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TRH2011Ottoman History - I4+0+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Sebahattin USTA
Co-LecturerDr. Miraç TOSUN
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Who are Ottomans? How was situation of Anatolia and Balkans when the Ottoman state was founded? What are the factors that made the ottomans advantageous over other principalities? How was the transition and settlement to Rumelia? How was the establishment of Anatolian and Rumelia Turkish political unity and rise from principality to empire? finding answers to the questions constitutes the learning purpose of the course. In this process, the basic political and administrative activities of the rulers will be learned.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : summarize the emerge of the Ottoman State, its position and the comparison with the other emirates in Anatolia, the process of being an empire in Anatolia and the Balkans.141,
LO - 2 : describe the elements which effected the rise of the state, the policy of conquest and social and political policies of the Ottomans in the country.141,
LO - 3 : use their knowledge in their research about the topic.141,
LO - 4 : present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson.141,
LO - 5 : They will evaluate the conquest of İstanbul and its effects in terms of Türkish and World history.141,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
This semester, the topics from the foundation of the Ottoman Empire to the end of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet period will be covered (1299-1481). Some claims about the origin of the Ottomans and the establishment of the state will be discussed. In the establishment of the state, the situation of Anatolia and Balkans will be discussed and the elements that provide advantages to the Ottomans will be explaned. Then, the formation of state, transition to the Balkans and the policy of resettlement will be covered. Political and administravite activities of the firs Ottoman sultans will be included within the framework of efforts to establish political unity in Anatolia and the Balkans. After the 1402 Ankara war, the disruption of the Turkish political unity and the recovery process afterwarda will be discussed. The conquest of Istanbul and the beginning of a new process will be explained. Political and administrative developments in the period of Fatif Sultan Mehmet will be discussed and empire formation will be emphasized.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Basic problems-concepts related Establisment and Rising Era of Ottoman Empire and introduction of sources of the lecture
 Week 2General Situation of Anatolia and the Balkans during the establishment of the Ottoman State
 Week 3the problem of the origins of the founders of the Ottoman Empire and Main theories to Establisment of Ottoman Empire
 Week 4the Establisment of Ottoman Empire and Osman Bey
 Week 5the period of Orhan Bey
 Week 6the period of I.Murad
 Week 7Political and Military activities of Yıldırım Bayezid
 Week 8Ankara War and its results
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Fetret Era
 Week 11the period of Çelebi Mehmed and Recovery of the Ottoman State
 Week 12the period of Murad II
 Week 13The Conquet of Istanbul and its results
 Week 14Developing into an empire of Ottoman State, Political and Military activities of Mehmed the Conqurer
 Week 15General Evaluation
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Aşıkpaşaoğlu Tarihi, Atsız, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları, İstanbul 1992
 
Recommended Reading
1İnalcık, Halil, 2010 Devlet-i Aliyye, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul
2Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı, 1995, Osmanlı Devleti Tarihi, C. I, TTK Yayınları, Ankara
3Emecen, Feridun, 2001, İlk Osmanlılar ve Batı Anadolu Beylikler Dünyası, Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul
4Cezar, Mustafa, 2010, Mufassal Osmanlı Tarihi, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 01/12/2023 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 17/01/2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 8 32
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 6 18
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load150