COURSE SYLLABUS

OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

1	Course Title:	OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
2	Course Code:	ULU1202
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Barış Özdal
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Siyasi Tarih Anabilim Dalı 16059 Görükle-BURSA Tel.: 0 224 294 11 65 Fax.: 0 224 294 10 03 e-mail: barisozdal@gmail.com ozdalb@uludag.edu.tr
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19	Objective of the Course:	In this course, political structure and diplomatic relations of Ottoman Empire will be explained as continuation of acquired basic Diplomatic History I-II courses and will be purposed to construct formations and substructures properly to international relations students to contribute other lessons taken from IR. Toward this purpose, primarily founding, rising, stagnation ve declining era of Ottoman Empire is explained then causes, progress and conclusions of these eras are analysed. After explaining these basic knowledges, political structure of Ottoman Empire and transformed processes of Ottoman Empire’s diplomatic relations are explicated and in this context, impacts on foundation of Turkish Republic and diplomatic heritages traced back to Ottoman Empire are analysed comparatively.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To contribute to the lessons that students will take throughout their education life in this course, to form the basis for the parts of the Ottoman Empire.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to use basic concepts related to Ottoman Diplomatic History appropriately;
2	To be able to construct formations and substructures which students will take other IR courses during undergraduate education to contribute properly;
3	To be able to explicate political structure of Ottoman Empire and transformed processes of Ottoman Empire’s diplomatic relations comparatively and in this context, to be able to determine impacts of Ottoman Empire’s political structure and diplomatic relations on foundation of Turkish Republic and heritages traced back to Ottoman Empire.;
4	To be able to determine historical aspects of current international issues via reading sources in Turkish and Foreign literature;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Broadly Ottoman History: Foundation Era
2	Broadly Ottoman History: Rising Era
3	Broadly Ottoman History: Stagnation Era
4	Broadly Ottoman History: Declining Era
5	Political Structure of Ottoman Empire in pre-Tanzimat Era
6	Tanzimat: Pursuits of Modernization and political change
7	Political Structure of Ottoman Empire after Tanzimat Era (Excessesive Westenisation (Mid-term Exam)
8	General Assesment of Military and Political Structure of Ottoman Empire in 19th Century
9	General Assesment of Economic and Fiscal Structure of Ottoman Empire in 19th Century
10	General Assesment of Military and Political Structure of Ottoman Empire in 20th Century
11	General Assesment of Economic and Fiscal Structure of Ottoman Empire in 20th Century
12	World War I and Ottoman Empire
13	Turkish War of Independence and Ottoman Empire
14	Heritages from Diplomatic Structure of Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic and present day.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Alan Palmer, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Son Üç Yüz Yıl Bir Çöküşün Yeni Tarihi, (çev.: Belkıs Çorakçı Dişbudak), İstanbul: Sabah kitapları, 5. baskı, 1995. COGİTO – Osmanlılar Özel Sayısı, Sayı 19, Yaz 1999. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, Türkiye’de Politik Değişim ve Modernleşme, Bursa: Alfa Yay., 2000. Halil İnalcık, Devlet-i ‘Aliyye – Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Üzerine Araştırmalar I, İstanbul: İş Bankası Yay., 2009 İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, İstanbul: İletişim Yay., 9. Baskı, 2001. İlber Ortaylı, Osmanlı Barışı, İstanbul: Ufuk Yay., 2005. İlber Ortaylı, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Alman Nüfusu, İstanbul: İletişim Yay., 1. Baskı, 1998. İlber Ortaylı, Osmanlı’yı Yeniden Keşfetmek, İstanbul: Timaş Yay., 2006. İlber Ortaylı, Son İmparatorluk Osmanlı, İstanbul: Timaş Yay., 2006. İlber Ortaylı, Türkiye İdare Tarihine Giriş, Ankara: Turhan Yay., 2. Baskı, 2000. İsmail Cem, Türkiye’nin Geri Kalmışlığının Tarihi, İstanbul: Cem Yay., 4. Baskı, Haziran 1974. Joseph von Hammer, Osmanlı Devleti Tarihi I-II, İstanbul: Milliyet Yay. Oral Sander, Anka’nın Yükselişi ve Düşüşü –Osmanlı Diplomasi Tarihi Üzerine Bir Deneme-, Ankara: İmge Yay., Nisan 1993. Yusuf Oğuzoğlu, Osmanlı Devlet Anlayışı, İstanbul: Eren Yay., 2000.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Classical Exam
Information	Classical questions are asked to the students in the exams.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	25	25
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	35	35
Total WorkLoad			144
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10
LO1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
LO2	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5
LO3	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4
LO4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High