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Military Organization of the Ottoman

Course Code	: TAR342
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

Following to an introduction to methodology and terminology peculiar to military history, teaching the phases that Ottoman military organization had experienced from the Early Period to Republic, treating the basic event and notions of the Modern Age European and Ottoman military history with their political, social, economical and intellectual aspects and in an interdisciplinary approach.

Course Content

Transition from the first military organizations of Ottoman Empire, yaya and müsellem units to janissary and qapıqulu systems and importance of this change, role of Timar system within the military structure, changes in the Ottoman military structure during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Learning Outcomes

1.	Being able to learn primary paradigms in military history which is an auxilliary discipline of history.
2.	Being able to learn historical and technical notions peculiar to military history.
3.	Being able to understand military development that took place in the world and adaptation attempts of Ottoman Empire that were undertaken as a response to them.
4.	Being able to learn wars and internal security maneuvers that Ottoman army had undertaken during the long XIX. century and socio-political and socio-economical costs of these operations.
5.	Being able to understand philosophical and ideological position of warfare in the existence of humankind.
6.	Being able to understand developments in the military field of Ottoman Empire and founding principles of Republic of Turkey.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Gültekin Yıldız, "Bir De-Militarizasyon Projesi: Geç Osmanlı Askerî Tarih Araştırmalarını Sivilleştirmek", Toplumsal Tarih, 198 (Haziran 2010), 44–53.
2.	Kahraman Şakul, "Batı'da ve Türkiye'de Yeni Askeri Tarihçilik", Toplumsal Tarihçilik, 198 (Haziran 2010), 31-35.
3.	Gültekin Yıldız, Neferin Adı Yok: Zorunlu Askerliğe Geçiş Sürecinde Osmanlı Devleti'nde Siyaset, Ordu ve Toplum (1826-1839), İstanbul 2009;
4.	Virginia Aksan, Kuşatılmış Bir İmparatorluk: Osmanlı Harpleri (1700-1870), İstanbul 2001;
5.	Andrew Lambert, Sea Power States, Maritime Culture, Continental Empires, and the Struggle That Built the Modern World , Al Baraka Yay. İstanbul 2024.
6.	Collektive, Ottoman Military History (Land, Naval and Air Forces 1792-1918) / World War History, Timaş Yayınları İstanbul 2013.
7.	Feridun M. Emecen,War in the Ottoman Classical Age, Timaş Yay. İstanbul 2011.
8.	Musa Çadırcı, Turkey in the Tanzimat Process - Military Service, İmge Kitapevi, Ank. 2008
9.	İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı; Central and Naval Organization of the Ottoman Empire, TTK Yay. Ank.1984.
10.	İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı; Kapıkulu Quarries in the Ottoman Empire, TTK Yay. Ank 1984.
11.	Özgür Kolçak, Arrow, Rifle and Horse 16th Century Ottoman Military Revolution TTK, Ankara 2023
12.	Edward J. Erickson, Mesut Uyar, Ottoman Military History, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2017.
13.	Gültekin Yıldız, Mesut Uyar, Ottoman Military History, Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul 2017.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to course subject, objectives and boundaries, bibliographical content of the course.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Military history as an auxilary discipline to history.

Week 3 - Theoretical

First standing military units of the Ottoman Empire, Yaya and Müsellem corps.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Foundation of Janissary troops, conscription to Janissary troops. Devshirme and Penchik System.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Provincial military organization in the Ottoman Empire.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Logistic Units.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Cebeci, artillery and gun carriage units in the Ottoman army

Week 8 - Theoretical

Nizam-ı Cedit (New Order); Reformation movements in the Ottoman military system.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Janisarry Uprisings and abolishment of Janissary Troops; Vak'a-yı Hayriye

Week 10 - Theoretical

Military Reform; Nizam'ı Cedid (New Order) and Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye (Victorious Soldiers of Mohammad).

Week 11 - Theoretical

Introduction of Compulsory Military Service in the Ottoman Empire.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Kur'a Law; Enforcement of this Law and encountered difficulties.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Foreign Military Missions in the Ottoman Empire and Technology Transfer (1826-1918).

Week 14 - Theoretical

Other Military Reforms in the Ottoman Empire; Foundation of Military Academies and Zaptiah Organization.

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	6	1	7
Final Examination	1	14	1	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				78

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