Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · International Trade and Finance (English) · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Zehra Killik
Course Objective
Students will learn about the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence, the declaration of the republic, the causes behind the Turkish revolution, the foreign policies of the era, the role Atatürk’s principals has on the construction of Turkey, the passage from the communityship to the citizenship.
Course Content
Introduction, Fall of the Ottoman Empire, Tanzimat and Islahat Eras, Tripoli and Balkan Wars, World War I, the Armistice of Moudros, the Occupation of Anatolia and the National Reactions, The Birth of the Turkish Revolution, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s life and military career, Turkish War of Independence.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate the reasons for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
- They can tell the innovation movements in the Ottoman Empire.
- Evaluate the causes, analysis and results of the World War.
- Express the meanings of concepts related to the subject.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%90 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%10
Teaching Methods
Expression
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Empire | Documentary |
| 2 | Golden age and beyond | F. Ahmed 12-27 |
| 3 | Ottoman Stagnation Period | E. Zurher Ch 3 |
| 4 | Tulip Period and Modernization | E.Zurher Ch 4 |
| 5 | Selim III | Brill EI Selim III |
| 6 | Modernization movement and the first effects of westernization | Brilll EI Selim III |
| 7 | Midterm Review | Review |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Mahmud II | Brill EI Mahmud II |
| 10 | Reforms of Mahmud II | Brill EI Mahmud II |
| 11 | Sultan Abdulaziz Era and the first diplomatic trip to the Western Europe | Brill EI Abdulaziz |
| 12 | Reign of Abdulhamid II: Modernization an d Reform | Brill EI Abdulhamid II |
| 13 | CUP: Balkan Wars and WW1 | Shaw V. 2 Ch 7 |
| 14 | Ottoman Empire at the end of the WW1 in 1918 | Shaw v.2 Ch 8 |
| 15 | Final Review | Review |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |