At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain an insight in to the workings and evolution of the Ottoman economy, and into the effects of the developments in the Western European Societies, especially of the Industrial Revolution, on The Ottoman economy.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
Economic History
COURSE DEFINITION
This course focuses on the economic structure and functioning of the Ottoman Empire and examines how the economic structure of the Ottoman Empire was shaped especially after the industrial revolution.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction: History, Economic History and Economic History of the Ottoman Empire
2nd Week
Ottoman Empire: Society and Economy
3rd Week
Ottoman Economic Mentality
4th Week
Income Resources and Expenditures in the Ottoman Empire
5th Week
Tımar System: State, land and peasant
6th Week
Industry and business in the Ottoman Empire
7th Week
Ottomans and Trade: Domestic, inter-regional and international, Ottoman economic system during the seventeenth century: transformation period
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Ottoman-European Economic Relations
10th Week
Ottoman Economy during the eighteenth century: Change in Agriculture and Industry
11th Week
Industrial revolution and its impact on the Ottoman economy
12th Week
19th century: Empire and Industry
13th Week
Ottoman economy at the beginning of the twentieth century
14th Week
Economic Legacy of the Ottoman Empire
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
H.İnalcık & D. Quataert, (Eds.) An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 2 vols, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. D.Goffman, The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. K.Karpat (Ed.) Osmanlı ve Dünya, Osmanlı Devleti ve Dünya Tarihindeki Yeri. İstanbul: Ufuk Kitapları, 2001.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
25
25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Total Workload
141
Total Workload / 30
4,7
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)