COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC WRITINGS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4033 OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC WRITINGS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YAKUP ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to examine the types of Ottoman arhival documents (irade, hatt-ı hümayun, temettuat, and tapu-tahrir, the exchange of letters in the National Struggle Period, the telegraph notes), the writing styles in these documentations, and their content.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Read the archive documentations
2   Analyze the Ottoman history and institutions in the context of these archives
3   Read and analyze the Ottoman manuscripts
4   Analyze the documentations
5   Review the documentations for their theses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mühimme registers Document reading
2 Mühimme registers Document reading
3 Ahkam registers Document reading
4 Ahkam registers Document reading
5 Court (Şer'iyye) records Document reading
6 Court (Şer'iyye) records Document reading
7 Court (Şer'iyye) records Document reading
8 Midterm
9 Teşrifat (protocol) registers Document reading
10 Teşrifat (protocol) registers Document reading
11 Land registry (tapu tahrir) books Document reading
12 Land registry (tapu tahrir) books Document reading
13 Land registry (tapu tahrir) books Document reading
14 Foundation certificate-charter (Vakfiye) Document reading
15 Foundation certificate-charter (Vakfiye) Document reading
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Develioğlu, Ferit, Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lügat, Aydın Kitabevi, Ankara, 2009.
Sami, Şemseddin, Kâmûs-î Türkî, Çağrı Yayınları, II. Baskı, Istanbul, 1987.
Arşiv belgeleri (her halfa öğrenciye dijital ortamda sunulacaktır)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Document reading
3. Document analysis

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

LO 1-2: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
LO 3-4: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the lectures is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yakup.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3335
LO.45
LO.5