COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN SOCIETY IN THE EARLY MODERN ERA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5030 SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN SOCIETY IN THE EARLY MODERN ERA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ADIYEKE

Offered to

History

Course Objective

1) To have information about the Ottoman social structure.
2) To have knowledge about Ottoman production relations and social classes.
3) To have knowledge about Ottoman social transformations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have information about the Ottoman social structure.
2   To have knowledge about the Ottoman system debates
3   To have knowledge about Ottoman social transformations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course resources and definitions
2 Overview of the Ottoman system
3 Ottoman mode of production
4 Ottoman economic system
5 Bail system as a social institution
6 Classical period Ottoman social classes
7 Social mobilisation
8 Midterm exam
9 Center-periphery relationships
10 European transformations and their effects on the Ottoman Empire
11 Economic transformation from classical to post-classical period
12 Transformations in social structure from classical to post-classical period
13 New shaping from classical period to post-classical period
14 Shariahisation in the Ottoman Empire
15 18th century economic developments and Ottoman modernisation
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Cumhurbaşkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi
Tapu Kadastro Arşivi
Vakıflar Arşivi
AFYONCU Erhan, Tanzimat Öncesi Osmanlı Tarihi Araştırma Rehberi, Yeditepe Yayınları, Istanbul, 2007.
Ahmed Refik, Alimler ve Sanatkarlar, Hilmi Kütüphanesi, Istanbul, 1924.
AKGÜNDÜZ Ahmet, Şer iye Sicilleri Mahiyeti, Toplu Kataloğu ve Seçme Hükümler, c.I-II, Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı, Istanbul, 1988-1989.
BABINGER Franz, Osmanlı Tarih Yazarları ve Eserleri, (Çev: Coşkun Üçok), Kültür Bakanlığı Yayını, Ankara, 1982.
Balkanlar ve Italya da Şehir ve Manastır Arşivlerindeki Türkçe Belgeler Semineri, (16-17 Kasım 2000), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayını, Ankara, 2003.
BALTA Evangila, Ottoman Studies and Archives in Greece, The Isıs Pres, Istanbul, 2003.
BARKAN Ö. Lütfi, Edirne Askeri Kassamı na Ait Tereke Defterleri (1545-1659) , Belgeler III, Türk Tarih Kurumu, (1966

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Reading texts
Archival Resources

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

TBA

Assessment Criteria

1) LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2) LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam

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 8750

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 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1334
LO.2334
LO.3334