COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Ottoman Diplomatic History
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSIR 330
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To examine the rises and falls of the major powers of the international relations through a cyclical system.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students who successfully complete the course will be able; to identify the origins and reasons of the military and political rise of the Ottoman state as well as the early Ottoman successes to finance its expensive armed conflicts and conquests
  • to examine the military and political rise of the Ottomans above the European monarchies in the 14th and 15th centuries and the relative weakness of Europe at the birth of the Ottoman state
  • to critique the geostrategy of the Ottoman Empire in the Basin of the Five Seas
  • to discuss the financial, military, economic, social and diplomatic structures of the Sublime Porte as well as the evolution of the Ottoman armed forces throughout its history
  • to emphasize the internal and external weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire vis-à-vis the “Great Powers” of Austria, Russia, Britain, France and Prussia.
Course Description Evaluation of the political, military, economic, social and financial dynamics in the Ottoman power and decline in a comparative perspective with the European Great Powers
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction of the course and the course material
2 The Birth of an Ottoman principality in the Basin of the Five Seas Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997
3 The Ottoman Supremacy in the Balkans and Unification of Anatolia under the Ottoman Crown, the Turco-Mongolian Clash and the Ottoman Interregnum Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997.
4 The Imperial Age of the Warrior Sultans in Eastern and Central Europe and in the Middle East Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997
5 Soliman I “The Magnificent” and the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire/Civilization Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997
6 The Fall Back of the Empire versus the Rising Habsburg and Romanov Empires Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Modernization Attempts in the Empire through the 18th century, Military defeats in front of Romanov and Habsburg expansionisms Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, I.B. Tauris (any edition). Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997.
9 Rising secessionist nationalisms in the Empire in the 19th century, the “Reorganization (Tanzimat)” of the Empire and the attempts to reform and centralize the Ottoman state Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, I.B. Tauris (any edition). İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, İletişim Yayınları (any edition).
10 Diplomacy of “Balance of Power” of the Sublime Porte among the European Great Powers, British protectionism towards the Ottoman Empire; The Young Ottoman and Young Turk movements, the Young Turk Revolution of 1908 by the CUP İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, İletişim Yayınları (any edition). Şükrü Hanioğlu, Young Turks in Opposition, Oxford University Press, 1995. William M. Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy, 1774-2000, Frank Cass (any edition).
11 The CUP years, the Empire’s Entry into WW I, Ottoman foreign policy and fronts during the Great War Ulrich Trumpener, Germany and the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1918, Caravan Boks, 1989. Edward J. Erickson, Ordered to Die, A History of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War, Greenwood Press, Westport - Connecticut, 2001.
12 Classroom presentations
13 Classroom presentations
14 Classroom presentations
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks, An Introductory History to 1923, Longman, New York and London, 1997.

Oral Sander, Anka’nın Yükselişi ve Düşüşü, Osmanlı Diplomasi Tarihi Üzerine Bir Deneme, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları (any edition).

 

*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.
Suggested Readings/Materials

Oral Sander, Anka’nın Yükselişi ve Düşüşü, Osmanlı Diplomasi Tarihi Üzerine Bir Deneme, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları (any edition).

Halil İnalcık and, Donald Quataert (eds.), An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300–1914, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
1
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
15
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
10
3
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
22
Midterms
Final Exams
1
29
    Total
169

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

 X
2

To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations.

 X
3

To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship.
4

To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research.
5

To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically.

 X
6

To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing.

 X
7

To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.

 X
8

To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations.
9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member.

 X
10

To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest