Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Economic History
Course Code: ECO309
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of this course is to provide students having general knowledge and predictions on industrilization, money-credit movements , fiscal and foreign trade policies regarding especially the first 60 years of Turkish economic history beginning by the establishment of Ottoman and the Republic of Turkey.

Course Content

The Ottoman Economy between 14th and 16th centuries, The Ottoman Economy between 17th and 20th centuries, Establishing Years (1923-1932), The money-credit movements in the pre-republic period and the establishment of Ottoman Bank, The changes in the fiscal policy from the establishment of Republic and today.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. İlyas KARABIYIK
Learning Outcomes
1.Makes interpretations about Ottoman Economy.
2.Makes interpretations about the monetary-credit, fiscal, foreign trade and budget policies in the period of Ataturk.
3.Explains the political and economic developments in the period of Inonu.
4.Expresses the industrial transactions in Turkey between 1923-1980.
5.Explains and makes interpretations about the economic developments on foreign trade from the establishment of Republic and today.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.K. BORATAV, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2004.
2.A. TABAKOĞLU, Türk İktisat Tarihi, İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Ottoman Economy between 14th and 16th centuries
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Ottoman Economy between 17th and 20th centuries
Week 3 - Theoretical
Establishing Years (1923-1932)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Etatism and After (1933-1939)
Week 5 - Theoretical
War years (The period of Inonu) and the political and economic developments in the post-war period
Week 6 - Theoretical
The industrial transaction in the pre-republic period and the Treaty of 1838 Balta Liman
Week 7 - Theoretical
The money-credit movements in the pre-republic period and the establishment of Ottoman Bank
Week 8 - Theoretical
The First Smyrna Economic Congress, the reason of the meeting, decisions, the economic effects
Week 9 - Theoretical
The First Smyrna Economic Congress, the reason of the meeting, decisions, the economic effects
Week 10 - Theoretical
The industrial transactions in Turkey between 1923-1980
Week 11 - Theoretical
The monetary policies in the period of Atatürk
Week 12 - Theoretical
The monetary, interest and credit policies in Turkey between 1938-1980
Week 13 - Theoretical
The economic developments from the establishment of Republic and today
Week 14 - Theoretical
The changes in the fiscal policy from the establishment of Republic and today
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140228
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination121122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
4
3
4
2
OÇ-2
3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-3
3
4
3
4
2
OÇ-4
3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-5
3
4
3
4
2
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