TAR469

School of Humanities \ History

3

6

Elective

Turkish

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History department; all departments

After briefly mentioning the historical geography and climate characteristics of the Mediterranean, the land and sea transportation, cities, economy and demographic structure of the Mediterranean throughout history will be examined from the perspective of socio-economic history. In this context, a chronological history of the political and military struggles for Mediterranean dominance will be told. The fact that the Mediterranean, the most important center of world history, gave way to the Atlantic from the 17th century onwards is among the issues to be evaluated.

David Abulafia, “What is the Mediterranean?”, The Mediterranean in History, edited by David Abulafia, trans. Nurettin Elhüseyni, Istanbul, Oğlak Publishing, 2005. David Abulafia, The Great Sea, Human History in the Mediterranean, Istanbul, Alfa Publishing, 2012. Fernand Braudel, “The Mediterranean”, Mediterranean, Space and History, edited by Fernand Braudel, trans. Necati Erkurt, Istanbul, Metis Publishing, 1990.

To examine the spatial and historical characteristics of the Mediterranean geography

1. To have knowledge about Mediterranean Geography in terms of Spatial and Historical aspects.

Week 1: Introduction to the Course
Week 2: Mediterranean Geography I
Week 3: Mediterranean Geography II
Week 4: Struggle for Dominance in the Mediterranean
Week 5: Power and Interest Conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean
Week 6: Commercial Competition between Alexandria, Cyprus, Antalya and Constantinople
Week 7: The Place of the Seljuks in the Balance of Power in the Mediterranean
Week 8: Relations between the Italian City States and the Seljuks
Week 9: The End of the Seljuk Dominance
Week 10: The Establishment of Dominance by the Principalities in Turkey
Week 11: Latin and Mamluk Relations
Week 12: The Mediterranean in the 14th-15th Centuries

• Participation 10 %
• Homework 30 %
• Presentation 10 %
• Final 50 %