Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire TAR 311 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Presentation / Lecture
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. EMİNE ŞAHİN
Instructors EMİNE ŞAHİN
Assistants
Goals It is aimed to explain the social and economic transformation of the Ottoman Empire in the transition from classical to modern.
Course Content From the classical period of the Ottoman Empire to the end of the modern period, the administrative system, palace organisation, economic system, social and economic structure are explained.
Learning Outcomes - Will be learnt Ottoman economic and administration structure, social features of Ottoman society and developments in the periods.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction: Topics, Review of Literature on Socio-Economic History Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours
2. Week Ottoman Social Structure: Governing and Governed (Kalemiye, Seyfiye and İlmiye) Research Course Hours Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Ottoman Dynasty, System of Succession, Harem Other Activities Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week The Structure of Women and Family in the Ottoman Empire Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours
5. Week Education and Modernisation in the Ottoman Empire Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours
6. Week Transformation of Social Structure in the Ottoman Empire with Modernity Course Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Effects of the Press and Ottoman Public Opinion on Social Life Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Other Activities
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Ottoman Economic Mentality and Fief System Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research
10. Week Ottoman Finance, Treasury and Money Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Other Activities
11. Week Financial Change and Industrialisation with Tanzimat Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
12. Week Ottoman Borrowings, Financial Sector, General Administration of Düyun-ı Umumiye and Financial Audit Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
13. Week Committee of Union and Progress and National Economic Policies Research Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week A general evaluation on Ottoman finance Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Surayya Faroqhi, Osmanlı’da Kentler ve Kentliler Tarih Vakfı Yay.
Ali Akyıldız, Mümin ve Müsrif Bir Padişah Kızı Refia Sultan Ali Akyıldız, Osmanlı Merkez Teşkilatında Reform Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, Ed. Halil İnalcık ve Donald Quataert. Mübahat S. Kütükoğlu, Osmanlı’nın Sosyo-Kültürel ve İktisâdî Yapısı, Ankara, 2018. Mehmet Genç, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Devlet ve Ekonomi, İstanbul 2010. Yavuz Köse, Dersaadet’te Tüketim (1855-1923), Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul 2016 Erol Tümertekin, İstanbul İnsan ve Mekan, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul 2014. Selçuk Akşin Somel, Osmanlı’da Eğitimin Modernleşmesi (1839-1908), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2015.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 Measurement Method
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Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0