Week 1 - Theoretical

The importance of knowing the Ottoman history and civilization

Week 1 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Factors preparing the foundation of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of the principality

Week 2 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 3 - Theoretical

The path from a small to a jurisdiction; Fatah politics and factors that provide expansion

Week 3 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Important political and administrative events from the establishment until the 1699 Karlofça Treaty

Week 4 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Important political and administrative events from the establishment until the 1699 Karlofça Treaty

Week 5 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Ottoman State War of 1699-1897 Ottoman Russian War and Ottoman Empire's General Political Situation

Week 6 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 7 - Theoretical

General political situation of the Ottoman Empire from the Treaty of Karlofça in 1699 to the Ottoman Russian war in 1768-1774 and the annihilation of Crimea

Week 7 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 8 - Theoretical

The place and importance of the Ottoman Empire in Turkish and world history (INTERMEDIATE)

Week 8 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 9 - Theoretical

The place and importance of the Ottoman Empire in Turkish and world history

Week 10 - Theoretical

Culture and civilization of the Ottoman Empire, traces and influences of the Ottoman Empire; art, architecture, craft

Week 10 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Culture and civilization of the Ottoman Empire, traces and influences of the Ottoman Empire; art, architecture, craft

Week 11 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Scholars and Works raised by the Ottoman Empire

Week 12 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Classical state organization of the Ottoman Empire, finance, economy and structure of society

Week 13 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Depression and its consequences in the administration of the Ottoman Empire

Week 14 - Preparation Work

AKÇURA, Yusuf, Disintegration Period of the Ottoman Empire (XVIII and XIX. Centuries), 2nd Edition, TTK Press, Ankara 1985.GÖYÜNÇ, Nejat, Provincial Organization in the Ottoman Empire (Until Tanzimat), Ottoman Special Issue I, Politics and Organization, Ankara 2000GÜLER, Abraham, XVIII. Century in the Middle Black Sea Region Bandit Movement, Ottoman Studies, XV (Istanbul 1995), p. 187-219.HALAÇOĞLU, Yusuf, State Organization and Social Structure in the Ottomans in XIV-XVII Centuries, TTK Publications, Ankara 1991.KARAL, Enver Ziya, Ottoman History, IV. Volume: The First Constitutional Monarchy and the Decoupage (1876-1907), 2nd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara 1983.ORTAYLI, İlber, The Longest Year of the Empire, Hil Publication, Second Edition, Istanbul (Undated: Second Preface 1987).UZUNÇARŞILI, İsmail Hakkı, Ottoman History (From the Treaty of Karlofça to the End of XVIIIth Century), IV. Volume 1, 3rd Edition, TTK Publications, Ankara, 1982.