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TRH5430Ottoman Military Organization3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Sebahattin USTA
Co-LecturerDr. Miraç Tosun
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To give information about the emergence and development of the Ottoman Military Organization, the deterioration in the military system, change, transformation and reform movements.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Learns the emergence of the first Ottoman Military Organization
PO - 2 : Learns the Ottoman Land Forces
PO - 3 : Gains information about the Janissary organization
PO - 4 : Learn the timar system
PO - 5 : Learns the deterioration, change and transformation in the Ottoman Military system.
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The establishment and development of the first Ottoman Military Organization and the deterioration of the military organization. Change and Transformation in the Ottoman Military System in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Reform Movements.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Course resources and content
 Week 2Establishment of the first Ottoman military organization
 Week 3Land forces; Kapikulu Soldiers (Recruit and armorer Soldiers)
 Week 4Organization of artillery and gun carriage
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Textbook / Material
1Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı, 1988; Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatından Kapukulu Ocakları I Acemi Ocağı ve Yeniçeri Ocağı, TTK Basımevi, Ankara.
2Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı, 1988; Osmanlı Devleti Teşkilatından Kapukulu Ocakları II, Cebeci, Topçu, Top Arabacıları, Humbaracı, Lağımcı Ocakları ve Kapukulu Süvarileri, TTK Basımevi, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin (Ed.), 1994, Osmanlı Devleti ve Medeniyeti Tarihi, IRCICA Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
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