Ottoman History I

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Osmanlı Paleografyası

Course Contents

From the foundation of the Ottoman Empire to the conquest of Istanbul.

Weekly Schedule

1) Foundation Period Ottoman History Resources
2) Anatolian Principalities and Political Structure in the Early 14th Century
3) Theories on the Establishment of the Ottoman State
4) Political Activities of Osman Bey Period
5) Political Activities of Orhan Bey Period
6) Period of Murad I, Settlement of Ottomans in Rumelia
7) Vize Sınavı
8) Yıldırım Bayezid Period, Sieges of Istanbul, Battle of Nicopolis
9) Yıldırım Bayezid Dönemi, Anadolu'daki Faaliyetler, Ankara Savaşı
10) Interregnum Period, Period of Çelebi Mehmed
11) II. Murad Period
12) II. Murad Period, Kosova and Varna Battles
13) Fatih's First Reign, Preparations for Conquest
14) Foundation Period Ottoman State Structure
15) Foundation Period Ottoman Army and Navy
16) Final Sınavı

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Erhan Afyoncu, Sorularla Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	20%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	80%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required