COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OTTOMAN PALEOGRAPHY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEA 1006 OTTOMAN PALEOGRAPHY II COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAHYA ARAZ

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

At the end of this course, it is aimed that the students learn the central organization and bureaucracy of the Ottoman Empire.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discuss the resources of Ottoman System.
2   Explain the laws of Fatih.
3   Discuss the general structure of the palace and the functions of Harem and Enderun here.
4   Explain Kapıkulu System and its place in the janissary imperial organization system.
5   Write Council and its functions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Justification and Importance of Course - Course Rules and Requirements Course Description: Resources, Studies, Definitions
2 The Ottoman State System: Byzantine, Islamic and Turkish Effects
3 Fatih Law and Organization of the State
4 Formation of the Palace
5 Harem: Function for The Imperial
6 Formation and Composition of the Divan-ı Humayun
7 Training of a State Officer and Development of its Career
8 Midterm Exam
9 Finance Organization and Bureaucracy I
10 Finance Organization and Bureaucracy II
11 Ruling Class Organization and Bureaucracy
12 Kapıkulu System
13 Janissary Corps
14 Emergence of Divan-ı Humayun, and Bab-ı Ali after 17th century -A General Overview
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Uzunçarşılı, Ismail Hakkı (1988). Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatına Medhal, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
2. Uzunçarşılı, Ismail Hakkı (1988). Osmanlı Devleti'nin Saray Teşkilatı, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
3. Uzunçarşılı, Ismail Hakkı (1988). Kapıkulu Ocakları 1-2, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
4. Uzunçarşılı, Ismail Hakkı (1988). Osmanlı Devleti'nin Ilmiye Teşkilatı, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
5. Uzunçarşılı, Ismail Hakkı (1988). Osmanlı Devleti'nin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
6. Pierce, Leslie (2010). Harem-i Hümayun Osmanlı Imparatorluğu'nda Hükümranlık ve Kadınlar, Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are required to attend class regularly, attend 70% of the classes, complete their weekly assigned readings on time, and participate in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yahya.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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