Instructors: History 301 History of the Turkish Revolution Fall 2012 Course Requirements: Exams In-Class Evaluation NOTES:

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1 Instructors: Eda Daloğlu Sema Akboğa Ş.Burcu Giray Osman Şahin Harun Ercan Barış Çetin Can Eren History 301: History of the Turkish Revolution Fall 2012 History 301 covers the transformation and the reforms of the Ottoman period leading to the foundation of the Turkish Republic. The analysis of this process will focus on political, economic and social aspects of Ottoman-Turkish modernization with an emphasis on the developments in the international context. Course Requirements: Grading will be as follows: Exams -- Mid-term exam: 35% -- Final exam: 35% In-Class Evaluation -- Participation (not equal to attendance): 6 points (6%) -- Pop quizzes: 15 points* (15%) -- Presentation**: 9 points (9%) -- Draft meeting: 2 points (2%) -- Power-point presentation: 5 points (5%) -- Report: 2 points (2%) NOTES: * You will have quizzes that are worth 21 points in total, but two lowest-scored quizzes will be dropped. In addition, medical excuse or excused absence for quizzes will not be accepted. **Presentations are designed as individual presentations in which each student is responsible for their own sub-topic related to the course material. Each student is expected to prepare a 5- minute power-point presentation and write a short report on their research. And there will also be a draft meeting during the semester to evaluate the student s progress for presentation. Further instructions regarding the presentations will be given in class. 1

2 Grading Scale A A A B B B C C C D D F (A+) is considered as a grade for an exceptional performance. The contribution of (A+) and (A) to your SPA/GPA is equal. Class Regulations: Attendance is not required. Students who are late for class for more than 15 minutes will not be allowed to attend the class. Students are not allowed to leave the classroom without the permission of the instructor. Students lose all points (including participation, quizzes, and presentations etc.) for the sessions they do not attend with or without medical excuse. It is students responsibility to be present in class during the quizzes and presentations. Presentations and presentation reports that are not submitted on assigned due date will not be accepted with or without medical excuse. Students are required to attend their assigned sessions. Students can take quizzes only in their assigned sessions. It is required that students do not miss the exams. In case of illness, a valid medical excuse has to be submitted within one week of absence. During quizzes, presentations and exams any use of cellular phones or any other technological device is considered cheating. Students who are involved in such actions will be subjected to disciplinary action. Academic Honesty: Please refer to p. 60 of the general catalogue. For the exams, students will be responsible for materials covered both in the lectures and the readings. The readings are electronically available at: 301&searchscope=8 For further information on this matter please contact Feriha Kayacan at Suna Kıraç Library. 2

3 Class Schedule: Week 1(Mon-Wed Sept / Tue-Thu Sept ) Introduction European Transformation-French Revolution From empire to nation state, feudal system in Europe, French Revolution and its impacts on state and society Barber, N. (2006). The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era ( ). Peterson s AP European History. USA: Thomson Peterson s, Week 2-3 (Mon-Wed Sept Oct. 1 / Tue-Thu Sept Oct. 2) Transformation of the Classical System, Reforms of Selim III & Mahmud II Transformation in taxation, military and bureaucracy, power struggle within the state, Nizamı Cedid, Sened-i İttifak, Quataert, D. (2005). The Ottoman Empire, The Ottoman Empire, Cambridge UP, Itzkowitz, N. (1980). Ottoman Consciousness. Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition. Chicago:University of Chicago Press, Barkey, K. (2008). The Transformation of the Eighteenth Century. Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Week 3 (Wed Oct. 3 / Thu Oct. 4) Eastern Question Congress of Vienna, Greek Rebellion, Egyptian Crises Macfie, A.L (1996). The Eastern Question and The Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire. The Eastern Question. London: Longman, pp. 1-4, Zürcher, E. J. (2004). The Early Years of Sultan Mahmud II: The Center Tries to Regain Control, The Later Years of Sultan Mahmud II: The Start of the Reforms. Turkey: A Modern History. New York: I.B. Tauris & Co.Ltd.,

