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The Notables in the Ottoman Empire

Course Code	: TRH566
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 lecture aims to teach the roles of the ayans and the noble ayan families within the political structure of the Ottoman Empire starting from the Classical Age to the modern era of 19th century.

Course Content

In this lecture, the roles and the duties of the ayans and the provincial power of the noble ayan families within the Ottoman political structure will be tought. Especially in the 18th century when the ayans started to emerge more powerful within the Ottoman state system, their roles and the duties started to change on behalf of them and against the central authority of the Ottoman government. Also in this lecture the effects of the Westernizaton process on this situation will be analyzed. And at last, the leading noble ayan families will be identified to the students.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Recognize the notion of ayan
2.	Be able to analyse the status of the ayans in the 16th century
3.	Be able to understand the emergence of the ayans as a powerful institution within the Ottomann state structure
4.	Be able to understand the roles of the ayans within the process of Centralization and Decentralization of the Ottoman Empire
5.	Understand the economic status of the ayans

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Y. Özkaya, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Âyânlık, TTK Basımevi, Ankara 2014.
2.	Y. Nagata, Tarihte Âyanlar: Karaosmanoğulları Üzerine Bir İnceleme, TTK Basımevi, Ankara 1997.
3.	M. Akdağ, “Osmanlı Tarihinde Âyanlık Düzeni Devri 1730-1839”, Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, C. 8-12, S. 14-23, ss. 51-61.
4.	B. McGowan, “Ayanlar Çağı (1699-1812)”, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, Ed. H. İnalcık, D. Quataert, Eren Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2004.
5.	Ö. Ergenç, “Osmanlı Klasik Döneminde Eşraf ve Ayan Üzerine Bazı Bilgiler”, Osmanlı Araştırmaları Dergisi, C. 3, ss. 105-118.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

The identification of the lecture, the notions and the topics

Week 2 - Theoretical

The relations between center and periphery in the Ottoman Empire

Week 3 - Theoretical

Ayans and the notables in the Ottoman Empire

Week 4 - Theoretical

The roles and the duties of the ayans in the Classical Age

Week 5 - Theoretical

The powerful status of the ayans in the 17th century

Week 6 - Theoretical

Age of Ayans (18th and 19th centuries)

Week 7 - Theoretical

Differences Between Anatolian and Rumelian Ayans

Week 8 - Theoretical

Sened-i İttifak

Week 9 - Theoretical

The Ayans from the time of Sened-i İttifak to Tanzimat Period

Week 10 - Theoretical

The Ayans as an institution in the Era of Tanzimat

Week 11 - Theoretical

Ayans in the Tanzimat Assemblies

Week 12 - Theoretical

Ayans in the 1st and the 2nd Constitutional Periods

Week 13 - Theoretical

Leading Ayan Families (Karaosmanoğulları)

Week 14 - Theoretical

Leading Ayan Families (Çapanoğulları)

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
Individual Work	1	12	2	14
Midterm Examination	1	8	2	10
Final Examination	1	14	2	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				124

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
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4		4
OÇ-5

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