Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ahmet TOKSOY

Prof. Aysun SARIBEY HAYKIRAN

Prof. Hüseyin ÜRETEN

Prof. Musa GÜMÜŞ

Prof. Tanju DEMİR

Prof. Tülay YÜREKLİ

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Lec. Ayten CAN

Lec. Günver GÜNEŞ

Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN

Lec. Muhittin ÇEKEN

Lec. Uğur TATLISUMAK

Res. Assist. Ömer GÜNGÖRMÜŞ

Res. Assist. Yasin AKMEŞE

Sources of Ottoman History

Course Code	: TAR237
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

At the end of this course, the student will be able to; identify how to get the Ottoman sources

Course Content

Historical sources of Ottoman history . The foundations of Ottoman Historiography . The first Ottoman historians . II. Murad , Sultan Mehmed II. Bayezid period of Ottoman Historiography . Book of Kings description . Sultan Selim I and Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman era historiography . Selimiye , and Süleymanname description . Informal historiography . Official Historiography . Chroniclers . foreign sources of Ottoman history .

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Being able to recognize Ottoman Histories and Historians from XVth century and later period, and to analysis some of their works.
2.	Being able to get informaion about the travelers
3.	Being able to get informaion about reformation pamphlets.
4.	Being able to get informaion about the works of writers who produced considerable pieces as historical sources about Ottoman period.
5.	To be able to analyze the sources of Ottoman History

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Franz Babinger, Osmanlı Tarih Yazarları ve Eserleri, Ankara, 2000.
2.	M. Orhan Bayrak,Osmanlı Tarihi Yazarları,İstanbul, 2002.
3.	Suraiya Faroqhi,Osmanlı Tarihi Nasıl İncelenir?, İstanbul, 2002.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General bibliography about Ottoman history and historians, introduction of course content.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Beginning of Ottoman historiography

Week 3 - Theoretical

First Ottoman historians

Week 4 - Theoretical

XVth Century Ottoman Detailed History Writers (Asık Pasazade and his Work)

Week 5 - Theoretical

Neşri and his Work

Week 6 - Theoretical

XVIth Century Ottoman Historiography and General Features

Week 7 - Intermediate Exam

MIDTERM EXAM

Week 8 - Theoretical

Kemalpasazade Semseddin Ahmet (1468-1533) and his Works

Week 9 - Theoretical

Celâlzade Mustafa Celebi (1495-1567) and his Works, Gelibolulu Mustafa Âli (1541 -1600) and his Works

Week 10 - Theoretical

Hoca Saadettin (1536 -1599) and his Works, Selânikî Mustafa and Selânikî History

Week 11 - Theoretical

General Histories that were Written in XVIIth Century

Week 12 - Theoretical

İbrahim Pecevi (1572 -1650) and Peçevî History

Week 13 - Theoretical

General Evaluation about Ottoman Historiography Pertaining to XVth and XVIIth Centuries

Week 14 - Theoretical

General Information About the XVIIIth Century Ottoman Historians and Histories, Chroniclers and Chronicles

Week 15 - Final Exam

FINA EXAM

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	6	1	7
Final Examination	1	12	1	13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				76

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