COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE MıLLET SYSTEM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 5003 SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE MıLLET SYSTEM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAHYA ARAZ

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students summarize the general lines of the lives of non-muslim communities in the Ottoman society

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to summarize the general lines of the structure of Ottoman society
2   2. To be able to evaluate the relationships between Muslims and no-muslims in the Ottoman society
3   3. To be able to analyze the relationships between Muslims and non-muslims in the Ottoman society
4   4. To be able to explain the relationships between the state and non-muslim communities at the last period of the empire

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Ottoman society and social structure
2 2. Ottoman Islamic Law
3 3. Conceptual framework: Non-muslims, Zımmis, Minorities
4 4. Non-muslims in the Ottoman Islamic Law
5 5. Population of Ottoman Empire and non-muslims
6 6. Jews in the Ottoman society
7 7. Rums in the Ottoman society
8 8. Miterm
9 9. Armenians and the other communities in the Ottoman society
10 10. Ottoman Millet System and the relationships between the state and non-muslims
11 11.Relationships between the Muslims and non-muslims
12 12. Tanzimat reforms and the non-muslims
13 13. From non-muslims to the minorities
14 14.Non-muslims at late period of the Empire: conflict areas and the end of the empire
15 15. Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. AYDIN, M. Âkif (2005). Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Genişletilmiş 5. Baskı, Istanbul: Hars Yayıncılık.
2. KENANOĞLU, Macit (2004). Osmanlı Millet Sistemi: Mit ve Gerçek, Istanbul: Klasik Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and scientific discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yahya.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 10:00-12:00

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
Midterm 1 15 15
Final 1 15 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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