4 Week 4 (Mon-Wed Oct 8-10 / Tue-Thu 9-11) Economic Overview: Provisionism/Mercantilism/Liberalism Industrial Revolution in Europe, Ottoman economic transformation Barber, N. (2006). The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Peterson s AP European History. USA: Thomson Peterson s, Genç, M. (2002). Osmanlı İktisadi Dünya Görüşünün İlkeleri. Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Devlet ve Ekonomi. Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, Clark, E.C. (1974). The Ottoman Industrial Revolution. International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, Week 5 (Mon-Wed Oct / Tue-Thu Oct 16-18) Tanzimat Era and the Opposition: Young Ottomans Tanzimat Edict, Crimean War, Islahat Edict, Young Ottomans, Ottoman Russian War Findley, C. V. (2008) The Tanzimat. In Cambridge History of Turkey Vol. 4, edited by Resat Kasaba.Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Lewis, B. (1968). The Seeds of Revolution. The Emergence of Modern Turkey. London: Oxford UP, Çiçek, N. (2010). Introduction. The Young Ottomans. London: I.B. Tauris, Zürcher, E. J. (2004). The Era of the Tanzimat, and The Crisis of and its Aftermath. Turkey: A Modern History. New York: I.B. Tauris & Co.Ltd.,51-56, pp Week 6 (Mon Oct. 22 / Tue Oct. 23) *Film Week 7 (Wed Oct. 31 / Thu Nov. 1) *Review ** Hist. 301 Mid-Term Exam (Oct. 30-Nov. 2) Week 8 (Mon-Wed Nov. 5-7 / Tue-Thu Nov. 6-8) *Draft Meetings 4

5 Week 9 (Mon-Wed Nov / Tue-Thu Nov ) Reign of Abdulhamid II, and The Opposition: The Young Turks 1 st Constitutional Era, Abdulhamid II: Continuity or Change, despotism, Pan-Islamism, opposition to Abdulhamid II Fortna, B. C. (2008). The Reign of Abdulhamid II. In Cambridge History of Turkey Vol. 4, edited by Resat Kasaba. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Zürcher, Erik J. (2004). Reactionary Despotism or Culmination of Reforms? The Reign of Abdulhamid II In Turkey: A Modern History. New York: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., pp Week 10 (Mon-Wed Nov / Tue-Thu Nov ) Young Turk Ideology and Revolution of 1908, II. Constitutional Period, CUP s Supervisory Government, Young Turks, Elitism, Social Darwinism, CUP, Liberals, 31 March Incident, consolidation of CUP Rule, War of Tripolitania, Balkan Wars Akşin, S. (2007). Structural Characteristics of the CUP and the 31 March Incident and The CUP Supervisory Government from the 31 March Incident to Turkey: From Empire to Revolutionary Republic. New York: New York University Press, Week 11 (Mon-Wed Nov / Tue-Thu Nov ) The Rise of Turkish Nationalism and National Economy under CUP rule Ziya Gökalp, Yusuf Akçura, Munis Tekinalp, national economy, solidarity Georgeon, F. (2000). Ulusal Hareketin Iki Lideri: Ziya Gokalp ve Yusuf Akcura (Two Leaders of the National Movement: Ziya Gokalp and Yusuf Akcura). In Ottoman- Turkish Modernization ( ), edited by Francois Georgeon. İstanbul: Yapi Kredi Kultur ve Sanat Yayincilik, Ahmad, F. (2008). Vanguard of a Nascent Bourgeoisie: The Social and Economic Policy of the Young Turks, In From Empire to Republic: Essays on the Late Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, vol.1, edited by Feroz Ahmad. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Press,

6 Week (Mon-Wed Dec / Tue-Thu Dec ) World War I and The National Resistance Movement World War 1 and the Ottoman Empire: Gallipoli Front, Caucasus Front, Palestine Front; Erzurum Congress, Sivas Congress, From Sevres Treaty to Lausanne Treaty Palmowski, J. (2008). "World War I" A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. Jan Palmowski. Oxford University Press, Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. &entry=t46.e2516. Koc University, 27 August Ahmad, F. (2010) Savaşı Sırasında Jön Türk Politikasının İkilemleri. In Tarık Zafer Tunaya Anısına Yadigar-ı Meşrutiyet, edited by M.Ö. Alkan. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi UP, Kayalı, H. (2008). The Struggle for Independence. In Cambridge History of Turkey Vol. 4, edited by Resat Kasaba. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Week (Mon-Wed Dec / Tue-Thu Dec ) Turkey in the 1920s: Consolidation of Republican Peoples Party Rule Foundation of RPP, opposition to RPP, Seyh Said Rebellion, Independence Tribunals, İzmir conspiracy, Republican reforms Zürcher, E. (2005). The Emergence of the One Party State, Turkey: a Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris, Zürcher, E. (2004). Institution Building in the Kemalist Republic: The Role of the People's Party. In Men of order: Authoritarian Modernization under Atatürk and Reza Shah, edited by Touraj Atabaki and Erik Jan Zürcher. London: I.B. Tauris, Week (Mon-Wed Dec / Tue-Thu Dec ) **PRESENTATIONS 6

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