COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMTEMPORARY OTTOMAN POLITICAL HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 3005 COMTEMPORARY OTTOMAN POLITICAL HISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BILGIN ÇELIK

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the internal and external reasons and outcomes of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The scope and literature of the politics of the Ottoman Empire in the Modern Age
2   The relationships between the Ottoman Empire and Europe in the Modern Age
3   The content of the reforms of the Ottoman Empire to prevent dissolution
4   The ınternal problems and the approach of the Empire to these problems in the Modern Age
5   The development of political thought and the process of organization
6   The establishment of constitutional order and its political effect
7   The external politics of the Ottomans and their outcomes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the history of the Ottoman Empire in the Modern Age Lecture
2 The emergence of the eastern problem Lecture
3 The period of III. Selim: Nizam-I Cedit and its outcomes Lecture
4 The period of Mahmut: Modernization Lecture
5 The period of reforms: The transmission to the Ottoman identity Lecture
6 The Ottomans and Powerful Countries: Diplomacy Lecture
7 The Young Ottomans and legitimacy Documentary Screening: Tranformation
8 The period of II. Abdülhamit, the internal and external problems Lecture
9 The Jon Turks
10 The second legitimacy period Lecture
11 The presentation of the projects Lecture
12 The presentation of the projects Presentations of the student
13 The presentation of the projects Presentations of the student
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. M. S. Anderson, Doğu Sorunu 1774-1923, YKY, Istanbul 2001
2. Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nun Sonu ve Büyük Güçler, Editör: Marian Kent, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul 1999
3. Roderic H. Davison, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nda Reform, Agora Kitaplığı, Istanbul 2005
4. Stanford J. Shaw-Ezel Kural Shaw, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu ve Modern Türkiye, e Yayınları, Istanbul 1983
5. Enver Ziya Karal, Osmanlı Tarihi, cilt V-IX, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara 1947-1996
6. Tarık Zafer Tunaya, Türkiye de Siyasal Partiler, Cilt 1-2-3, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 1998
7. Cumhuriyet e Devreden Düşünce Mirası, Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyetin Birikimi, Modern Türkiye de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 1, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2001
8. Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye de Çağdaşlaşma, Yayına Hazırlayan: Ahmet Kuyaş, YKY, Istanbul 2002
9. Sina Akşin, Jön Türkler ve Ittihat ve Terakki, Imge Kitabevi Yayınları , Ankara 1998
10. Ilber Ortaylı, Imparatorluğun En uzun Yüzyılı, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Film/Documentary Screening

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.
2. LO 6-7: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory
2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse for the delay in the term project.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bilgin.celik@deu.edu.tr
3018747

Office Hours

Monday:13.00-13.30
Wednesday:13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student Presentations 2 8 16
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Other (please indicate) 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 1 15 15
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 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.155
LO.25
LO.355
LO.455
LO.544
LO.65
LO.74

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