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| TRH2048 | Ottoman Maritime History | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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 Miraç TOSUN | | Co-Lecturer | Dr.. Mustafa Altunbay | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Providing the student with a good understanding of the characteristics of Ottoman sea power in an attempt to place Ottoman naval organization in early modern naval developments; defining the Ottoman Empire as a regional as well as an international sea power with special reference to the rise of Ottoman imperial sea politics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | A good knowledge about the early modern Ottoman naval organization | 1,3,5,9 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | acquaintance with the leading figures of early modern Ottoman naval history | 1,3,5,9 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | a good understanding of the basic elements of Ottoman international maritime law and Ottoman shipbuilding technology | 1,3,5,9 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | establishing a casual link between the rise of the Ottoman political and military influence in the early modern period and the growth of Ottoman sea power | 1,3,5,9 | 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 | | |
| The introduction of Ottoman sea power in Mediterranean politics; commercial relations between the Ottoman Empire and the western states; the initial stages of and the basic characteristics of Ottoman naval organization. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Opening the seas Process: First Naval Base Gallipoli | | | Week 2 | Then the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in the Aegean Activities | | | Week 3 | The Aegean Sea, the Ottoman-Venetian, Ottoman-Genoese Relations | | | Week 4 | The Ottomans in the Eastern Mediterranean: Rhodes and Italy Schedules | | | Week 5 | Period of Mehmed the second Ottoman Navy: the Ottomans before they become a Mediterranean power | | | Week 6 | Period of Bayezıd the second Ottoman Navy | | | Week 7 | Period of Selin the first Ottoman Navy | | | Week 8 | general evaluation | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | The Emergence of the Imperial Navy: Barbaros | | | Week 11 | suleiman the magnificent and the Mediterranean World: Ottoman-Venetian. Ottoman-France Friendship Relationship | | | Week 12 | Ottoman enlargement in Mediterrenean: from Preveze to İnebahtı | | | Week 13 | Silence Period: Imperial fleets Bases Withdrawal | | | Week 14 | The Imperial Ottoman Shipyard and Maritime Management | | | Week 15 | The Summit of Ottoman Sovereignty in the Mediterranean: The Conquest of Crete | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | İ. H. Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, Ankara 1984. | | | 2 | İ. Bostan, Osmanlılar ve Deniz: Deniz Politikaları, Teşkilat, Gemiler, İstanbul 2007. | | | 3 | İ. Bostan, Beylikten İmparatorluğa Osmanlı Denizciliği, İstanbul 2006. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/04/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15/6/2025 | 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 | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 22 | 1 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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