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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Social and Human Sciences
Programme of Sociology
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
SOS431 Structure of Ottoman Society 4 Autumn 7 3+0+0 3 4
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Res. Asst. Berkay ÇETİN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Res. Asst. Berkay ÇETİN C-131 [email protected] 7541 Friday
14:00-15:00
Course Content
The economic, social, administrative structure of Ottoman society briefly, to introduce the basic institutions and practices and explain when, why and how they changed
Objectives of the Course
In order to understand the social structure and problems of contemporary Turkey, we need to know the structure of the Ottoman society that we inherit from, to give the characteristics of our priorities; To analyze the effects of the structural characteristics of Ottoman Society
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 Acquiring the ability to engage in sociological reasoning, revealing and interpreting social realities. 4
P2 Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development 1
P3 Being able to relate sociology to other disciplines and having the ability to work with these disciplines. 4
P5 Being well-versed in contemporary sociological concepts, periodical changes, and field-specific knowledge. 3
P6 Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments. 2
P7 Evaluating the history and pioneers of the discipline of sociology. 2
P9 Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values. 2
P10 Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture. 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories. P.1.1 1
O2 Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning. P.1.2 1
O3 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. P.1.4 1
O4 Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology. P.2.4 1
O5 Understand the basic similarities and differences between sociology and other disciplines. P.3.2 1
O6 Remembering current sociological concepts and periodic changes. P.5.1 1
O7 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. P.5.2 1
O8 Remembering basic social developments and events. P.6.1 1
O9 Understanding the basic causes and effects of social developments. P.6.2 1
O10 Remembering the basic historical events and important figures of the discipline of sociology. P.7.1 1
O11 Understanding the evolution of the discipline of sociology and distinguishing basic periods. P.7.2 1
O12 Remembering basic information and data. P.9.1 1
O13 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. P.9.2 1
O14 Ability to find the difference between different disciplines. P.10.1 1
O15 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. P.10.4 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Establishment and development of the Ottoman Empire Process:
2 Operating the Earth in the Ottoman Empire System: Earth The basic qualities of the grooming system, the principles of issuance and the control mechanisms in the application
3 Class structure and subject in Ottoman Empire System: In the Ottoman Empire Existing classes and their properties; The importance of the Kul system; Changes in class structure, emergence of the people, new or differentiated classes after Tanzimat
4 The Ottoman Society Discussions: In the Ottoman Empire Comparison of Western feudalism with the form of production
5 The Ottoman Society Discussions: Atüt The comparison of Ottoman production style with different characteristics from the Ottoman eastern societies
6 In the Ottoman Empire Capitalists (EME) Me Problem: Ottoman Reasons and consequences of not capitalistinate
7 Socio-Economic structure Changes: Classic Change of system; The reasons for this change and the results it reveals
8 Search Exam
9 Innovation Efforts: Renewal In the name of the army, education institutions or administrative organizations, and as a new economic activity in the Tanzimat period industrialization efforts and the results of all of them
10 The Ottoman thought in the 19th century Currents: Osmanlcilik, Islamism, nationalism, Turkish and Western thought flows in the last period of Ottoman
11 Bureaucracy in the Ottoman state
12 Reasons for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
13 Ottoman accumulation
14 Understanding Ottoman History correctly
Textbook or Material
Resources Orhan Türkdoğan, 2015 Türk Toplum Yapısı, Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance 14 70 (%)
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 170 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 4 56
Midterms 1 14 14
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 16 16
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 128
Total Work Load / 30 4,27
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P5 P6 P7 P9 P10
O1 Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories. 4 - - - - - - -
O2 Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning. 5 - - - - - - -
O3 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. 3 - - - - - - -
O4 Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology. - 2 - - - - - -
O5 Understand the basic similarities and differences between sociology and other disciplines. - - - - - - - -
O6 Remembering current sociological concepts and periodic changes. - - - - - - - -
O7 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. - - - - - - - -
O8 Remembering basic social developments and events. - - - - - - - -
O9 Understanding the basic causes and effects of social developments. - - - - - - - -
O10 Remembering the basic historical events and important figures of the discipline of sociology. - - - - - - - -
O11 Understanding the evolution of the discipline of sociology and distinguishing basic periods. - - - - - - - -
O12 Remembering basic information and data. - - - - - - - -
O13 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. - - - - - - - -
O14 Ability to find the difference between different disciplines. - - - - - - - -
O15 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. - - - - - - - -