Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Turkish Political History I SBKY205 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face-to-face
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. MEHMET ERTAN
Instructor(s) MEHMET ERTAN
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to examine the last years of the Ottoman state in terms of issues, actors, important events and structural changes.
Course Content This course will examine Tanzimat reforms, capitalist economic transformation, II. Abdülhamit period, the II. constitutional period, the First World War, the War of Independence, and the historical process begining from the modernization process of the Ottoman Empire to the declaration of the Republic, together with its political, economic, diplomatic and cultural dimensions.
Learning Outcomes - To examine Ottoman history through the various periods
- Interpret the changes in Turkish Political Life along with its historical background.
- to relate the political life with social and economic developments
- Analyzes the transformation and continuity parameters of political life.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Historiography
2. Week French Revolution and Industrial Revolution
3. Week Pre-Tanzimat Period
4. Week Tanzimat Era
5. Week Economic transformation of Ottoman Empire
6. Week Political Developments in Abdülhamit Era
7. Week Social Change in Abdülhamit Era
8. Week Second Constitutional Period
9. Week Political Developments in Constitutional Era
10. Week Social Transformation in Constitutional Era
11. Week National Economy and World War I
12. Week War of Independence
13. Week Demographic Change in 19th Century
14. Week General Evaluation
Recommended Sources
Eric Jan Zürcher, Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları
Şevket Pamuk, Osmanlı-Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1500-1914. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY2 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY3 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY5 4 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 3 0 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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)
Midterm 1 1 30 30
Quiz 1 1 15.5 15.5
Final 1 40 40
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0