The Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1600) (HUK377)

Content

Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with an analytical perspective on the economic and social infrastructure of the first 300 years of the Ottoman Empire.

Course Content

Economic and social structure of the Ottoman Empire

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

-Understand the dynamics of the founding period of the Ottoman State.
-Comprehend the structure of the empire.
-Analyze the economic and social order of the Ottoman State prior to modernization.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Seminar, discussion, article evaluation

References

Halil İnalcık, "Osmanlı İmparatorluğu: Klasik Çağ 1300-1600"
Halil İnalcık, "Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Ekonomisi"

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Introduction, the issue of periodization in Ottoman and European history
2	Dynamics of the Ottoman Foundation Period
3	Structure of the State
4	The "Kul" system and the court
5	Provincial organization: the state land system (miri) and timar
6	The legal system: center and provinces
7	Public finance
8	Economic structure
9	Economic structure
10	Women: royal/court women and ordinary women
11	Non-Muslims and "foreigners"
12	Trade/Commerce
13	Case study presentations
14	Case study presentations

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	2	55
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	45
Total	3	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	40
Project	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Other Applications	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	1	15
Make-up	0	0
Total	2	55

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them.
2	Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline.
3	Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology.
4	Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems.
5	Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy.		X
6	Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions.		X
7	Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems.	X
8	Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system.				X
9	Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner.
10	Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals.
11	Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems.		X
12	Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law.				X
13	Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals.				X
14	Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal.				X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	2	28
Working Hours out of Class	14	1	14
Assignments	0	0	0
Presentation	0	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	4	4
Project	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Other Applications	0	0	0
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	6	6
Quiz	0	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0	0
Reports	0	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Make-up	0	0	0
Yıl Sonu	0	0	0
Hazırlık Yıl Sonu	0	0	0
Hazırlık Bütünleme	0	0	0
Total Workload			52
Total Workload / 25			2.08
Credits ECTS			2