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Maritime in the Ottoman Empire

Course Code	: TRH510
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 lesson aims to study inceasing of Ottoman sea power, the structure of naval organization amd it's menagement approach, navy forces and than history of Ottoman maritime trade.

Course Content

İt is studied that the Turkish Navigation in Beyliks Period; The famous corsairs of Mediternean sea; the organization of Ottoman Navy; Ottoman sovereignity in the Mediternean; Ships, ports, famous sea wars, famous Ottoman seamen, reforms about navigation in Ottoman Emp., and Ottoman maritime trade.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Tanju DEMİR

Learning Outcomes

1.	The student knows Ottoman Maritime history in general terms.
2.	The student knows the structure of Ottoman Maritime with its institutional outlines
3.	The student knows the issue of piracy in the Mediterranean.
4.	Students will have knowledge about Ottoman commercial maritime and Levant trade.
5.	The student learns modernization efforts in Ottoman seafaring.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devleti'nin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, Ankara, 1990.
2.	İdris Bostan, Beylikten İmparatorluğa Türk Denizciliği, İstanbul, 2006
3.	Palmira Blunmett, Osmanlı Denizgücü Keşifler Çağında Osmanlı Denizgücü ve Doğu Akdeniz'de Diplomasi, İstanbul, 2009
4.	Selim Sırrı Ataer, Osmanlı Bahriyesinin Yelken Devri ve Türk Korsanları, İstanbul, 1999.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Turkish navigation in Anatolia in pre Ottoman era.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Ottoman navigation in establishing period.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Ottoman Navigation in XV and XVI.th centuries

Week 4 - Theoretical

Ottoman Navy in XVII and XVIII.th centuries

Week 5 - Theoretical

Rowing ships in Ottoman navy, transiton of galleons period

Week 6 - Theoretical

Tersane-i Âmire ( Ottoman Royal Shipyard) and it's organisational structure.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Ottoman Navy Staff

Week 8 - Theoretical

Innovation efforts in Ottoman Maritime

Week 9 - Theoretical

Innovation efforts in Ottoman Maritime

Week 10 - Theoretical

Piracy in the Mediterranean

Week 11 - Theoretical

Ottoman Maritime Trade

Week 12 - Theoretical

Ottoman Ferry Companies

Week 13 - Theoretical

Ottoman Maritime Archeology Studies

Week 14 - Theoretical

Ottoman Ministry of Navy

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	3	3	84
Assignment	1	4	2	6
Individual Work	1	8	2	10
Midterm Examination	1	8	2	10
Final Examination	1	14	2	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				126

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
OÇ-1							1
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5

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