature on the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
4 Legends and myths
5 First Ottomans, the origin of dynasty
6 The theories on the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
7 The theories on the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
8 The term examination
9 The social structure and communities in the Foundation Period
10 The Ottoman conquest and colonization methods
11 Anatolia and Bitinia before 16th century
12 The expansion regions and politics before the period of empire-building
13 The relationships of Ottomans to Byzantine and other states before the period of empire-building
14 The relationships of Ottomans to Anatolian principalities before the period of empire-building

Recomended or Required Reading

1-GIBBONS, Herbert Adams, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nun Kuruluşu, (Hazırlayan; Mustafa Elverdi), 21. Yüzyıl Yayını, Ankara, 1998.
2-KÖPRÜLÜ,Fuad, Osmanlı nın Kuruluşu, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayını, Ankara, 1984.
3-Söğüt ten Istanbul a, (Osmanlı Devleti nin Kuruluşu Üzerine Tartışmalar), (Derleyen; Oktay Özel, Mehmet Öz), Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2000.
4-WITTEK, Paul, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nun Doğuşu, (Çev: Fatmagül Berktay), Pencere Yayınları, Istanbul, 2000.

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

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)

mustafa.das@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2,5 3
Final 1 2,5 3
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.14
LO.25
LO.35
LO.434
LO.54