Information Package

Program of Economics (English)

ECO424

OTTOMAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

Course Code
ECO424
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. should have gained an insight in to the workings and evolution of the Ottoman economy, and into the effects of the developments in the Western European Societies, especially of the Industrial Revolution, on The Ottoman economy.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsEconomic History
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the economic structure and functioning of the Ottoman Empire and examines how the economic structure of the Ottoman Empire was shaped especially after the industrial revolution.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: History, Economic History and Economic History of the Ottoman Empire
2nd Week Ottoman Empire: Society and Economy
3rd Week Ottoman Economic Mentality
4th Week Income Resources and Expenditures in the Ottoman Empire
5th Week Tımar System: State, land and peasant
6th Week Industry and business in the Ottoman Empire
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Ottomans and Trade: Domestic, inter-regional and international, Ottoman economic system during the seventeenth century: transformation period
9th Week Ottoman-European Economic Relations
10th Week Ottoman Economy during the eighteenth century: Change in Agriculture and Industry
11th Week Industrial revolution and its impact on the Ottoman economy
12th Week 19th century: Empire and Industry
13th Week Ottoman economy at the beginning of the twentieth century
14th Week Economic Legacy of the Ottoman Empire
Recommended or Required ReadingH.İnalcık & D. Quataert, (Eds.) An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 2 vols, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
D.Goffman, The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
K.Karpat (Ed.) Osmanlı ve Dünya, Osmanlı Devleti ve Dünya Tarihindeki Yeri. İstanbul: Ufuk Kitapları, 2001.
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 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1
K1 X
K2
K3
K4 X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9 X
K10 X
K11
K12
K13