Information Package / Course Catalogue
Bdulhamid II and His Period
Course Code: TRH602
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The general Outlook of the Ottoman State during Abdulhamid II’s reign and the position of Abdulhamid II within this, the conditions that Ottoman State were in and their reflections on Abdulhamid II, the changes that occured during the period of Abdulhamid II and the discussion of Turkish politics’ continuity, and Ottoman modernization during Abdulhamid II’s reign and comparisons between the situation before Abdulhamid II.

Course Content

Most of the course content consists of the period of Abdulhamid II, between 1876-1909.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the period of Abdülhamid II.
2.To understand the elements of the diplomacy and balance policies of Abdülhamid II period
3.To analyze Abdülhamid II's understanding of government and statesmanship through the events
4.To position Abdülhamid II and his period within the Ottoman historical experience
5.To compare Abdülhamid II and his period about Ottoman history
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Enver Ziya Karal, Osmanlı Tarihi Birinci Meşrutiyet ve İstibdat Devirleri (1876-1907), c. VIII, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 1988.
2.Komisyon, Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslam Tarihi, c. 12, Çağ Yayınları, İstanbul 1990.
3.İ. Hami Danişmend, İzahlı Osmanlı Tarihi Kronolojisi, c. 4, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul 1971.
4.Fahir Armaoğlu, 19. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1789-1914), TTK Yayınları, Ankara 1997.
5.Modern Türkiyede Siyasi Düşünce Cumhuriyete Devreden Miras Tanzimat ve meşrutiyetin Birikimi, (ed. Tanıl Bora, Murat Gültekingil), c. 1, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2009.
6.A. Alaaddin Çetin-Ramazan Yıldız, Sultan II. Abdülhamid Han: Devlet ve Memleket Görüşlerim, Çığır Yayınları, İstanbul 1976.
7.Selim Deringil, İktidarın Sembolleri ve İdeoloji: II. Abdülhamid Dönemi (1876-1909), çev. Gül Çağalı Güven, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul 2007
8.François Georgeon, Sultan Abdülhamid, çev. Ali Berktay, Homer Yayınları, İstanbul 2006
9.Ziya Nur Aksun, II. Abdülhamid Han, Ötüken Yayınları, İstanbul 2010.
10.İ. Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Midhat Paşa ve Yıldız Mahkemesi, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
II. Abdulhamid: His Personality and Features
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Foreign Policy
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Foreign Policy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Foreign Policy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Domestic Policy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Domestic Policy
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Domestic Policy
Week 8 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Social and Cultural Structure
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Institutions
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Institutions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Administration
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Administration
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Social and Cultural Structure
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ottoman Empire during the Period of Abdulhamid II: Social and Cultural Structure
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1409126
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
4
3
2
4
OÇ-2
1
2
5
3
4
OÇ-3
4
2
5
2
3
OÇ-4
3
2
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
2
5
3
4
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