COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FROM CLASSIC TO MODERN PERIOD: THEORIES ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ADIYEKE

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the Ottoman governmental institutions of the classical period (1300-1600).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The origins of the Ottoman governmental institutions
2   The Ottoman political system
3   The operation and mutual relationships of the governmental institutions in the classical period
4   The thinking approaches of the Ottoman governmental institutions in the classical period
5   The transformation in the Ottoman governmental institutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the course and the literature
2 The origins of the Ottoman governmental institutions Islamic, Turkish, Roman, and local traditions
3 The concept of reign The authority of Sultans, The changes in the understanding of reign
4 The organization of the palace Enderun
5 The organization of the palace Birun and Harem-i hümayun
6 Divan-ı hümayun
7 Grand vizier, head of the financial department
8 Midterm exam
9 The financial organization
10 The military organization
11 Ilmiye organisation
12 Transformation in Ottoman administration from classical to post-classical period
13 Provincial organisation
14 Provincial organisation
15 The beginning of modernisation in Ottoman administration
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatına Medhal, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara,1984.
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatından Kapıkulu Ocakları, c.I-II.
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Ilmiye Teşkilatı.
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı.
UZUNÇARŞILI Ismail Hakkı, Osmanlı Devletinin Saray Teşkilâtı, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara, 1984.
ORTAYLI Ilber, Türkiye Teşkilat ve Idare Tarihi, Cedit Neşriyat, Istanbul, 2008.
INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Klasik Çağ (1300-1600), (Çev: Ruşen Sezer), YKY, Istanbul, 2003.

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 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

1. LO 1-2: 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)

E-mail: nuri.adiyeke@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 87 50

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.00-14.50

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.154
LO.25
LO.353
LO.45
LO.54

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