OTTOMAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

ECON424

Course Code: ECON424
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Sılacan Akkuş

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the concept of social formation, the economic structures according to different modes of production, and the modes of production throughout history
Comprehend the history of the Ottoman social formation,
Analyze the functioning and evolution of the Ottoman economy and the effects of developments in Western European social formations (particularly the Industrial Revolution) on the Ottoman economy

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course, the economic structure and functioning of the Ottoman social formation are examined, along with the underlying economic mentality and its evolution. Special attention is given to the process of change in the Ottoman economic structure, particularly after the Industrial Revolution.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: Social Formations, Modes of Production, History, Economic History, and Ottoman Economic History
2^nd Week	The Ottoman Empire: Society and Economy
3^rd Week	Ottoman Economic Mentality
4^th Week	State Revenues and Expenditures in the Ottoman ?Empire?
5^th Week	The Timar System: State, Land, and Peasantry
6^th Week	Production in the Ottoman Empire
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Trade in the Ottoman Empire
9^th Week	Economic Relations between the Ottoman ?Empire? and European Countries
10^th Week	The Ottoman Economy in the 18th Century
11^th Week	Effects of the Industrial Revolution on the Ottoman Economy
12^th Week	The Ottoman Economy in the 19th Century
13^th Week	The Ottoman Economy at the Beginning of the 20th Century
14^th Week	The Economic Legacy of the Ottoman Empire

Recommended or Required Reading

Politzer, Georges. Felsefenin Temel İlkeleri. Sol Yayınları; Koçi Bey Risaleleri. (2008).
Der. S. Çakmakcıoğlu. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi;
Genç, Mehmet. (2012). Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda Devlet ve Ekonomi.
Ötüken Neşriyat Pamuk, Şevket. (2017). Osmanlı-Türkiye İktisadi Tarihi 1500-1914. İletişim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Other

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	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13