TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Hasan Ünal
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) understand why diplomacy is necessary and learn the historical development of modern diplomacy and the general features of European diplomacy. 2) learn how diplomacy was applied in the Ottoman Empire within different periods and compare European diplomacy and Ottoman diplomacy, analyses the differences and similarities. 3) know main phases of institutional development of Ottoman diplomacy and know main aspects of Europeanization process of Ottoman diplomacy. 4) know the legacy of Ottoman diplomacy in the Middle East and Balkans.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims at providing the students with a general framework of diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and the European states. Ottoman diplomacy will be analysed in three stages. In the first stage that covers the period Ottoman Empire was dominant, how the diplomatic relations with Europe were conducted will be analysed as well as the ad hoc diplomacy Ottomans pursued at this period and its causes. In the second stage, the period from the 18th century onwards when the Ottoman power started to decline, the mutualisation of diplomatic relations, the lives, changing relationships, and journals of the diplomats who went to Europe in that period will be analysed. Moreover, the effects of the reform movements that affected all fields of social life on the diplomacy and the Foreign Ministry will be analysed in this second stage. The final stage will cover the positive or negative heritage of the Ottoman diplomacy on the modern Republic of Turkey. The study of the Ottoman diplomacy which covers an experience of centuries would facilitate the interaction between international and local developments and would give the students a key to better understand the current Turkish foreign policy.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition of diplomacy, first diplomatic practices, fundamental characteristics of diplomacy before the 20th century 2nd Week European State System 3rd Week European-Ottoman relations and Ad-Hoc diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman expansion in Europe. 4th Week Ottoman Diplomats in Europe and their reports 5th Week Diplomatic reports on France, Prussia and Vienna 6th Week Ottoman diplomacy before Tanzimat period 7th Week Midterm Week 8th Week French Revolution's effects on the Ottoman Empire and establishment of permanent embassies 9th Week The Establishment of Resident Embassies in Europe and the Political Activities of First Ambassadors 10th Week Europeanization process of Ottoman diplomacy 11th Week Diplomacy during the Egypt Question and Tanzimat 12th Week Diplomatic understanding in the 19th century (Crimean War, Treaty of Paris and Islahat Fermanı) 13th Week Diplomatic understanding in the 19th century (1877-78 Ottoman-Russian War and Berlin Treaty) 14th Week Near East policies of the blocs and the end of the Empire. The legacy of Ottoman diplomacy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Abou-El-Haj, Rifa'at. "Ottoman Diplomacy at Karlowitz", Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol.LXXXVII, 1967, s. 498-512. Berridge, Geoff R. Diplomacy: Theory and Practice. London: Harvester, 1995, s. 1-15; 181-197.M. Wight, Systems of States, Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1977, chap.1. Davison, Roderic. "Ottoman Diplomacy at the Congress of Paris (1856) and the Question of Reforms", içinde VII. TTK Kongresi, Kongreye Sunulan Bildiriler, Cilt II, Ankara, TTK, 1973. Davison, Roderic. Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982, s. 126-140. Davison, Roderic. "The Westernization of Ottoman Diplomacy in the Nineteenth Century", içinde E.Ingram(ed.) National and International Politics in the Middle East, London: Frank Cass, 1986. Davison, Roderic. "Ottoman Diplomacy and Its Legacy", içinde L.C.Brown, Imperial Legacy: The Ottoman Imprint on the Balkans and the Middle East, New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. Deringil, Selim."Aspects of Contiunity in Turkish Foreign Policy: Abdülhamid II and İsmet İnönü, International Journal of Turkish Studies, Vol.4, No.1, 1987, s. 39-54. Findley, C.V."Foundation of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry: The Beginings of Bureaucratic Reform under Selim III and Mahnud II", International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.3, 1972, s. 338-416. Findley, C.V. "The Legacy of Tradition to Reform: Origins of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry", International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.1, 1970, s. 334-357. Hurewitz, J.C. "Ottoman Diplomacy and the European State System", Middle East Journal, Vol.15, 1961, s.141-152. Hurewitz, J.C. "The Europeanization of Ottoman Diplomacy: The Conversion from Unilateranism to Reciprocity in the Nineteenth Century", Belleten, Vol.XXV, 1961. İnalcık, Halil. "The Rise of the Ottoman Empire", içinde M.A.Cook (ed.), A History of the Ottoman Empire to 1730, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. İnalcık, Halil. "Turkey and Europe: A Historical Perspective", Perceptions, Vol.II, No.1, 1997, s. 76-92. Lybyer, A.Hower .The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleıman the Magnificient, London, 2001, chap.1. Naff, Thomas. "The Ottoman Empire and European States System", içinde H.Bull & A. Watson (eds.), The Expansion of International Society, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. Naff, Thomas. "Ottoman Diplomatic Relations with Europe in the Eighteenth Century: Patterns and Trends", içinde T.Naff & R.Owen, Studies in Eighteenth Century Islamic History, Carbondale: Illinois University Press, 1977. Tuncer, Hüner. Osmanlı Diplomasisi ve Sefaretnameler, Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, 1997, s. 26-30/48-57/ 94-104. Tuncer, Hüner. Eski ve Yeni Diplomasi, Ankara, Ümit Yayıncılık, 1995, s. 59-100. Yurdusev, Nuri. (ed.)Ottoman Diplomacy: Conventional or Unconventional ,Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
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 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,15 1,15 Homework Total Workload 152,15 Total Workload / 30 5,07 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No