Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Ottoman Empire
Course Code: TRH507
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

To be informed about the foundation philosophy and establishment process of the Ottoman Empire, the state structure and institutions.

Course Content

The stages of the establishment of the Ottoman Empire until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the state structure, administrative, military changes in the sense of changes will be made.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the main sources and their contents
2.Explain the debates on the origin of the Ottomans and the establishment of the state
3.To understand the process of stateization,
4.Gains knowledge of changes in administrative and military terms in the Ottoman Empire
5.Learn about the Ottoman Modernization.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing the subject and sources of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
General situation in Anatolia before the Ottomans
Week 3 - Theoretical
The emergence of the Ottomans and the origins of the Ottomans
Week 4 - Theoretical
The foundation of the Ottoman Empire
Week 5 - Theoretical
Formation of Ottoman State Organization
Week 6 - Theoretical
Fetret Period
Week 7 - Theoretical
İstanbul'un Fethi
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Ottoman Empire, the period of Ascension and the formation of institutions
Week 9 - Theoretical
Modernization Studies in Ottoman Empire
Week 10 - Theoretical
Period of the Ottoman Empire
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Tanzimat Process
Week 12 - Theoretical
First Constitutional Monarchy and Law
Week 13 - Theoretical
II.Meşrutiyet and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evulation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment114216
Individual Work128230
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026