Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Transportation
Course Code: TAR389
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Sea, land, railway transport process in the Ottoman Empire to reveal the use of modern vehicles, the vehicles and people's daily lives brings convenience to emphasize the contributions of the social life.

Course Content

Contribution to the social life in the Ottoman Empire in transportation vehicles and people's daily lives brings modern conveniences.

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Learning Outcomes
1.The student will have knowledge of the source and knows ways to use information
2.Students, in particular on the history of transportation will have information about railways.
3.Students will have information about maritime routes.
4.Student recognizes the past trade routes.
5.Student knows the formation of transportation and transportation sectors in the modern age in chronological order.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ENGİN Vahdettin, Tünel'den Füniküler'e, İstanbul 2008.
2.BRİDGES, J. K., Kara Ulaştırma Tarihi, İstanbul 1968.
3.KURMUŞ, Orhan, Emperyalizmin Türkiye’ye Girişi, Ankara 1982.
4.VARLIK, Bülent, 19. Yüzyılda Emperyalizmin Batı Anadolu’da Yayılması, Ankara 1976
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the transportation and the resources of course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Using the car as an element of transportation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sea transport modernization: urban or suburban passenger transportation
Week 4 - Theoretical
The emergence of the railways in the world
Week 5 - Theoretical
Railway lines in the Ottoman Empire: Alexandria-Cairo railway, İzmir-Aydın line
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rusçuk-Varna Railway; Köstence-Çernovada (Boğazköy) Railway
Week 7 - Theoretical
Danube Ferries
Week 8 - Theoretical
Izmir-Kasaba Railway
Week 9 - Theoretical
Rumeli Railways, Haydarpasa-Izmit and Anatolia-Baghdad railway
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Hejaz railway and the railways in Syria
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkey's first metro: Tünel the construction and operation. -Tramvay in Istanbul and other cities to become operational.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Other railways in the period of Sultan Abdulhamid II.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Railways, economic, political and social contributions.
Week 14 - Theoretical
D Railways, economic, political and social contributions.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory122248
Assignment110111
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026