This course aims to understand political, economic, and social foundations of the Ottoman Empire. It first examines the classical institutions of the empire, economic structure and different social mechanisms. Then, it tries to analyze the change in the Empire in early modern and modern periods with a special emphasis on economic and social history. It deals with the change in the economic system, inter-communal relations, social life, state-society relations, urban culture, rural life, art and architecture. This course intends to form a basis for the economic and social history of Modern Turkey.This course aims to understand political, economic, and social foundations of the Ottoman Empire. It first examines the classical institutions of the empire, economic structure and different social mechanisms. Then, it tries to analyze the change in the Empire in early modern and modern periods with a special emphasis on economic and social history. It deals with the change in the economic system, inter-communal relations, social life, state-society relations, urban culture, rural life, art and architecture. This course intends to form a basis for the economic and social history of Modern Turkey.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 00.00-12.45, Online
Office Hour(s)
By appointment: h.papuccular@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
-Discussion
Principle Sources
-Halil İnalcık and Donald Quataert, (1994) An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
-Donald Quataert (2000), The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Other Sources
-Cambridge History of Turkey, vol.2-3-4 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Oral Presentation
2. Week
Classical Period-I: State & Institutions
Oral Presentation
3. Week
Classical Period-II: Economic Mentality of the Ottoman Empire
Oral Presentation
4. Week
Classical Period-III: Social Groups and Cultural Life in the Ottoman Empire
Oral Presentation
5. Week
Early Modern Period-I: Change and crisis
Oral Presentation
6. Week
Early Modern Period-II: Economy in a time of Crisis: Trade, Finance & Capitulations
Oral Presentation
7. Week
Early Modern Period-III: Centre and Periphery Relations, Social Life in the Cities, Rural Life.
Oral Presentation
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
Midterm
Midterm
10. Week
Modern Period-I: Long Nineteenth Century of the Empire, An Overview
Oral Presentation
11. Week
Modern Period-II: Integration to World Capitalism, Trade, Population, Agriculture, and Manufacturing
Oral Presentation
12. Week
Modern Period-III: Ottoman Society and Popular Culture
Oral Presentation
13. Week
Modern Period-IV: Cities and the Formation of Public Space
Oral Presentation
14. Week
Wrap up
Oral Presentation
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Quizzes
1
10
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. To recognize the social and economic structure of the Ottoman Empire.
LO-2
2. To recognize the institutions of the Ottoman Empire in the classical, early modern and modern periods.
LO-3
3. To interpret the economic structure of the empire based on production and international trade.
LO-4
4. To evaluate the social life of the empire based on the inter-ethnic relations, urban life, art, architecture etc.
LO-5
5. To evaluate the social and economic foundations of Turkish Republic.
