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  Course Description
Course Name : History of Turkish-Islamic States II

Course Code : İTS 714

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATİH YAHYA AYAZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Apprehends the mamluk system which has an influence on Turks´ encounter with Islam
Has knowledge of Mamluk State
Recognizes Ottoman State
Knows the relations between Mamluks and Ottomans
Has information about the political, social events and cultural developments in Turkish-Islamic states

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To provide students with the knowledge of Turkish-Islamic states

Course Contents : The following issues are in the scope of this course: Mongol invasion, Mamluk system, Mamluk state, Ottomans

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Lecturer´s office


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Mongol invasion and its influences on Turks DİA, item "Moğollar"; Türkler, V, 127-132 Lecturing and discussion
2 Mamluk system DİA, item "Memlük" Lecturing and discussion
3 Turkish mamluks in Ayyubid period DİA, item "Eyyûbîler"; İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 14-20 Lecturing and discussion
4 Mamluks I (establishment period) İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 14-20 Lecturing and discussion
5 Mamluks II (Turkish period) DİA, item "Memlükler"; İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 21-94 Lecturing and discussion
6 Mamluks III (Circassian period) DİA, item "Memlükler"; İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 95-137 Lecturing and discussion
7 Mamluk institutions DİA, item "Memlükler"; İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 179-221 Lecturing and discussion
8 Mid-term exam exam written exam
9 Mamluk-Ottoman relations İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi (Memlûkler), VII, 148-150; Emire Cihan Muslu, Ottoman-Mamluk Relations: Diplomacy and Perceptions, Massachusetts 2007, p. 1-220 Lecturing and discussion
10 Ottomans: Establishment DİA, item "Osmanlılar" Lecturing and discussion
11 Ottomans: from establishment to the time of Fatih DİA, item "Osmanlılar" Lecturing and discussion
12 Ottomans: from the time of Fatih to collapse DİA, item "Osmanlılar" Lecturing and discussion
13 Ottomans: history of civilization DİA, item "Osmanlılar" Lecturing and discussion
14 Social and cultural developments in Turkish-Islamic states Relevant parts of Nesimi Yazıcı, İlk Türk-İslâm Devletleri Tarihi Lecturing and discussion
15 The contributions of Turkish-Islamic states to Islamic civilization İbrahim Sarıçam-Seyfettin Erşahin, İslâm Medeniyeti Tarihi, p. 231-239 Lecturing and discussion
16/17 Exam exam written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  6. Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslam Tarihi, X, XI, XII, İstanbul 1992
 1. İsmail Yiğit, Siyasi-Dini-Kültürel-Sosyal İslâm Tarihi: Memlûkler, VII, İstanbul 1991.
 3.. Uzunçarşılı, Osmanlı Tarihi, I-VI, Ankara 2008
 2. Kâzım Yaşar Kopraman, Mısır Memlûkleri (1250-1517)” , Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslam Tarihi, VI (1992), s. 433-543.
Required Course Material(s)  5. Türkler Ansiklopedisi, V, Ankara 2002
 4. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi´nin (DİA) ilgili maddeleri


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Knows periods of Islamic history and differences between them 5
2 Has enough detailed information about the emergence, development and impacts of Islamic Civilization to be able to compare muslim societies in terms of their socio-cultural and economic features. 5
3 In these fields student gains a interdisciplinary methodological, synthesist and critical point of view on political, cultural and social history, and is able to apply this in his/her studies. 4
4 Recognizes the forms of Turkish-Islamic Literature and may read and understand the original samples of those forms 1
5 Has knowledge of general theory of Music 0
6 Knows the history and characteristics of architectural and decorative arts 2
7 Has an understanding of aesthetical thought 3
8 Can translate historical and literary texts from Ottoman Turkish to modern Turkish 3
9 Gains a historical and literary point of view in the frame of Turkish-Islamic culture 4
10 Can refer to the books or manuscripts written in Ottoman Turkish while doing his/her research 4
11 Has information about the forms of Turkish-religious music and is able to perform these forms 0
12 Can carry out scientific activities with a critical point of view. 4
13 Apprehends the relation between culture, civlization and history 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 90
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.6
ECTS Credit: 4