GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF EASTERN QUESTION/4340072
Course Title: OTTOMAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF EASTERN QUESTION
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Fırat PURTAŞ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/purtas
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  purtas@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Analyses the developments of the World in the 19th century.
Understands how states, especially the European states, were built.
Evaluates the conflicts and wars between countries with their reasons and results.
Compares the circumstances of the period of 19th century with today's world.
Understands the politics of Ottoman Empire which were closely investigated within the period.
Apprehends the establishment of Italian Unification and German Unification.
Apprehends the Latin American Wars of Independence.
Learns how the Oriental Issue effected the Ottoman diplomacy.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The French Revolution: Causes, developments
2. Week  The Congress of Vienna
3. Week  To Protect of Vienna System, reaction to the Vienna System
4. Week  Revolutions of 1930 in the European States; Causes and Results
5. Week  Revolutions of 1948 in the European States; Causes and Results
6. Week  The Greek Independence, French Invasion of Algeria, The Question of Egypt: the Revolt of Cavallan Mehmet Ali Pasha
7. Week  Crimean War and Results
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  The Establishment of Italian Unification and German Unification
10. Week  German Hegemony in Europe: Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary alliance, The Second Three Emperor's League
11. Week  Ottoman-Russian War (1877-1878): Causes and Results, Austrian Invasion of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albanian Uprising
12. Week  Cretan Question and Turkish-Greco War
13. Week  Developments on the American Continent: Latin American Wars of Independence
14. Week  The United States of America; Monroe Doctrine, American Civil War
15. Week  Developments in the Far East: China and Japan
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Compulsory Resources: Matthew Smith, Doğu Sorunu - 1774-1923 Uluslararası İlişkiler Üzerine Bir İnceleme, YKY, 2010. J.A.R. Marriott, The Eastern Question: An Historical Study of European Diplomacy. Oxford University: The Clarendon Press, 1919. Advisory Resources: Gül Akyılmaz, Osmanlı Diplomasi Tarihi ve Teşkilatı, Tablet, 2000. İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun yüz yılı, Timaş, 2011. J.C. Hurevitz, “Ottoman diplomacy and the European State System”, Middle East Journal, V.15, No.2, Spring 1961.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
5
70
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
15
1
15
 Reading
16
5
80
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10
11X
12
13