TAR324E

School of Humanities \ History

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English

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History Bachelor's Degree Program

General view of the Ottoman socio-economic structure; Timar and land system as the center of the socio-economic structure of the classical period; Çifthane system; Customary and religious taxes; Population structure and population movements; Legal system and its relationship with social structure; Economic understanding and trade; The period of the notables and the changes in the socio-economic structure in the 17th and 18th centuries; 19th century Ottoman economic understanding.

Pamuk, Şevket. Economic History of the Ottoman Empire-Turkey 1500-1914. Istanbul: İletişim Publications, 2007. İnalcık, Halil. Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, v.1. Istanbul: Eren Publications, 2000. İnalcık, Halil and Donald Quatert. eds. Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, v.2. Istanbul: Eren Publications, 2006. İnalcık, Halil. Ottoman Empire: Society and Economy. Istanbul: Eren Publications, 1996. Emecen, Feridun. Dynasty, State and Society in the Classical Ottoman Age. Istanbul: Timaş Publications, 2011. Ünal, Mehmet Ali. Social and Economic History of the Ottoman Empire. Isparta: Fakülte Bookstore, 2014. Various articles in D.İ.A.

This course aims to teach the basic institutions and concepts of the Ottoman socio-economic structure. It aims to make students understand the changes experienced in the historical process of the Ottoman Empire and how these changes were reflected in the socio-economic understanding. While doing this, it is among the aims to make students aware of the current discussions in the literature through presentations.

1. To learn about the timar system, which was the basis of the socio-economic structure of the classical period, and the related çifthane and taxation methods.
2. To learn how the change in the socio-economic structure took place with the 17th century and its connection with Ottoman political history.
3. To learn about the radical change in the economic understanding in the 19th century.

Week 1: Introduction to the course, explanation of objectives and expectations; a general overview of Ottoman socio-economic history
Week 2: Land system and timar system in the classical period; article presentation
Week 3: Land system and timar system in the classical period; article presentation
Week 4: Taxation in the classical period: Customary and religious taxes; article presentation
Week 5: Population and population movements; article presentation
Week 6: Legal system and social structure; article presentation
Week 7: Midterm exam
Week 8: Economic understanding and trade; article presentation
Week 9: The period of the notables and changes in socio-economic understanding; article presentation
Week 10: Malikane, mukataa and iltizam systems; article presentation
Week 11: Changes in Ottoman economic understanding in the 19th century; article presentation
Week 12: A general assessment of the transformation of the Ottoman socio-economic structure from the 16th century to the 19th century; article presentation

• Participation 20 %
• Midterm 35 %
• Final 45 %