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Ottoman History and Civilization I

Course Code	: TAR353
Course Type	: Non Departmental 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

Teaching how and in what conditions the Ottoman Empire was founded, importance of the geography in which this political structure was situated, which factors affected the transition from principality to state, Ottoman expansion policy, Ottoman rulers of the early period and their political activities.

Course Content

Founding philosophy and historical development of the Ottoman Empire will be discussed. Rulers of the early period and their activities with regard to political events are basic topics.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Learning Outcomes

1.	to be able to grasp Ottoman Principality and its geography, neigbours, political and socio-economical ties between them.
2.	to be able to explain importance of penetration to Rumelia for the Ottomans.
3.	to be able to recognise how the initial Ottoman conquests were conducted.
4.	to be able to comprehend Ottoman ways of qonquest.
5.	to be able to remember important political events, wars and territory gains.
6.	to be able to tell personal and political activities of rulers of the period.
7.	to be able to evaluate changes that the state experinced in that period.
8.	to be able to inform about the foundation institutions of the Ottoman State.
9.	to be able to comprehend how international developments affected the Ottoman State.
10.	to be able to define Ottoman geography in the period of expansion.
11.	to be able to classify Ottoman land and naval forces in the Classical Period.
12.	to be able to explain Ottoman individual and daily life in the Classical Period.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	İsmail H. Uzunçarşılı,Introduction to Ottoman State Organization , TTK, Ankara, 1984.
2.	Feridun M. Emecen, Halil İnalcık, Özlem Kumrular, İdris Bostan, Metin Kunt, Suleiman the Magnificent, Timaş Yay., İstanbul 2017.
3.	Erhan Afyoncu, A World Ruler Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Yeditepe Yayınları İstanbul 2022.
4.	Paul Wittek, Foundation of the Ottoman Empire , Ankara, 1985.
5.	Halil İnalcık, Devlet-i Aliyye I, İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul 2009.
6.	Halil İnalcık, Founding Period Ottoman Sultans, SAM Yay. İstanbul 2010.
7.	Fernand Braudel, Mediterranean and Mediterranean World, 2 Cilt, Eren Yayınları İstanbul 1989.
8.	Halil İnalcık, Social and Economic History of the Ottoman Empire 2 Cilt, Halil İnalcık, Eren Yayınları İstanbul 2007.
9.	Andrew Lambert, Sea Power States, Maritime Culture, Continental Empires, and the Struggle That Built the Modern World Al Baraka Yay. İstanbul 2024.
10.	Halil İnalcık, Ottoman and Europe, Kronik Kitap İstanbul 2020
11.	Collective, From Söğüt to Istanbul / Debates on the Establishment of the Ottoman Empire, İmge Yayınevi Ankara 2019.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Western Anatolia before the Ottomans, Frontier Culture.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Importance of Ottoman Geography. Tribal Economy.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Osman Bey and his Reign.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Orhan Bey and his Reign.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Ottoman Penetration in to the Rumelia (Europe) and Results.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Initial Ottoman Conquests in the Balkans and Ways of Qonquest.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Ottoman Timar system and reaya farms

Week 8 - Theoretical

Murat I and his Reign.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Bayezid I and is Reign.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Interregnum Period and the Struggle Between Ottoman Prince.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Mehmet I and his Reign.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Murad II and his Reign.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Reborn of Ottoman Empire as an Organized Power.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Mehmed II and his Reign.

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

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