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| TRH6110 | Ottoman Legal Documents (15-18th Centruies) | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Miraç TOSUN | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Sebahittin USTA | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | the aim of the lecture is to be able to read Ottoman legal documents and learn to use them |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarize the general charesteristics of Ottoman Legal Documents | 11 - 14 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | explain the place of Sharia Court Records in the history of Ottoman Empire and uses of these documents | 11 - 14 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | use their knowledge in their research about the topic. | 11 - 14 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson. | 11 - 14 | 1,3, | | 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 | | |
| Sharia court records, the structure and functions of the Ottoman Justice System, Adaletnames, Kanunnames |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | the importance of Sharia court records for former Turkish culture | | | Week 2 | Describing of Sharia court records, different kinds of documents in Sharia court records and their legal importance | | | Week 3 | the Judgement centers, present situation of Sharia court records and their brief history | | | Week 4 | Judicial organization in the Ottoman State and its functions | | | Week 5 | kinds of courts and courts in Ottoman Law | | | Week 6 | Ottoman Kanunnames and their importance | | | Week 7 | Ottoman Adaletnames and their importance | | | Week 8 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 11 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 12 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 13 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 14 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 15 | Reading special documents from Sharia court records and adaletnames and analysis of them | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ahmed Akgündüz, Şer'iye Sicilleri, Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul 1988. | | | |
| 1 | Mehmet Akif Aydın, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Hars Yayınları, İstanbul 2005. | | | 2 | Halil İnalcık, Osmanlıda Devlet Hukuk Adalet, Eren yayıncılık, İstanbul 2005. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 30/11/2025 | 1 saat | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | 23/12/2025 | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 17/01/2026 | 1 saat | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 6 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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