HIST 203 – History of Turkish Revolution for International Students I
Course Contents:
The modernization of the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the spread of nationalism, and the revolutionary changes in Ottoman institutions and society that led to the Empire’s demise, the transitional period from the Empire to the national state and the foundation of the Turkish Republic following the national struggle led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Weekly Topics:
Week 1: History, Method and Discussions
Week 2: Selim III and the First Steps Towards Centralization
Week 3: Mahmud II, Centralization and Reform
Week 4: Economic Transformation in the First Half of the 19th Century
Week 5: Tanzimat (I): What is Tanzimat?
Week 6: Tanzimat (II): Implementation and Challenges
Week 7: Tanzimat (III): Various Evaluations on Tanzimat
Week 8: 19th Century Intellectual Currents
Week 9: Financial Problems from the 1850s and the Crises of 1873–1878
Week 10: The Reign of Abdülhamid II (I)
Week 11: The Reign of Abdülhamid II (II)
Week 12: The Young Turks and the Second Constitutional Period
Week 13: War, Politics and Economics
Week 14: Armistice Period
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