COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 3001 EUROPEAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE COMPULSORY 2 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 socio-economic changes in the Ottoman system between 1600-1800.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the Ottoman economic mentality before the modern period
2   To learn Ottoman economic institutions and economic developments before the modern period.
3   To learn the structure of pre modern Ottoman society
4   To be able to analyse the Ottoman classical institutions and changing institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aims, sources and limits of the course
2 Ottoman economic mentality and economic outline
3 Ottoman territorial organisation The timar system
4 Ottoman territorial organisation Non-timar lands, Waqfs and others
5 Agricultural production, taxation
6 Medium and large-scale trade
7 State revenues and expenditures
8 Midterm exam
9 Social stratification in Ottoman society Social classes
10 Social stratification in Ottoman society Social mobilization
11 System discussions about the Ottoman Empire, theoretical analyses Ottoman feodalism, A.T.Ü.T. and despotism discussions
12 Theocratic tradition and traditionalism in the Ottoman Empire, sui-generism debates
13 Ottoman Millet System
14 Centralised characteristic of the Ottoman Empire Center-Periphery Relations
15 Economic and social change from classical period to post-classic period
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

AKDAĞ Mustafa, Türkiye'nin Iktisadi ve Içtimai Tarihi, c.2, Tekin Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1979.
BARKAN Ömer Lütfi, Türkiye'de Toprak Meselesi (Toplu Eserler), Gözlem Yayınları, Istanbul, 1980.
FAROQHI Suraiya, Orta Halli Osmanlılar, (Çev: Hamit Çalışkan), Türkiye Iş Bankası Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.
GENÇ Mehmet, Osmanlı Imparatorluğunda Devlet ve Ekonomi, Ötüken Yayınları, Istanbul, 2000.
GRISWOLD William J., Anadolu'da Büyük Isyan 1591-1611, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 2002.
INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu (Toplum ve Ekonomi), Eren Yayınları, Istanbul, 1996.
INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Klasik Çağ (1300-1600), (Çev: Ruşen Sezer), YKY. Yayını, Istanbul, 2003.
INALCIK Halil, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu'nun Sosyal ve Ekonomik Tarihi, cilt1-2. Eren Yayınları, 2000, 2004.
OCAK Ahmet Yaşar, Osmanlı Toplumunda Zındıklar ve Mülhidler, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 1998.
ORTAYLI Ilber, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu'nda Iktisadi ve Sosyal Değişim I, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2000.
ÖZBARAN Salih, Bir Osmanlı Kimliği, Kitap Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Text readings

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination 40%
2. Final examination 60%

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)

nuri.adiyeke@deu.edu.tr
Office tel: 0 232 301 8750

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 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.145
LO.2455
LO.35
LO.45

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