Information Package / Course Catalogue
Analysis of Public Finance History
Course Code: MHY519
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to gain ability public finance developing knowing within historical process and to comment financial event with historical perspective.

Course Content

It deals with analyses of the developments of the ideas and the facts on the public finance.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to understand first evolution of public revenue, expenditure, budget and treasury in historical period and financial movement of thoughts.
2.To be able to assess related to the development of finance events in some Western Countries that were pioneer
3.To be able to explain Islamic finance system’s main characteristics
4. To be able to analyze the charecteristics of Ottoman finance from point view of public revenue, expenditure, budget and treasury
5.To be able to assess on the role of Ottoman fiscal structure at collapsed Ottoman empire
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Filiz Giray, Finance History, 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The historical stages of fiscal events: Antiquity, the middle ages and new ages. Developing fiscal doctrine.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fiscal events at Islamic: Public revenues and Public expenditures. Budget, treasury and treasury transactions.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The development of fiscal events in Western countries: The development progress of public finance in England, French, Germany and USA.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Fiscal system in Ottoman Empire: The public revenues, kinds and features
Week 5 - Theoretical
Types of taxes, tax collection methods, kinds of tax payment and tax exemptions in Ottoman Empire.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Public revenues such as Fees, duties, fiscal monopoly, borrowing that took placed within the Ottoman finance system. The composition of public revenues in budget.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The features and types of public expenditures, the share of public expenditures in total.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term
Week 9 - Theoretical
Budget, treasury, treasury transactions, fiscal administration and public accounting in Ottoman Empire.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The fiscal events in Ottoman Empire: Fiscal crisis, fiscal reform, foreign trade, foreign debt.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The followed fiscal events in Republic of Turkey period (1918 -1930): Taxes, development of public revenues, public expenditures.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The period of 1930- 1939: The nationalization and the causes of passing to nationalize, tax arrangements, incomes of monopoly and the combination of public expenditures.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The development of fiscal policies in period 1940-1960: the structural changes in income and corporate taxes.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The period of 1960-1990: The studies of Tax Reform Commission, the proposals that were claimed by the foreign public finance academician.
Week 15 - Theoretical
The period of 1960-1990: The studies of Tax Reform Commission, the proposals that were claimed by the foreign public finance academician.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Individual Work32212
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026