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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3ECON470OSMANLI İKTİSAT TARİHİ3+0+03515.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ECONOMICS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Understanding the economic structure and development of the Ottoman Empire in the context of global economic changes.
Examining the dynamics of the Ottoman economy across different periods and its connections with the world economy.
Assessing the significance and roles of economic institutions, such as public finance, industry, foreign trade, population dynamics, and agricultural production, during the transformation process.
Investigating the interrelations among economic institutions and their impact on economic development and change in the Ottoman Empire.
Course Content This course aims to examine the economic structure and development of the Ottoman Empire in a chronological manner, parallel to simultaneous developments in global economic history. The dynamics of the Ottoman economy during different periods, its connections with the world economy, and the impact of global economic changes on the Ottoman Empire will be analyzed. Alongside this chronological approach, the course will focus on the significance and role of economic institutions such as the state's involvement in the economy, public finance, industry, foreign trade, population dynamics, and agricultural production during this transformation process. In this context, the interrelations among these institutions, as well as their impact on economic development and change across different periods of the Ottoman Empire, will be thoroughly addressed.
Course Methods and Techniques -
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Burak Kağan Demirtaş
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Tamer Güven
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources -
Course Notes -

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 40
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 2 3 6
Ev Ödevi 3 3 9
Okuma 10 1 10
Araştırma 10 1 10
Kişisel Çalışma 1 24 24
Ders dışı çalışma 14 3 42
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 146

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explain the economic structure and development of the Ottoman Empire in relation to global economic changes
2 Analyze the Ottoman economy's evolution across different periods and its interaction with the global economy.
3 Evaluate the roles and significance of institutions such as public finance, industry, and agriculture in the Empire's economic transformation.
4 Assess the interconnections between economic institutions and their influence on economic development in the Ottoman Empire.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Ottoman Economic History and Global Context
2 Economic Foundations of the Classical Ottoman Period
3 Agricultural Production and Land Regime (Timar System)
4 Public Finance and Taxation in the Ottoman Empire
5 Foreign Trade and Economic Relations with Europe
6 Midterm Exam
7 Lecture Free Week
8 Industry, Guilds, and Urban Economic Structure
9 Fiscal and Economic Challenge in the 17th and 18th Centuries
10 19th Century Reforms and Economic Transformation
11 Global Economic Shocks and the Ottoman Response
12 Interrelations Between Economic Institutions and Development
13 The Ottoman Economy on the Eve of World War I
14 General Review

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 3 5 3 2 5 2
C2 5 3 5 3 2 5 2
C3 5 3 5 3 2 5 2
C4 5 3 5 3 2 5 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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