TAR233

School of Humanities \ History

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6

Compulsory

Turkish

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History department; all departments

The foundation period of the Ottoman Empire and discussions on the foundation period; the process of progress in the Balkans; the expansion during the reign of Yıldırım Bayezid and the Interregnum; the re-establishment in the Balkans during the reign of Murad II; the Fatih period and the conquest of Istanbul; the struggles in the East during the reign of Yavuz Sultan Selim; the period of Suleiman the Magnificent and the golden age of the Ottoman Empire; the state, society and economy in the Classical period.

Inalcik, Halil. Devlet-i Aliyye, Volume I. Istanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Culture Publications, 2010. Inalcik, Halil. The Classical Age of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Publications, 2003. Inalcik, Halil. Ottoman Sultans in the Foundation Period. Istanbul: İsam Publications, 2011. Emecen, Feridun. Ottoman Sultans of the Imperial Age-I. Istanbul: İsam Publications, 2014. Emecen, Feridun. The History of the Foundation and Rise of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1600), Türkiye İş Bankası Culture Publications, 2015. Faroqhi, Suraiya. History of the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Publications, 2010. Mantran, Robert. History of the Ottoman Empire, Türkiye İş Bankası Culture Publications, 2012. Fleet, Kate. ed. History of Turkey 1071-1453, From Byzantium to Turkey. Istanbul: Kitap Publishing House, 2012. Faroqhi, Suraiya. ed. History of Turkey 1453-1603, The Ottoman Empire as a World Power. Istanbul: Kitap Publishing House, 2013.

This course aims to convey to students the process of the Ottoman Empire from its foundation to the end of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Through article presentations and discussions, it aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the historical developments as well as the fundamental issues discussed in historiography within the scope of this period. Thus, it is among the goals to provide students with a holistic view of the Ottoman history until the end of the classical period.

1. To learn the establishment process of the Ottoman Empire and the discussions in historiography about this process.
2. To learn the expansion process of the Ottoman Empire and its relationship with the Balkan geography.
3. To understand the developments leading to the interregnum and how the recovery period took place afterwards.
4. To establish the connection between the Fatih period and the conquest of Istanbul and the establishment of a centralized empire.
5. To learn the changes in developments in Europe with the period of Suleiman the Magnificent.
6. To understand the administrative, social and economic concepts and structures that characterize the classical period.

Week 1: Introduction to the course, explanation of goals and expectations; a general overview of Ottoman history
Week 2: The establishment process; Rumelian conquests
Week 3: Yıldırım Bayezid's imperial initiative; Murad II and the Balkans
Week 4: From Mehmed II to Fatih; article discussion
Week 5: The establishment of a centralized state from a principality to an empire; article discussion
Week 6: The reign of Bayezid II; article discussion
Week 7: The period of Selim I and the East; Midterm exam
Week 8: Suleiman the Magnificent and Europe; article discussion
Week 9: Suleiman the Magnificent and the Ottoman world; article discussion
Week 10: The aftermath of Suleiman, the end of the Classical period; article discussion
Week 11: Ottoman administrative structure in the Classical period; article discussion
Week 12: Ottoman society and economy in the Classical period; article discussion; general evaluation

• Midterm Exam 35 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 10 %
• Presentation 15 %