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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI460

OTTOMAN DIPLOMACY AND EUROPE

Course Code
POLI460
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. understand why diplomacy is necessary and learn the historical development of modern diplomacy and the general features of European diplomacy.
  2. learn how diplomacy was applied in the Ottoman Empire within different periods and compare European diplomacy and Ottoman diplomacy, analyses the differences and similarities.
  3. know main phases of institutional development of Ottoman diplomacy and main aspects of Europeanization process of Ottoman diplomacy.
  4. know the legacy of Ottoman diplomacy in the Middle East and Balkans.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course aims at providing the students with a general framework of diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and the European states. Ottoman diplomacy will be analysed in three stages. In the first stage that covers the period Ottoman Empire was dominant, how the diplomatic relations with Europe were conducted will be analysed as well as the ad hoc diplomacy Ottomans pursued at this period and its causes. In the second stage, the period from the 18th century onwards when the Ottoman power started to decline, the mutualisation of diplomatic relations, the lives, changing relationships, and journals of the diplomats who went to Europe in that period will be analysed. Moreover, the effects of the reform movements that affected all fields of social life on the diplomacy and the Foreign Ministry will be analysed in this second stage. The final stage will cover the positive or negative heritage of the Ottoman diplomacy on the modern Republic of Turkey. The study of the Ottoman diplomacy which covers an experience of centuries would facilitate the interaction between international and local developments and would give the students a key to better understand the current Turkish foreign policy.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Description of Diplomacy and its history.
3rd Week European State System
4th Week European-Ottoman relations and Ad-Hoc diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman expansion in Europe.
5th Week Ottoman Diplomats and their reports
6th Week Ottoman Diplomats and their reports
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Ottoman diplomacy before Tanzimat period
9th Week Europeanization process of Ottoman diplomacy I
10th Week Europeanization process of Ottoman diplomacy II
11th Week Instıtutıonal development of Ottoman diplomacy
12th Week Ottoman diplomacy during Tanzimat period
13th Week Corner Stones of Ottoman diplomatic history: Wars and treaties Crimean War, Treaty of Paris and Islahat Fermanı
14th Week Ottoman Russian War (1877-78) and Berlin treaty
Recommended or Required ReadingAbou-El-Haj, Rifa'at. "Ottoman Diplomacy at Karlowitz", Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol.LXXXVII, 1967, s. 498-512.
Berridge, Geoff R. Diplomacy: Theory and Practice. London: Harvester, 1995, s. 1-15; 181-197.M. Wight, Systems of States, Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1977, chap.1.
Davison, Roderic. "Ottoman Diplomacy at the Congress of Paris (1856) and the Question of Reforms", içinde VII. TTK Kongresi, Kongreye Sunulan Bildiriler, Cilt II, Ankara, TTK, 1973.
Davison, Roderic. Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982, s. 126-140.
Davison, Roderic. "The Westernization of Ottoman Diplomacy in the Nineteenth Century", içinde E.Ingram(ed.) National and International Politics in the Middle East, London: Frank Cass, 1986.
Davison, Roderic. "Ottoman Diplomacy and Its Legacy", içinde L.C.Brown, Imperial Legacy: The Ottoman Imprint on the Balkans and the Middle East, New York: Columbia University Press, 1996.
Deringil, Selim."Aspects of Contiunity in Turkish Foreign Policy: Abdülhamid II and İsmet İnönü, International Journal of Turkish Studies, Vol.4, No.1, 1987, s. 39-54.
Findley, C.V."Foundation of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry: The Beginings of Bureaucratic Reform under Selim III and Mahnud II", International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.3, 1972, s. 338-416.
Findley, C.V. "The Legacy of Tradition to Reform: Origins of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry", International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.1, 1970, s. 334-357.
Hurewitz, J.C. "Ottoman Diplomacy and the European State System", Middle East Journal, Vol.15, 1961, s.141-152.
Hurewitz, J.C. "The Europeanization of Ottoman Diplomacy: The Conversion from Unilateranism to Reciprocity in the Nineteenth Century", Belleten, Vol.XXV, 1961.
İnalcık, Halil. "The Rise of the Ottoman Empire", içinde M.A.Cook (ed.), A History of the Ottoman Empire to 1730, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
İnalcık, Halil. "Turkey and Europe: A Historical Perspective", Perceptions, Vol.II, No.1, 1997, s. 76-92.
Lybyer, A.Hower .The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleıman the Magnificient, London, 2001, chap.1.
Naff, Thomas. "The Ottoman Empire and European States System", içinde H.Bull & A. Watson (eds.), The Expansion of International Society, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.
Naff, Thomas. "Ottoman Diplomatic Relations with Europe in the Eighteenth Century: Patterns and Trends", içinde T.Naff & R.Owen, Studies in Eighteenth Century Islamic History, Carbondale: Illinois University Press, 1977.
Tuncer, Hüner. Osmanlı Diplomasisi ve Sefaretnameler, Ankara: Ümit Yayıncılık, 1997, s. 26-30/48-57/ 94-104.
Tuncer, Hüner. Eski ve Yeni Diplomasi, Ankara, Ümit Yayıncılık, 1995, s. 59-100.
Yurdusev, Nuri. (ed.)Ottoman Diplomacy: Conventional or Unconventional ,Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.15 1.15
Homework
Total Work Load152.15
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.07
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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