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| TRH6120 | Ottoman Social History | 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 | Prof. Dr. Melek ÖKSÜZ | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Köksal | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Help the students to comprehend the fundamentals of the Ottoman social structure and family structure, the urban and rural life dynamics, Muslim-non-Muslim relations, and other parameters of the Ottoman social domain that carry significance. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | outline the main strata of the Ottoman society and in general, the development of the social stratification of the Ottoman society. | 1 - 5 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | evaluate the factors affecting Ottoman social life, Muslim/non-Muslim relations, urban and rural life conditions and the changes in Ottoman social life in the context of the socio-economic conditions of the related time periods. | 1 - 8 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | utilize the theoretical knowledge they acquire during the course in their research and interpret the subjects with their knowledge. | 5 - 8 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | the necessary information is given before an audience. | 7 - 13 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| The analysis of the Ottoman social life, cultural structures and legal system. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The archival sources of the Ottoman social history | | | Week 2 | Conceptual approach to social structures and changes | | | Week 3 | The Ottoman social structure (the foundations: the rulers and the subjects) | | | Week 4 | Social mobility in the Ottoman society | | | Week 5 | Settlement policies | | | Week 6 | The Ottoman city and urban life | | | Week 7 | The Ottoman family | | | Week 8 | Ethnic and religious entities in the Ottoman society | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | The intellectual life and popular culture | | | Week 11 | Social problems, uprisings and crisis control | | | Week 12 | Quiz and evaluation | | | Week 13 | Social structure and relations based on geographical characteristics: Culture and material life | | | Week 14 | Social changes: Modernization or Westernization | | | Week 15 | Tanzimat (Re-ordering) and its social impact: Millet system | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Tursun Bey, 1997, Tarih-i Ebu'l- Feth, haz. Mertol Tulum, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Özkaya, Yücel, 2010,18. yy. Osmanlı Toplumu,İstanbul | | | 2 | Çadırcı,Musa ,1991, Tanzimat Döneminde Anadolu Kentlerinin Sosyal ve Ekonomik Yapıları, Ankara | | | 3 | Köprülü, M. Fuat, 2009, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun Kuruluşu, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2025 | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 15 | 24/12/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15/01/2026 | 2 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Diğer 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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