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| TRH3031 | Sources of Modern Ottoman History | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Deniz ÇOLAK | | Co-Lecturer | Assist. Prof. Miraç Tosun | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To give information about the sources of modern Ottoman history. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | To recognize and sort the sources of modern Ottoman history and to evaluate their contents | 1 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Recognizing the font types of Ottoman Archive sources and knowing in which areas each type of source can be used to produce information | 5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Reading, understanding and analyzing at least one of the source collections | 1 - 3 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Comparing the data obtained from sources with existing information and questioning its accuracy through internal and external criticism method | 1 - 3 - 4 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| To create content analysis by focusing on chronicles from modern Ottoman historical sources with examples. In addition, to comprehend the archive catalog information and the classification groups that include the resources, to introduce, sample read and analyze some resources produced by institutions. In addition, to be able to produce information by using at least one of the ways of using modern Ottoman historical sources and the trends in producing information. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General evaluation of modern Ottoman historical sources | | | Week 2 | Byzantine chronicles and their importance for Ottoman history: Pachimeres, Dukas, Kalkakondiles | | | Week 3 | XV. and XVI. century chronicles: Aşıkpaşazade, Tursun Bey, İbn Kemal, Neşri, Hoca Saadettin, Lütfi Paşa et al. | | | Week 4 | XVII. Century Chronicles: Kâtip Çelebi, Koçi Bey, Hezarfen Hüseyin, Ayni Ali, Hasan Bey-zade, Abdülaziz Efendi, Müneccimbaşı, Peçevi, Defterdar Sarı Mehmet Paşa et al. | | | Week 5 | Chronicler: Naima, Asım, Sami, Şakir, Subhi et al. | | | Week 6 | Ruznames, embassy records, pamphlets | | | Week 7 | Biographies, surnames, collection of biographies | | | Week 8 | General evaluation of archival sources | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Ottoman archives and samples | | | Week 11 | Ottoman archives and samples | | | Week 12 | İntroducing foreign archives and its souce value for early modern and modern Ottoman history | | | Week 13 | Foreign sources of Ottoman History: France, England, and Holland samples | | | Week 14 | Foreign sources of Ottoman History: İtaly, Poland and Hıungary samples | | | Week 15 | Foreign sources of Ottoman History: Russia, Austria and Serbia samples | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi Rehberi, İstanbul, 2000. | | | 2 | Babinger, F. 2000; Osmanlı Tarih Yazarları ve Eserleri, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara | | | 3 | Afyoncu, E. 2009; Osmanlı Tarihi Araştırma Rehberi, Yeditepe Yayınları, İstanbul | | | 4 | Barkan, Ö.L. 1942; Kanunlar, İÜ Yayınları, İstanbul | | | 5 | Öz, M-Özel, O. 2005; Söğüt'ten İstanbul'a: Osmanlı Devleti'nin Kuruluşu Üzerine Tartışmalar, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 16.11.2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07.01.2026 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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