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TRH5650Ottoman Social History3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring 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
LecturerProf. Dr. Melek ÖKSÜZ
Co-LecturerAssoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Köksal
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of of this lesson is to examine the origins and development of Ottoman social instutituons, Muslim and non-Muslim relations and other changes in the Ottoman society.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Summarize the general characteristics of Ottoman society, development of Ottoman social instutituons, and changes in the society.5,61
PO - 2 : Describe Ottoman society, Muslim and no-Muslim relations, city and urban life, social instution in the state and changes in the society.6,111
PO - 3 : Use their knowledge in their research about the topic.2,51
PO - 4 : Present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson.2,75
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 structure of society and family, rural and urban life, Muslim and non-Muslim relations, important instutituons in social life in the Ottoman Empire.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The archival sources for Ottoman social history
 Week 2Concepts related to social structure and change
 Week 3Social structure in the founding (manage and administer)
 Week 4Social mobility in the Ottoman society
 Week 5Housing policy
 Week 6Ottoman cities and city life
 Week 7Ottoman family
 Week 8Ethnic and religious structures in the Ottoman society
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Intellectual life and popular culture
 Week 11Social problems in society, riots, and their social control
 Week 12Social structure and relations based on geography: Culture or material life
 Week 13Social structure and relations based on geography:Physical spaces
 Week 14Social change: Modernization and Westernization
 Week 15Tanzimat and its social effects: The "order" of millets
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1İnalcık, Halil & Quataert, Donald (ed.). 1994; An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire: 1300-1914, Cambridge University Pess, Cambridge.
 
Recommended Reading
1Faroqhi, Suraiya. 1993; Osmanlı'da Kentler ve Kentliler, Çev. N. Kalaycıoğlu, Tatih Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Faroqhi, Suraiya. 2005; Osmanlı Kültürü ve Gündelik Yaşam, Çev. Elif Kılıç, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 16.04.2025 2 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 15 10.06.2025 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 16.06.2025 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 9 14 126
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 16 1 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 15 1 15
Diğer 2 10 1 10
Total work load225