HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND OF TURKEY
| Title | ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΟΘΩΜΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΑΣ / HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND OF TURKEY |
| Code | ΙΤΛ301 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004494 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600275903
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600275903
- eLearning (Moodle): 21U106
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
It is recommended that the students have credited the courses HMO 601, HBA 602, and HMG 601.
Learning Outcomes
A concise and comprehended knowledge of the history of the Ottoman empire with references to the political events, the main institutions and the developments in economy and society. The students understand the history and function of a world empire of the pre-modern and modern era.
General Competences
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The students should be acquainted with the main political events, the main terminology, the interpretation of complicated historical phenomena and the task to interpret these phenomena through the use of geography.
Week # 1: Introduction: The state of the art in the study of the Ottoman history - Why do we study Ottoman history ? - Ottomans' ancestors in the Middle East (Turks, Selcuks, Turcoman emirates) - The genealogy of Osman.
Week # 2: Theories as regards the foundation of the Ottoman state: Gibbons - The 'gazi thesis' of Wittek - The cultural theory of M. Köprülü - Post-war aspects - The revival of the discussion during 1980's - 1990-2000: Kafadar and Lowry.
Week # 3: The various periodizations and political events: The first sultans: warriors and rulers - The catastrophic but temporary disintegration of the state (Interregnum) - Completion of the dream: Fall of Constantinople/Istanbul.
Week # 4 The emergence of a world empire: the Ottomans as masters of political and military developments in the East (Persia, the Middle East, Arabia) and the West (Europe): from Mehmet II to Suleiman the Magnificent.
Week # 5 The discussion regarding Empire's decline or transformation. The Ottoman Empire faced with the multifaceted crisis of the late 16th century: the maximum expansion (Podolia, 1672) and the new international position (Treaty of Karlowitz, 1699).
Week # 6 The fragile balances in the North (Russia) and the East (Persia) and the internal threat (Ayans, Pact of 1808). The foresight of forms of modernity (Tulipas era, Selim III). The forerunner of Tanzimat (Mahmut II).
Week # 7 The Long 19th Century: The Great Territorial Threats (Mohammed Ali Egypt, Russians), the First Territorial Losses (Balkans), and the dramatic decline of the empire. Balkan Wars, World War I and the War of Independence: Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
Week # 8 Institutions and Political Ideology: The Sultan and the Palace - Grand Vizier and Officials. The organization and administration of the provinces. The army and the religious personnel as institutions. The changes of Tanzimat.
Week # 9 Society: Social Hierarchy - Life in Cities, Countryside, Capital - Muslims and Non-Muslims - Taxpayers and Tax-Exempt groups
Week # 10 Finance: The structure of the tax system - primary, secondary and tertiary sectors - industrialization
Week # 11 Law and Religion: Sacred and secular law. Islam in the Ottoman Empire: the official, the "Turkish", the "Balkan", the "Ottoman".
Week # 12 Culture: Public and Private - Arts - Cultural Networks - Book and Reading - Food and Socialization - 19th Century Europeanization.
Week # 13 Summary-Conclusions.
Keywords
Ottomans, sultan, Ottoman institutions, Ottoman society, timar, vakif, provincial elites, dervishes
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Lectures with Power-Point presentations.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 80 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 61 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams: 100%. Essays are provided voluntarily
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
D. Quataert, Η οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία. Οι τελευταίοι αιώνες, 1700-1922, Αθήνα 2006.
Additional bibliography for study
- Deringil S., Η καλά προστατευόμενη επικράτεια. Ιδεολογία και νομιμοποίηση της εξουσίας στην οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία (1876-1909), μετφρ. Σ. Παπαγεωργίου, Αθήνα 2003.
- Faroqhi S., Κουλτούρα και καθημερινή ζωή στην οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία, μετφρ. Κ. Παπακωνσταντίνου, Αθήνα 2000.
- Faroqhi S., Η οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία και ο κόσμος γύρω της, μετφρ. Γ. Καραχρήστος, Αθήνα 2009.
- Finkel C., Οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία, 1300-1923, Αθήνα 2008.
- Gibb A.R.H.-Bowen H., Η ισλαμική κοινωνία και η Δύση, Ι: Η διοικητική ιεραρχία της οθωμανικής αυτοκρατορίας, μετφρ. Η. Κολοβός, Αθήνα 2005.
- Goffman D., Η οθωμανική αυτοκρατορία και η πρώιμη νεότερη Ευρώπη, Αθήνα 2007.
- Imber C., The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650. The Structure of Power, Λονδίνο 2002.
- İnalcık H.-Quataert D. (επιμ.), Οικονομική και κοινωνική ιστορία της οθωμανικής αυτοκρατορίας, τ. Α΄: 1300-1600, μετφρ. Μ. Σαρηγιάννης, Αθήνα 2008.
- Kafadar C., Ανάμεσα σε δύο κόσμους. Η κατασκευή του οθωμανικού κράτους, μετφρ. Α. Αναστασόπουλος, Αθήνα 2008.
- Kunt I.M., Οι υπηρέτες του Σουλτάνου. Ο μετασχηματισμός της οθωμανικής επαρχιακής διακυβέρνησης, 1550-1650, μετφρ. Σ. Παπαγεωργίου, Αθήνα 2001.
- Lowry H., Η φύση του πρώιμου οθωμανικού κράτους, μετφρ. Στ. Παπαγεωργίου, Αθήνα 2004.
Last Update
17-11-2019
