Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Gökçe ŞİMŞEK

Prof. Hacer Sibel ÖZDEMİR

Prof. Mustafa Kemal ŞAHİN

Assoc. Prof. Osman ÜLKÜ

Res. Assist. Mükerrem KÜRÜM

Res. Assist. Nurdan ERDAN

Ottoman History and Civilization II

Course Code	: TAR354
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

Giving information about the Balkans, Anatolia, Mediterranean and Iran policies of the Ottoman Empire during the reigns of Mehmet II, Bayezid II, Selim I and Suleiman I, central administration organization of the Ottoman Empire and state order.

Course Content

Founding ideology and historical development of the Ottoman Empire. Rulers of this period and their activities with regard to political events.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Learning Outcomes

1.	Being able to understand importance of the ideological changes in the state administraion that occured after the conquest of Istanbul.
2.	Being able to get information about the Mediterranean and Venetian policies of the Ottoman Empire during this period.
3.	Being able to grasp Eastern policy of the Ottoman Empire and learn Ottoman hegemony in Eastern and Southeastern regions.
4.	Being able to understand importance of Egypt for the Ottomans.
5.	Being able to get information about the developments in the legal matters that occured during the reign of Suleiman I.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	İlber Ortaylı, Organization and Administrative History of Türkiye, Kronik Kitap İstanbul 2022.
2.	Feridun M. Emecen, ,Yavuz Sultan Selim, İstanbul 2010.
3.	Feridun M. Emecen, Halil İnalcık, Özlem Kumrular, İdris Bostan, Metin Kunt, Suleiman the Magnificent, Timaş Yay., İstanbul 2017.
4.	Halil İnalcık, Studies and Documents on the Era of Mehmet the Conqueror 1, Kronik Kitap, İstanbul 2021.
5.	Halil İnalcık, East West Articles II, Doğu Batı Yayınları İstanbul 2024.
6.	İdris Bostan, Ottomans and the Sea, Küre Yayınları İstanbul 2017.
7.	Yılmaz Kurt, Ottoman History with its Institutions (I-IV), Akçağ Yayınevi, Ankara 2018.
8.	Feridun M. Emecen, Ottoman Sultans of the Imperial Age 2 II. From Selim to Sultan Ibrahim (1566-1648), İSAM Yayınları İstanbul 2021.
9.	Mehmet Öz, In Pursuit of the Ancient Law, "Dissolution" in the Ottoman Empire and its Traditionalist Commentators, Dergâh Yayınları İstanbul 2015.
10.	Haldun Eroğlu, Ottomans Management and Strategy, Bilge Kültür Sanat Ankara 2017.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Borders of the empire of Mehmet II. Policy of Hungary.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Ottoman conquests until to the demise of Mehmet II.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Cem Sultan incident. Enthronement of Bayezid II and his policy.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Ottoman relations with Hungary and Venice following the demise of Cem Sultan.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Shiah threat in Anatolia. History, origins and borders of the Shiism.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Enthronement of the Selim I. Struggle with Shah Ismail. Increase in the effect of Sunnite Islam in Ottoman Empire.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Ottoman eastern policy in this period (1453-1514) in general, military expeditions and their features.

Week 8 - Theoretical

Selim I. and Egyptian Expedition, importance of Egypt for Ottoman Empire.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Enthronement of Suleiman I. Conslidation of Ottoman rule in Egypt.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Suleiman I. and Eastern Expeditions.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Suleiman I. and Western Expeditions.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Suleiman I. as a lawgiver and statesman.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Changes witnessed in Ottoman society at the last years of Suleiman's reign.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Enthronement of Selim II.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	7	1	8
Final Examination	1	12	1	13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1	2			3			5		5			3
OÇ-2	2			3			4		4			3
OÇ-3				4			5		5			3
OÇ-4				4			5		5			3
OÇ-5				4			5		5			3