COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF FINANCIAL THOUGHTS AND OTTOMAN FINANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAL 6211 HISTORY OF FINANCIAL THOUGHTS AND OTTOMAN FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKAN AY

Offered to

Public Finance

Course Objective

Aim of the course: In order to evaluate historical financial events, ideas and systems as periods, and to make students gain capability of re-evaluating financial ideas by putting forward financial methods and changed public services functions in various stages of history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define the basic financial functions of the state from ancient to present.
2   Be able to examine how service finance is done by classifying the state s differentiated functions in terms of finance.
3   Be able to explain the financial applications of historical financial systems in Grecian, Roman, Egypt etc. in terms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam religions.
4   Be able to compare the financial events and ideas in middle age and explain the differences from other periods.
5   Be able to summarize the reasons and results of success/failure of typical financial models implemented by Ottoman Empire
6   Be able to making judgments on financial applications of Ottoman Empire that has a great importance for world history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The tax event in the history: Tax systems in ancient
2 Financial events in the Sumerians-Egypt and Hittite
3 Financial events in Grecian and Roman
4 The Development of ideas and financial events in Middle Ages
5 The birth of right of budget and its Development
6 Financial events in terms of Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
7 The financial structure of Otoman Empire: Its financial system and economic activities
8 The financial structure of Otoman Empire: Its financial system and economic activities
9 Public revenues in Otoman Empire
10 Land ownership and Dirlik Regime in Otoman Empire
11 Financial Organization in Otoman Empire, Tax Collection Systems and Tax exemptions
12 Local Governments in Otoman Empire
13 The reasons of financial crisis in Otoman Empire, reforms and analyzing of external borrowing
14 Public expenditures in Otoman Empire

Recomended or Required Reading

Tabakoğlu, A., (1986), Türk Iktisat Tarihi, Dergah Yayinlari, Istanbul
Hakan Ay, Historical financial systems and Ottoman finance, 2016
Yardımcı Kaynaklar:
1. Sayin, A.V., (1999), Tekalif Kavaidi, T.C. Maliye Bakanliği ,Ankara
2. Sayin, A.V., (2000), Tarihi Mali, T.C. Maliye Bakanliği ,Ankara
3. Lafhenburger, H., (1964), Vergiler Ve Tarihi,
4. Filiz Giray, Maliye Tarihi, Ezgi Kitabevi, Bursa 2006
5. Mustafa Akdağ, Türkiyenin Iktisadi ve Içtimi Tarihi, Cem Yayınevi, 1995 Istanbul
6. Nihat Falay, Maliye Tarihi, Filiz Kitabevi, 1989 Istanbul
7. Şevket Pamuk, Osmanlı Ekonomisi ve Dünya Kapitalizmi, 1984 Ankara
8. Nihad S.Sayar, Türkiye Imparatorluk Dönemi Siyasi, Askeri, Idari ve Mali Olayları, 1978 Istanbul
9. Doğan Şenyüz, éAşar´ın Vergi Tekniği Yönünden Değerlendirilmesi, Uludağ Ü. IIBF Dergisi Cilt 6, Sayı 1 Nisan 1985
10. Nezih Varcan, Maliye Tarihi, Eskişehir 1996

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecture will be given by the responsible faculty member interactively and the students will do researches and discussions. For this reason the participation and attendance of the students are important factors for their performance at the end of the term. The students performance will be effected positively if they read the sources given before and participate to the lessons actively.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The outcomes of the lecture are measured by the evaluation criteria mentioned above. It is take into account that participate and prepare to the lesson has an important role in term of determining evaluation criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

goztepe36@hotmail.com, 533 378 90 48

Office Hours

Monday - Wednesday : 15.00- 17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.2111
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511111
LO.611111