ECO786 - OTTOMAN TURKISH ECONOMIC HISTORY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTTOMAN TURKISH ECONOMIC HISTORY | ECO786 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | In this course, the Ottoman economic history will be evaluated and discussed from Classical period until the foundation of the Turkish Republic; researches on Ottoman economic and social structure will be performed; papers will be written and presented during the course. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The course analyzes long term institutional change of the Ottoman economic history from the foundation of the Ottoman Empire until the end of the 19th Century. In this framework, the emphasis will be given to the socio-economic structure of the classical period, mode of production discussions, transformation of the classical rent-extraction system from the 17th. Century, the impacts of socio-economic transformation process of the international capitalism on the Ottoman state, society and economy, the heritage of Ottoman economic history to the economic thoughts and policies of the Turkish Republic. | |||||
| References | - J. Haldon, The State & the Tributary Mode of Production, London and New York: Verso, 1996 - Halil İnalcık, An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Vol.1, 1300-1600, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. - Suraiya Faroqhi, Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans, I.B. Tauris, 2011. - Halil İnalcık and Donald Quataert (eds) An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Vol.2, 1600-1914, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. - Şevket Pamuk, The Ottoman Empire and European Capitalism 1820-1913. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987 - Şevket Pamuk, A monetary history of the Ottoman Empire, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 - Şevket Pamuk, The Ottoman economy and its institutions, Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, Mar c2009 - Çağlar Keyder, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development. London and New York: Verso, 1987 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Ottoman Economic History: Methodological Problems |
| Week 2 | Debates on the Emergence Otttoman State. |
| Week 3 | Economic and Social Life in Ottoman Empire During the Classical Age:Agriculture |
| Week 4 | Economic and Social Life in Ottoman Empire During the Classical Age:Crafts |
| Week 5 | Economic and Social Life in Ottoman Empire During the Classical Age:Trade |
| Week 6 | Economic Mind in the Classical Period. |
| Week 7 | Economic and Social Change in Second Half of the 16th Century |
| Week 8 | Ottoman Economic Structure in 17th and 18th Centuries |
| Week 9 | Ottoman Empire in the Age of Industrial Revolution |
| Week 10 | Economy and State in the Tanzimat Period. |
| Week 11 | Foreign Debts and Direct Investments |
| Week 12 | Trends in Foreign Trade in the 19th century |
| Week 13 | The Europeran Financial Control over Ottoman Economy: Ottoman Public Debt Administration |
| Week 14 | Economic Thougth in the 19th Century |
| Week 15 | The Emergence of Economic Nationalism and ?Milli Ä°ktisat? |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | 2 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 146 | 270 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Acquiring expertise in economic theories and practical applications comparable to that of a scientist, along with the ability to evaluate their significance. | X | ||||
| 2. Specialization in various fields of economics and possessing the knowledge and skills to conduct original research. | X | ||||
| 3. Developing critical perspectives on economic issues and sharing these perspectives with society. | X | ||||
| 4. Proficiency in quantitative methods and generating original ideas to bridge theory and practice. | X | ||||
| 5. Offering actionable recommendations for economic policies and conducting impact analyses. | X | ||||
| 6. Conducting original research adhering to high academic and ethical standards. | X | ||||
| 7. Maintaining openness to different economic ideologies and solving problems with a comprehensive and pluralistic approach. | X | ||||
| 8. Analyzing economic issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. | X | ||||
| 9. Utilizing knowledge for the welfare of society and embracing the responsibility to share it. | X | ||||
| 10. Understanding global economic dynamics and formulating policy recommendations for global challenges. | X | ||||
| 11. Being equipped for personal development and career planning. | X | ||||
| 12. Proficiency in English at a level conducive to professional development and preferably being able to communicate in a second foreign language. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest