History and geography are intertwined disciplines. Geography has an important determining role on societies, politics, economy and culture. Through this course, students will learn the effect of geography on the cause and effect relations of events while analyzing historical events. History will be taught as a history of humanity's struggle with geography and its adaptation to it. Thus, while evaluating historical events, students will also have the ability to visualize the geography in which historical events took place, i.e. land structure, rivers, lakes, seas, agricultural areas, etc. in front of their eyes and to look at the events more deeply. Historical Geography course will teach how global climate changes have affected societies and nations in the past. The effects of these earth movements and climate changes on human and social anthropology will be more easily comprehended. Thus, students will be prevented from falling into the error of anachronism. It will be explained to the students that not only history but also geography and climates have changed and that the documents and findings obtained should be evaluated together with the findings of historical geography and that this is very important in understanding the past and shedding light on the future.

What is Geography? What is history, what is historical geography? In this context, the definition, scope and importance of Historical Geography will be explained. Sources of historical geography. Historical geography studies in the world and in Turkey. Historical geography of Turkey. Historical geography of Turkish countries. The historical geography of the Ottoman Empire will be taught by establishing a connection with historical events. While establishing the connection between historical events and geography, the changes that humanity has undergone from ancient times to the present day with the compulsiveness of geography, advantages, changes in the earth's crust and climates will be explained in connection. Disappearing cities, civilizations, the techniques and maps developed by man in his adventure of knowing the world and himself will be examined. While explaining the drawing techniques of these maps, the interaction of these maps with the religious beliefs of societies, how they are drawn, what they aim for, journeys will be made to the depths of human psychology. As a result, thanks to this course, we will be able to explain how close the science of history and geography are.