Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300105101OTTOMAN INSTITUTIONS- ICompulsory353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The primary objective of the course is to give detailed information about the central and provincial organization of six-hundred-year history of the Ottoman Empire. In addition to that, giving general information about culture and civilization of the Ottoman Empire is another goal of the course.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Güneş
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6to have detailed information about the organization of the court of the Ottoman Empire.
7to evaluate the Ottoman establishements in the light of history.
8Knows the importance of human factor in formation and functioning of the Ottoman establishments.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The central organization of the Ottoman Empire, Divan-i Humayun, the court, the sultan and the vizier institutions, military organizations, the judiciary, the madrassas, the finance organization and the provincial administrative organization will be examined.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Understanding of the Ottoman state, the Ottoman dynasty and the state agency, board switching system, the institution of the sultan and the prince.reading, explanation, discussion
2Ottoman society, Muslims, Christians and Jews, the nation system.reading, explanation, discussion
3Central organization of the court and the kul system; rooms in the court, the harem.reading, explanation, discussion
4Divan-ı hümayun ,council meetings, the agenda of the Divan-ı hümayun reading, explanation, discussion
5The members of the Divan-i Humayun , vezir-i azam, vezirs, kadıaskers, defterdars, nişancı and qualified members participating in the divan.reading, explanation, discussion
6Bureaucracy of the Divan-ı Hümayun resisü'l-küttab and other bureaucrats.reading, explanation, discussion
7Military organization, the central forces, acemi , yeniçeri and other formations.reading, explanation, discussion
8Midterm Exam.
9Military organization, the state forces, the pedestrian and müsellems, timarlı sipahis, akıncı and other forces .reading, explanation, discussion
10Organization of Finance, Treasurer and the register office, the finance bureaucracy, treasury, internal and external treasury.reading, explanation, discussion
11Ottoman law and historical development of it, the judiciary and ilmiye.reading, explanation, discussion
12Organization of the madrasa.reading, explanation, discussion
13Madrassa education and training procedure.reading, explanation, discussion
14Evaluation of the fall semester.reading, explanation, discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
- Mustafa Nuri Paşa, Netâicu’l-Vukûèât, Kurumlarıyla Osmanlı Tarihi I-IV, Haz. Yılmaz Kurt, Ankara 2008. - Nicolae Jorga, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Tarihi, c. I-II, İstanbul 2005. - Halil İnalcık, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, çev, Halil Berktay, c. I, İstanbul 2000. - Mithat Sertoğlu, Osmanlı Tarih Lügatı, İstanbul 1986. - Fuat Köprülü, Osmanlı Devleti’nin Kuruluşu, Ankara 1991. - Yusuf Oğuzoğlu, Osmanlı devlet Anlayışı, İstanbul 2000. - Haldun Eroğlu, Osmanlı Devletinde Şehzadelik Kurumu, İstanbul 2004. - Yavuz Ercan, Osmanlı Yönetiminde Gayrimüslimler, Ankara 2001. - Bilal Eryılmaz, Osmanlı Devletinde Gayrimüslim Tebaanın Yönetimi, İstanbul 1996. - İ. Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatında Kapukulu Ocakları II, Ankara 1988. - ----------------, Osmanlı Devletinin İlmiye Teşkilatı, Ankara 1988. - ----------------, Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, Ankara 1988. - Yusuf Halaçoğlu XIV-XVII. Yüzyıllarda Osmanlılarda Devlet Teşkilatı ve Sosyal Yapı, Ankara 1995.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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