TAR5319 Mediterranean History in The 16th – 19th CenturiesBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs HISTORY (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementBologna CommissionNational Qualifications
HISTORY (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TAR5319 Mediterranean History in The 16th – 19th Centuries Fall
Spring
3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. FİKRET YILMAZ
Course Objectives: Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the progress of the Ottoman Empire in Europe and the Mediterranean world, the causes of rivalries and the influence of the Ottoman Empire on the changes in Europe in the early modern period will be covered. In addition, the ways in which the European kingdoms and the Ottoman Empire were affected by the Renaissance, the great discoveries, the changes in trade, the reform movement and its aftermath will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of this course the student will;
1. Will be able to master the character, change and mutual influence of the relations between the European empires in general and the Ottoman Empire both on the continent and in the Mediterranean.
2. Will be able to master the consequences of the trade balances and competition between the Ottoman Empire and the European state system and in the Mediterranean.
3. Will have developed a vision of the milestone events in the Mediterranean and their social/historical consequences.

Course Content

The emergence of the Ottomans as an effective naval power in Mediterranean politics; the commercial relations between the Ottomans and contemporary western states; the principles and development of the Ottoman naval organization and the competition with other Mediterranean states. The impact of the Ottoman Empire, which advanced to Central Europe, on the formation of modern European thought.

The teaching methods of the course are classical learning methods of lecture and problem solving.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Mediterranean Geography
2) Balance of Powers in the Mediterranean before the Great Discoveries: Ottoman Empire, Venice and Genoa
3) The Birth of Atlantic Economies and the Mediterranean after the Discoveries
4) New Balance of Power, New Actors in the Mediterranean: Britain, Netherlands, France
5) The Spanish Inquisition and Religious Conflicts
6) Persistent Actors in the Mediterranean: Informants, Agents and Traders
7) The Peak of Ottoman Sovereignty in the Mediterranean: Conquest of Crete
8) The Process of Change in Ottoman Ship Technology: Transition from Galley to Galleon
9) Reorganization of the Ottoman Navy: Organization of the Engineer and Shipyard
10) The Fall of Venice and its Meaning
11) Reshaping Trade and Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
12) Pilgrims and the Road to the Holy Land
13) Retreat in the Mediterranean: The Cesme Raid, Occupation of Egypt
14) Final Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: 1. Braudel, II. Felipe Döneminde Akdeniz ve Akdeniz Dünyası, çev. M. A. Kılıçbay, Ankara 1993.
2. P. Brummet, Osmanlı Denizgücü: Keşiflaer Çağında Osmanlı Denizgücü ve Doğu Akdeniz’de Diplomasi, çev. H. N. Pişkin, İstanbul 2009.
3. İ. Bostan, Adriyatik’te Korsanlık: Osmanlılar, Uskoklar, Venedikliler, 1575-1620, İstanbul 2009.
4. İ. H. Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Devletinin Merkez ve Bahriye Teşkilatı, Ankara 1984.
5. İ. Bostan, Osmanlılar ve Deniz: Deniz Politikaları, Teşkilat, Gemiler, İstanbul 2007.
6. İ. Bostan, Beylikten İmparatorluğa Osmanlı Denizciliği, İstanbul 2006.
7. K. Fleet, Erken Osmanlı Döneminde Türk-Ceneviz Ticareti, İstanbul 2009.
8. Ş. Turan, Türkiye İtalya İlişkileri, İstanbul 1990.
9. A. Hess, Unutulmuş Sınırlar: 16. Yüzyıl Akdeniz’inde Osmanlı-İspanyol Mücadelesi, çev. Ö. Kolçak, İstanbul 2010.
10. L. Valensi, Venedik ve Bab-ı Ali: Despotun Doğuşu, çev. A. T. Arnas, İstanbul 1994.
11. Emrah Safa Gürkan, Sultanın Korsanları Osmanlı Akdenizi’nde Gaza, Yağma ve Esaret, 1500-1700, Kronik Kitap, 2021
12. İ. Bostan, Adriyatik’te Korsanlık: Osmanlılar, Uskoklar, Venedikliler, 1575-1620, İstanbul 2009.

Evaluation System

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) By working in various disciplines under the Department of History, they will make in-depth investigations and in this way they will reach more solid knowledge. 4
2) They will contribute to the science of history with their works by comprehending the rules of scientific ethics in a good way. 5
3) They will evaluate historical issues in a cause-and-effect relationship and present their research and analysis works. 5
4) To be able to develop and develop a problem related to the research area and apply solution methods to the problem independently. 4
5) To be able to access, interpret, evaluate the reliability and validity of historical data. 4