COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRUCTURE OF OTTOMAN STATE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4053 STRUCTURE OF OTTOMAN STATE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ADIYEKE

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain the changes and transformations of Ottoman state institutions in classical and post-classical periods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the origin of Ottoman institutions.
2   To learn the Ottoman political system in detail.
3   To know the functioning of Ottoman administrative institutions and their relations with each other before the modern period.
4   To be able to learn the transformations of Ottoman administrative institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aims, resources and limits of the lecture
2 Debates on the origin of Ottoman institutions.
3 The concept of the sovereignty/sultanate Formation of the concept, sultan's authority and symbols, changes in the logic of sovereignity
4 Organization of Saray-ı Hümayun Enderun
5 Organization of Saray-ı Hümayun Birun and Harem-i Hümayun
6 Divan-ı Dümayun
7 Military organization
8 Midterm exam
9 Financial Organization
10 Ilmiye organisation
11 Rural administration Classical period
12 Rural administration Post-classical period
13 Changes in classical period institutions and their perception The regression syndrome
14 Transformation in the Ottoman political system from classical to post-classical period
15 An overview of XVII. and XVIII. century institutions.
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

GÜLTEPE Necati, Mührün Gücü, Osmanlılarda Bürokrasi, Kapı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2019
HALAÇOĞLU Yusuf, Osmanlılarda Devlet Teşkilatı ve Sosyal Yapı, TTK. Yayını, Ankara, 1995.
INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Klasik Çağ (1300-1600), (Çev: Ruşen Sezer), YKY. Yayını, Istanbul, 2003.
INALCIK Halil, Devlet-i Aliyye, c. I-II-III, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009, 2015.
MUMCU Ahmet, Divan-ı Hümayun, Birey ve Toplum Yayınları, Istanbul, 1986.
ORTAYLI Ilber, Türkiye Idare Tarihine Giriş, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 1996.
ORTAYLI Ilber, Türkiye Teşkilat ve Idare Tarihi, Cedit Neşriyat, Ankara, 2008.
PIERCE Leslie, Harem-i Hümayun, (Çev: Ayşe Berktay), Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 1998.
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatına Medhal, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984. (Ilk Baskı 1941)
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatından Kapıkulu Ocakları, c.I-II, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984. (Ilk Baskı 1943-1944)
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984. (Ilk Baskı 1948)
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Saray Teşkilâtı, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984. (Ilk Baskı 1945)
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Ilmiye Teşkilatı, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984. (Ilk Baskı 1965)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and suggested 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term exam
Final exam

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam and final exam will be assessed with the questions asked.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of courses are required.
2. Mid-term exam, homework, and participate in the final, will be considered in the evaluation.
3. All kinds of plagiarism will result in disciplinary action and the actual attempt.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Email: nuri.adiyeke@deu.edu.tr
Office telephone number: +90 232 301 87 50

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13.00-14.40

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 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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