Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
OTTAMAN HISTORY III) (XIX- XX CENTURIES) TAR0340 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
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Goals Explain and analyze 19th century Ottoman Political History developments and events of aforementioned period from multi-perspective approach in terms of cultural, economic, social, political, religious and intellectual perspectives based on first hand and second hand sources. Traces the continuity and shifts together with balance of power in European diplomacy in relation to Ottomans. Discuss the different historical approaches in the Ottoman History.
Course Content The Ottoman Political History mainly the 19th Century developments such as Ottoman-Russian Wars, National Uprisings of Serbians and Greeks, Reform Period of Tanzimat (1839) and Islahat (1856), The Crimean War (1853-1856), Greco-Ottoman War of 1897, Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912 and the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 are main subjects of the course.
Learning Outcomes 1) Identify and explain the basic terms and concepts of the Ottoman History from 1789 to 1914
2) Analyze the changes in European political, social and economic structure aforementioned period
3) Evaluate the impact Nationalist Uprisings such as Serbian and Greek and explain its causes and effects

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Primary Sources for the 19th Century Ottoman History: Archieves, Chronicles, Temettuat Registers, Yearbooks, Newspapers etc Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Ottoman Empire and Europe in the late 18th and begining of 19th Centuries Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Selim III Era (1789-1807) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week New Order Settings Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Mahmut II Era (1808-1839) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Abdülmecit Era (1839-1861) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Tanzimat Edict (1839) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer; Problem Solving

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week The Crimean War (1853-1856) and Reform Edict (1856) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Abdülaziz Era (1861-1876) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Abdülhamit II Era (1876-1909) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Administrative Reforms, Bureaucracy and Sublime Porte Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Italo-Turkish War of (1911-1912) and the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Final exam Question Answer; Problem Solving

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kaynak Aksiyon SHAW Stanford J. –SHAW Ezel K., Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Modern Türkiye, 2. Cilt, Çev. Mehmet Harmancı, İstanbul E Yayınları, 2006
AKYILDIZ Ali, Osmanlı Bürokrasisi ve Modernleşme, 3. Baskı, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009
ARMAOĞLU Fahir, 19.Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1789-1914),TTK, Ankara, 1997
ÇADIRCI Musa, Tanzimat Döneminde Anadolu Kentlerinin Sosyal ve Ekonomik Yapısı, 2.Baskı, TTK, Ankara, 1997.
DAVISON Roderic, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda Reform (1856-1876), 2 Cilt, Papirüs, İstanbul, 1997.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 10 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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