Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TAR653	REFORM EFFORTS IN THE OTTOMAN STATES	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

to gain perspective to graduate students on the economic, political, social and legal structure of the Ottoman Empire's and to provide graduate students with research and analysis skills about Ottoman modernization.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Tuğrul ÖZCAN

Learning Outcomes

1	to gain different perspectives on the political, social, economic and legal structure of the Ottoman Empire.
2	to gain research and analysis skills about the Ottoman innovation.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The concept of modernization; modernization movements in the Ottoman Empire; the political, economic, legal and social effects of the modernization movement on other areas.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The concept of innovation and causes which required the modernization of Ottoman State.
2	The Ottoman Empire at the beginning of 19th century: Political Situation
3	XVIII. Ottoman Empire until the Beginning of the Century: Social and Economic Situation
4	19th-century innovations and innovators
5	The Innovations of Tulip Era (1718-1730)
6	The innovations of the period of Mahmud I (1730-1754)
7	The innovations of the period of Osman III (1754-1757)
8	The innovations of the period of Mustafa III (1757-1774)
9	Middterm Exam
10	The innovations of the period of Abdulhamid I (1774-1789)
11	The innovations of the period of Selim III (1789-1807)
12	The innovations of the period of Mahmud II (1808-1839)
13	The innovations of period of Tanzimat (1839-1876)
14	The innovations of the period of First Meşrutiyet(1876-1908)
15	The innovations of the period of Second Meşrutiyet (1908-1918
16	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

Ahmed Mithat Efendi. (2004), Üss-i İnkılâp (Kırım Muharebesi’nden II. Abdülhamid Han’ın Cülusuna Kadar), İstanbul: Selis Kitaplar. Çadırcı, M. (2008), Tanzimat Sürecinde Türkiye, Ankara: İmge Yayınları. Doğan, İ. (2001), Osmanlı Ailesi (Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım), Ankara: Yeni Türkiye Yayınları. Berkes, N. (2002), Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	70	70
Final Examination	1	80	80
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	3	3	3	4	5	4	4
LO2	3	3	3	2	4	5	3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High