BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP0514	Ottoman Cultural History	Spring	3	0	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	E-Learning
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. NEJDET ÖZTÜRK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main purpose of this course is to teach the material and spiritual dynamics of the rise of the Ottoman Principality, which emerged in the Söğüt-Eskişehir-Bilecik region in the early 14th century, from a principality to a state, and from a state to an empire, the functioning of the Ottoman state order, legal structure, diplomacy, how social life was shaped; belief motifs, daily life; scientific and cultural activities and intellectual life.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students;
1)Learn the basic elements that constitute the Ottoman social structure.
2)Know the cities where industrial, commercial, political, administrative, military and religious activities took place in the Ottoman Empire.
3)Have an idea about the material culture in the Ottoman Empire.
4)Have information about the general structure of Ottoman law.
5)Know the daily life in the Ottoman society in the 16th and 17th centuries and the process of modernization in Western-style daily life in the following years.
6)Know the "Vakıf" System and the importance of the Foundation institution in the Ottoman Empire.

Course Content

Justice and tolerance culture, Ottoman social order and social life, legal order, scientific and intellectual life, bazaars, weddings, gift tradition, architectural works, areas of interest of the sultans, entertainment venues, thoughts of Ottoman ambassadors on European society, observations of foreign travelers in the Ottoman lands, foundation culture, Ottoman cultural heritage in the Balkans.

Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, individual study, reading, discussion and suggested excursions.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course a) Oghuz Migrations to Anatolia. b) Political, Economic and Ethnic Situation in 13th Century Anatolia. c) Emergence of the Ottoman Principality.
2)	Advantages (material and spiritual dynamics) effective in the establishment of the Ottoman Principality.
3)	Ottoman Administrative Mechanism. Ottoman Social Structure:countrymen-townsmen, administrators-subjects,horizontal-vertical mobility.
4)	“Tolerance culture,” “Muslim-non-muslim relations” and “art of coexistence” in the Ottoman society.
5)	Ottoman Legal System and its operation process Osman Gazi Law. Pencik Law. Ottoman Law (shariah and customary law) and its functioning. Duties of Judges.
6)	Penalties (imprisonment, corporal punishment, exile, death penalty, etc.). Bribery.
7)	The Fratricide Issue (discussion). Ottoman Diplomacy (first two centuries) and the Embassy Institution.
8)	Midterm Week
9)	Ottoman wedding ceremonies and gifts. The gifts which are presented in the diplomatical relations.
10)	Festivities and Visual Arts (1582 Circumcision Wedding).
11)	Beliefs and Belief Motifs; Legends.
12)	Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire through the Eyes of Foreign Travelers (16th and 17th centuries).
13)	A General View of the Ottoman Scientific and Cultural Life.
14)	Reformist thoughts of Kâtip Çelebi and Koçi Bey.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Hans Dernschwam, İstanbul ve Anadolu’ya Seyahat Günlüğü, çev. Yaşar Önen, Mersin 1992.
Joseph de Tournefort, Tournefort Seyahatnamesi, I, ed. Stefanos Yerasimos, İstanbul 2005.
M. Fuad Köprülü, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Kuruluşu, 2. baskı Ankara 1972.
Metin And, Osmanlı Şenliklerinde Türk Sanatları, Ankara 1982.
Necdet Öztürk, 14-15. Asır Osmanlı Kültür Tarihi, Devlet Düzeni-Sosyal Hayat, İstanbul 2014.

References:

Osmanlı’da Adalet ve Hoşgörü Kavramları”, Boztepe, sayı 1 (Sakarya/Ekim-2002), s. 7-8;
Osmanlı Devleti’nin Kuruluşunda Etkili Olan Maddî ve Manevî Dinamikler”, Boztepe, sayı 2 (Ocak-2003), s. 7-8.
“Osmanlılarda Hukuk Sistemi ve Uygulanışı”, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, sayı 4 (1999), s. 43-53.
Osmanlılarda Hapis Olayları (1300-1512)-Türkçe Kroniklere Göre -”, Hapishane Kitabı, edl. Emine Gürsoy Naskali-Hilal Oytun Altun, İstanbul 2005, s. 101-129.
“Fatih Sultan Mehmed’in Çok Tartışılan Kararı: Kardeş Katli Meselesi”, Boztepe, sayı 3, Nisan 2003, s. 5-6.
“Osmanlı Devleti’nde Bazı Kamu Görevlilerinin Hapisle Cezalandırılmalarına İlişkin İlk Bilgiler (1300-1453)”, Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları, Prof. Dr. Turan Yazgan’a Armağan Özel Sayısı, İ.Ü. İktisat Fakültesi yayını, İstanbul 2005, 899-909.
“Osmanlıda İdamlar (1299-1500)”, İğdiş, Sünnet, Bedene Şiddet Kitabı, edl. Emine Gürsoy Naskali-Aylin Koç, İstanbul 2009, s. 5-22.
“Alp-erenlerden Anadolu ve Rumeli Gazilerine”, Türk Dünyası Tarih Dergisi (TDTD), sayı 194 (Şubat-2003), s. 58-59.
“Osmanlı İlim ve Kültür Hayatındaki Önemli Gelişmeler (1421-1512)”, Türk Kültürü İncelemeleri Dergisi (TKİD), II (2000), 49-70.
“Fatih Sultan Mehmed Devri İlim ve Kültür Hayatına Genel Bir Bakış”, TDTD, sayı 210 (Haziran-2004), 36-43.
İmparatorluk Tarihinin Kalemli Muhafızları Osmanlı Tarihçileri Ahmedî’den Ahmed Refik’e-, Bilge Kültür Sanat, İstanbul 2015, 357 s. + Ekler (Osmanlı Türkçesi Örnek Metinleri: s. 361-448).
Robert Mantran, 17. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısında İstanbul, I, çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay-Enver Özcan, Ankara 1990.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	3	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	6	78
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Being able to identify problems and ask right questions	2
2)	Having problem solving skills and developing necessary analytical attitude	1
3)	Comprehending theoretical arguments along with counter arguments in detail	3
4)	Gaining awareness of lifelong learning and being qualified for pursuing graduate education	4
5)	Applying theoretical concepts in project planning	3
6)	Communicating efficiently by accepting differences and carrying out compatible teamwork	4
7)	Increasing efficiency rate in business environment
8)	Developing innovative and creative solutions in face of uncertainty	3
9)	Researching to gather information for understanding current threats and opportunities in business
10)	Being aware of the effects of globalization on society and business while deciding	2
11)	Possessing digital competence and utilizing necessary technology
12)	Communicating in at least one foreign language in academic and daily life	3
13)	Possessing managing skills and competence
14)	Deciding with the awareness of the legal and ethical consequences of business operations
15)	Expressing opinions that are built through critical thinking process in business and academic environment	3